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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

breath [brεθ]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (intake of air) 呼吸
  2. 2. noun [u] (air from mouth) 口气
    out of breath
    上气不接下气
    under one's breath
    低声说
    bad breath
    口臭
    to get one's breath back
    [BRIT] 恢复正常呼吸
    to go out for a breath of (fresh) air
    出去呼吸(新鲜)空气
    a breath of fresh air
    [fig] 新意
    there wasn't a breath of wind
    一丝风都没有
    to catch one's breath
    喘口气
    to hold one's breath
    屏住呼吸
    don't hold your breath!
    [fig] [inf] 别太指望了！
    to be short of breath
    呼吸短促
    to take a deep breath
    深呼一口气
    it takes your breath away
    使人心醉神迷

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

breath [brεθ] [breθ]
  1. 1. noun 呼吸；气息
    His breath always smells strongly of garlic or onion.
    他呼吸中总带有一股很浓的大蒜味或洋葱味。
    He must have been drunk because his breath smelled of alcohol.
    他的呼吸中有酒精味，一定是喝醉了。
  2. 2. noun 呼吸动作；一呼，一吸
    You should go outside at least once every day for a breath of fresh air.
    你应当每天都至少出去一次，呼吸些新鲜空气。
  3. 3. noun 呼吸能力
    to get one's breath back
    恢复正常呼吸
  4. 4. noun （物体发出的）蒸汽，空气;湿气，潮气
  5. 5. noun 微风，空气的轻微流动
  6. 6. noun 暂停；间歇，短暂的休息（或喘息）
  7. 7. noun 耳语，低语（声），嘁喳声
  8. 8. noun （不明显的）暗示（或迹象）
  9. 9. noun 生命；精神
  10. 10. noun [phonetics] 气息音（如发s，p音）
  11. 11. noun 气味；香味，香气
  12. 12. noun 瞬间，片刻

Collins English-English Dictionary

breath [brεθ]
  1. 1. n the intake and expulsion of air during respiration
  2. 2. n the air inhaled or exhaled during respiration
  3. 3. n a single respiration or inhalation of air, etc
  4. 4. n the vapour, heat, or odour of exhaled air
    his breath on the window melted the frost
  5. 5. n a slight gust of air
  6. 6. n a short pause or rest
    take a breath for five minutes
  7. 7. n a brief time
    it was done in a breath
  8. 8. n a suggestion or slight evidence; suspicion
    a breath of scandal
  9. 9. n a whisper or soft sound
  10. 10. n life, energy, or vitality
    the breath of new industry
  11. 11. n [phonetics] the passage of air through the completely open glottis without vibration of the vocal cords, as in exhaling or pronouncing fricatives such as (f) or (h) or stops such as (p) or (k) - Compare voice
  12. 12. n [Etymology] Old English bræth; related to brædan to burn, Old High German bradam heat, breath
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Examples

to get one's breath back
恢复正常呼吸 → breath
a deep breath
深呼吸 → deep
breath that smells of garlic
呼气中带大蒜味 → smell
He gulped a breath of sweet air.
他吸了一大口清新的空气。 → sweet
His breath smells.
他有口臭。 → smell
How long can you hold your breath?
你能憋气憋多长时间？ → hold
His breath always smells strongly of garlic or onion.
他呼吸中总带有一股很浓的大蒜味或洋葱味。 → breath
He must have been drunk because his breath smelled of alcohol.
他的呼吸中有酒精味，一定是喝醉了。 → breath
After running, walk a little bit just to catch your breath; then start again.
快跑完后，走一小段儿稳定呼吸，然后再开始跑。
I was late for the meeting so I started running, and when I got there I was totally out of breath.
因为开会快迟到了，我就开始跑步前进，所以赶到那儿时，已经是上气不接下气了。
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