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  • Conjugation : past  breathed ; past  breathed ; pp  breathed ; ing  breathing ; ing  breathing
  • Derivatives : adj  breathable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

breathe [briːð]
  1. 1. vt. [+air] 呼吸
  2. 2. vt. [liter] (whisper) 低语
  3. 3. vi. 呼吸
    I won't breathe a word about it
    我不会透露一点儿风声的
    to breathe life into sth
    给某事带来活力

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

breathe [brɪð] [brɪːð]
  1. 1. vt.,vi. 呼吸
    Let's go outside, I can hardly breathe in here.
    我们出去吧，我在这儿都快喘不上气来了。
    When you start swimming, the first thing you must learn is how you breathe properly.
    开始学游泳时，你必须先学会如何正确地呼吸。
  2. 2. vt.,vi. 吸气（全称 breathe in）或呼气（全称 breathe out）
    Everybody please breathe in deeply and breathe out slowly.
    请大家深深地吸气，慢慢地呼气。
    Let's open this bottle of wine now because we have to allow it to breathe a little bit before drinking.
    我们现在就打开这瓶葡萄酒吧，喝之前先让酒跟空气接触一下。
  3. 3. vt.,vi. 活着；活，生存
  4. 4. vt.,vi. 散发出（气味，香气等）
  5. 5. vt.,vi. 表示出，吐露；（向…）灌输，（向…）注入
    to breathe confidence
    显示出信心
    Peter's return breathed new life into the company.
    彼德的归来给公司注入了新的活力。
  6. 6. vt.,vi. （微风）轻轻地吹动，（风等）发出轻声
  7. 7. vt.,vi. 低声说（或唱），低语，耳语
  8. 8. vt.,vi. （使）休息，（使）歇口气
    to breathe a horse
    让马歇口气
  9. 9. vt.,vi. （使）气喘，（使）疲乏，（使）筋疲力尽

Collins English-English Dictionary

breathe [briːð]
  1. 1. vb to take in oxygen from (the surrounding medium, esp air) and give out carbon dioxide; respire
  2. 2. vi. [intr] to exist; be alive
    every animal that breathes on earth
  3. 3. vi. [intr] to rest to regain breath, composure, etc
    stop your questions, and give me a chance to breathe
  4. 4. vi. [intr] (esp of air) to blow lightly
    the wind breathed through the trees
  5. 5. vi. [intr] [machinery] to take in air, esp for combustion
    the engine breathes through this air filter
  6. 6. vi. to equalize the pressure within a container, chamber, etc, with atmospheric pressure
    the crankcase breathes through this duct
  7. 7. vt. [tr] [phonetics] to articulate (a speech sound) without vibration of the vocal cords - Compare voice
  8. 8. vt. to exhale or emit
    the dragon breathed fire
  9. 9. vt. [tr] to impart; instil
    to breathe confidence into the actors
  10. 10. vt. [tr] to speak softly; whisper
    to breathe words of love
  11. 11. vt. [tr] to permit to rest
    to breathe a horse
  12. 12. vi. [intr] (of a material) to allow air to pass through so that perspiration can evaporate
  13. 13. vi. [Etymology] C13: from breath
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Examples

Everybody please breathe in deeply and breathe out slowly.
请大家深深地吸气，慢慢地呼气。 → breathe
to breathe confidence
显示出信心 → breathe
to breathe a horse
让马歇口气 → breathe
Let's go outside, I can hardly breathe in here.
我们出去吧，我在这儿都快喘不上气来了。 → breathe
I can't breathe in here; it's too musty.
我没法在这儿呼吸，这儿霉味儿太大了。
Yesterday at the concert there were so many people that I could hardly breathe.
昨晚音乐会上的人太多了，我都快窒息了。
When you start swimming, the first thing you must learn is how you breathe properly.
开始学游泳时，你必须先学会如何正确地呼吸。 → breathe
Let's open this bottle of wine now because we have to allow it to breathe a little bit before drinking.
我们现在就打开这瓶葡萄酒吧，喝之前先让酒跟空气接触一下。 → breathe
I won't breathe a word about it
我不会透露一点儿风声的 → breathe
to breathe life into sth
给某事带来活力 → breathe
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