英语词汇“a breath of fresh air”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. a breath of fresh air.

(a) A (usually short) period of time spent in the open air, or outdoors, esp. as a means of relief from being indoors.Quot. 1787 could alternatively be interpreted as showing sense 6a.

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1787 S. Trimmer Two Farmers xx. 97 When I had been in London a month, I longed for a breath of fresh air.

1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. vii. 173 Joe Scott had sauntered forth from the church to get a breath of fresh air, and there he stood.

1912 J. Conrad Secret Sharer i, in 'Twixt Land & Sea 120 I strolled out on the quarter-deck... A breath of fresh air was all I wanted.

2003 H. Camisa & J. Franklin Inside Out iv. 54 It's kind of stuffy in here, so I think we'll go out for a breath of fresh air and change of scenery.

(b) figurative. A person who or thing which is regarded as a pleasant and refreshing change.In similative use in quot. 1874.

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1874 L. D. Blake Fettered for Life 96 It's just like a breath of fresh air talking to you, Laura.]

1901 Sewanee Rev. 9 499 Mr. Peake brings a characteristic American breath of fresh air into his book.

1990 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 14 June 3 g In a business where overblown egos often take precedence over the music, she's a breath of fresh air, content to remain a ‘team player’.

2000 Org. Gardening Sept. 8/2 Your editorial was such a breath of fresh air. It was straightforward, sincere, and most informative.

单词	a breath of fresh air
释义	> as lemmas a breath of fresh air b. a breath of fresh air. (a) A (usually short) period of time spent in the open air, or outdoors, esp. as a means of relief from being indoors.Quot. 1787 could alternatively be interpreted as showing sense 6a. ΚΠ 1787 S. Trimmer Two Farmers xx. 97 When I had been in London a month, I longed for a breath of fresh air. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. vii. 173 Joe Scott had sauntered forth from the church to get a breath of fresh air, and there he stood. 1912 J. Conrad Secret Sharer i, in 'Twixt Land & Sea 120 I strolled out on the quarter-deck... A breath of fresh air was all I wanted. 2003 H. Camisa & J. Franklin Inside Out iv. 54 It's kind of stuffy in here, so I think we'll go out for a breath of fresh air and change of scenery. (b) figurative. A person who or thing which is regarded as a pleasant and refreshing change.In similative use in quot. 1874. ΚΠ 1874 L. D. Blake Fettered for Life 96 It's just like a breath of fresh air talking to you, Laura.] 1901 Sewanee Rev. 9 499 Mr. Peake brings a characteristic American breath of fresh air into his book. 1990 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 14 June 3 g In a business where overblown egos often take precedence over the music, she's a breath of fresh air, content to remain a ‘team player’. 2000 Org. Gardening Sept. 8/2 Your editorial was such a breath of fresh air. It was straightforward, sincere, and most informative. extracted from breathn. < as lemmas
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