| 单词 | to catch a person's breath |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto catch a person's breath b. To check the breath suddenly, esp. as a result of feeling surprise, joy, desire, or other strong emotion; to gasp (cf. to hold one's (also the) breath at breath n. Phrases 5a). Also in to catch a person's breath: to cause a person to check his or her breath suddenly or gasp. ΚΠ 1701 J. Norris Of Relig. Disc. in Common Conversat. 39 Without any Sighing or Winking, or Catching the Breath, or Skrewing up the Mouth. 1760 Ordinary of Newgate's Acct. iv. 6/1 Even when arraigned she sobbed and caught her breath, as if foretasting the death she expected. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. ix. 120 ‘I see her,’ replied I, catching my breath with joy. 1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud xiv. iv, in Maud & Other Poems 49 I..Felt a horror..Prickle my skin and catch my breath. 1883 M. Oliphant Hester III. ii. 37 What even if it did not succeed? It blanched his countenance and caught his breath to think of this. 1932 G. Greene Stamboul Train i. i. 12 A face..that made her catch her breath with longing. 1948 C. Rice Big Midget Murders viii. 63 He glanced around at the walls, caught his breath, and said, Great Jumping Joshua. 2012 T. Hardie House of Wind Prol. 1 The vista to each side of the narrow road will catch your breath at any hour, in any season. < as lemmas |
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