单词 | to take a person's breath |
释义 | > as lemmasto take a person's breath (away) P9. to take a person's breath (away): to cause a person to check his or her breathing suddenly, esp. as a result of extreme surprise, admiration, or other strong emotion. Hence: to take a person by surprise; to astound.Cf. to catch a person's breath at catch v. Phrases 4b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > be a matter of wonder [verb (intransitive)] > excite wonder dazzle1649 to take a person's breath (away)1700 impress1736 to make a stare1808 astonish1904 to blow (a person's) mind1967 1700 F. Manning Generous Choice iv. i. 26 Seb. My Angel, thou shalt have twenty of them presently. Kisses her...El. Nay now you take my Breath away. 1862 Harper's Mag. Nov. 755/1 The wind and the driving sleet tore madly in and drenched her and took her breath away. 1866 Chess World May 74 Here Mr. Reichhelm commits a blunder which takes one's breath away. a1910 ‘M. Twain’ Myst. Stranger (1916) 14 He said it placidly, but it took our breath for a moment and made our hearts beat. 2000 P. Howard Miseducation Years (2004) i. 46 The eagle rules the skies with a majesty that simply takes the breath away. < as lemmas |
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