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单词 breathe
释义
breathebreathe /briːð/ ●●● S3 W3 verb Entry menu
MENU FOR breathebreathe1 air2 blow3 somebody can breathe easy/easily4 breathe a sigh of relief5 be breathing down somebody’s neck6 not breathe a word7 breathe life into something8 skin9 clothes/fabric10 wine11 say something quietly12 breathe your last (breath)13 breathe firePhrasal verbsbreathe inbreathe out
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbreathe
Origin:
1200-1300 breath
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
breathe
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theybreathe
he, she, itbreathes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theybreathed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave breathed
he, she, ithas breathed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad breathed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill breathe
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have breathed
Continuous Form
PresentIam breathing
he, she, itis breathing
you, we, theyare breathing
PastI, he, she, itwas breathing
you, we, theywere breathing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been breathing
he, she, ithas been breathing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been breathing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be breathing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been breathing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • "Come closer," he breathed.
  • I want you to breathe deeply and relax.
  • It was cold, and everyone breathed clouds of vapor.
  • My eyes began to sting and I couldn't breathe.
  • The air was so smoky it was difficult to breathe.
  • The boy was unconscious, but he was still breathing.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Billie kissed the baby, its hands moved, and Rob breathed.
  • Colonel Fergusson had his eyes closed and was breathing out through his nose in long smooth puffs like a bellows.
  • Either he was breathing heavily or that was wind in the trees.
  • He's unconscious, breathing spontaneously, slightly hypothermic from exposure.
  • Her throat muscles useless, she was unable to breathe, cough, or swallow on her own.
  • We need it not only to breathe but to protect us.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
[intransitive, transitive] to take air into your lungs and send it out again: · Mary knew he was asleep because he was breathing deeply.· He breathed the clear spring air.
to breathe out slowly and make a noise that shows you are disappointed, tired, relieved etc: · She just sighed and shook her head.· ‘Never mind,’ he sighed. ‘I’m sure there’ll be other opportunities.’
to breathe quickly and noisily through your mouth, because you have been using a lot of effort: · They were panting by the time they got to the finish line.
to breathe very quickly and deeply and with difficulty: · Her eyes were wide, and she was gasping for breath.· ‘Do you think you can walk?’ ‘I’ll try to,’ he gasped.
to breathe noisily while you are sleeping: · I couldn’t sleep because my husband was snoring.
to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, because you are ill: · His asthma was making him wheeze.
to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you have been running or doing other exercise: · I was out of breath by the time we reached the top of the hill.
to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy: · Because she was so overweight, she was often short of breath.
Longman Language Activatorto take air into your lungs and send it out again
to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth: · The air was so smoky it was difficult to breathe.· The boy was unconscious, but he was still breathing.breathe air/fumes: · People nowadays are becoming more and more concerned about the quality of the air they breathe.breathe deeply (=take a lot of air into your lungs as you breathe): · I want you to breathe deeply and relax.
to take air, smoke etc into your lungs
to take air, smoke etc into your lungs, through your nose or mouth : · Every time I breathe in I get a pain in the left side of my chest.breathe in something: · I put my handkerchief over my nose to avoid breathing in the smoke.· They stood on the cliff breathing in the fresh sea air.
to breathe in once: · Sherman stopped, took a breath, and opened the door.· It was so quiet that I was afraid to take a breath.take a breath of: · Every time you took a breath of that foul air you could feel it burning your lungs.take a deep breath (=take a lot of air into your lungs): · Taking a deep breath she dived into the cool water.
to take air, smoke, or gas into your lungs, through your nose or mouth - used especially in technical and medical contexts: · It is dangerous to inhale the fumes produced by these chemicals.· Every time he inhaled, his lungs made an awful wheezing sound.inhale deeply (=inhale a lot of air or smoke): · Stella lit up a cigarette and inhaled deeply.
to send air, smoke etc out of your lungs
to send air out of your lungs, through your nose or mouth: · The doctor told her to breathe out slowly.· Ballet dancers are taught to breathe in before they leap, and to breathe out after they land.
to send air or smoke out of your lungs through your nose or mouth - used especially in medical or technical contexts: · Hold your breath for 5 seconds, then exhale slowly.· She took a long pull on her cigarette, exhaled and coughed loudly.
to breathe out strongly, especially while making a circle with your lips: · I put the balloon to my lips and blew as hard as I could.· He blew smoke rings across the table.blow on/into etc: · "This coffee's too hot to drink.'' "Blow on it -- that'll cool it down.''
the action of breathing
the process of breathing air in and out: · The disease in his lungs made breathing very painful.· Breathing became more difficult as we got higher up the mountain.deep breathing (=breathing a lot of air into your lungs): · Deep breathing is good for relaxing your mind and your body.heavy breathing (=loud breathing): · When I picked up the phone all I heard was heavy breathing.
the air that you breathe in or out: · It was so cold they could see their breath.· I could feel the horse's breath on the back of my neck.hold your breath (=stop yourself from breathing for a short time): · How long can you hold your breath underwater?bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant): · His teeth were rotten and he had bad breath.
to breathe noisily
to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example because you have a cold or because you are crying: · Stop sniffing! Use your handkerchief.· "I'm sorry I got so upset,'' she sniffed.· The dog raised its nose in the air, sniffed, and then started to follow the scent.
to breathe in and out noisily, because you are disappointed, tired, or sad, or because you can begin to relax after worrying about something: · Frank sighed deeply and stared out of the window.· "That's life, I suppose,'' she sighed.· Sighing wearily, she began her routine of getting ready for bed.
to suddenly breathe in noisily, because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain: · I gasped when I heard how much the ring had cost.· The crowd gasped as the plane burst into flames.gasp with amazement/shock/pain etc: · One of the boys hit him in the face, and he gasped with pain.
to breathe noisily while you are asleep: · My husband snores so loudly that I find it difficult to get to sleep.· If you snore, it's better not to sleep on your back.
to breathe out very noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are amused or annoyed: · My sister snorts when she laughs.· The horse lowered its head, and snorted at them.
to breathe with difficulty
unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy: · When I wake up in the morning I'm often very short of breath.· She got short of breath very easily because she was so overweight.· The fog irritated his lungs and made him short of breath.
having difficulty breathing, especially because you have just been running, climbing stairs etc: · She sounded a little breathless, as if she had been running.· We were all a little out of breath when we got on the train.· Can we have a rest? -- I'm a bit out of breath.
to breathe very quickly and deeply because you are having difficulty breathing normally, for example after running fast or because you have been injured: · The hill was very steep and they were all gasping by the time they got to the top.· "Do you think you can walk?" I asked. "I'll try," he gasped.gasp for breath (=because you can hardly breathe): · His mother was coughing and gasping for breath.
to breathe loudly and with difficulty, because you are doing something which needs a lot of physical effort: · You could see her puffing as she carried the heavy washing basket.· "Sorry I'm so late Maxie,'' he said, puffing breathlessly.
to breathe quickly and noisily with your mouth open, for example, because you have just been running: · Matt was still panting after his run.· When I reached the top of the stairs I was puffing and panting like an old steam engine.· A strange brown dog suddenly jumped all over him, panting, its tongue out.
also be bunged up British spoken to have difficulty breathing through your nose because you have a cold : · She doesn't want to go to school. She says her throat is sore and she's stuffed up.be all bunged up: · I couldn't sleep last night because I was all bunged up.
to breathe with a whistling noise in your throat and chest because you are ill or unhealthy: · When she coughed she made a terrible wheezing sound.· His asthma was acting up and he wheezed throughout the show.
to breathe normally again after running, playing sport etc
· It took me a few minutes to get my breath back after climbing the stairs.· Once you've got your breath back we can do a few more lengths of the pool.
to be unable to breathe
· It's so hot in here! I can't breathe!· The worst thing about asthma is feeling that you can't breathe.
to be unable to breathe because your throat is blocked or because there is not enough air: · Do something -- he's choking!· At last I reached the shore and fell onto the sand, choking and spluttering.choke on: · The old king died after choking on a chicken bone.
to die because you are unable to breathe because you cannot get any air: · Many of the birds had suffocated in their boxes.· It was very hot inside the car, and I felt as though I was suffocating.
to make it impossible for someone to breathe
if a person or smoke, gas etc chokes someone, they make it very difficult or impossible for them to breathe: · Don't hold so tight, you're choking me.· I felt myself being choked by thick, yellow fumes.choke somebody to death: · He grabbed her around the neck and choked her to death.
to kill someone by preventing them from getting any air: · They pushed a plastic bag over his head and almost suffocated him.· They found her half-suffocated from the poisonous gases given off by the burning furniture.
to deliberately not tell someone a secret
· I'm leaving next month to start another job, but don't tell anyone just yet.· She knew she had cancer, but she didn't tell anyone.
to not tell other people about something or not let them find out about it: · He said it was vital to keep Operation Beehive secret.· It was impossible for the affair to be kept secret.keep sth (a) secret from: · At first I tried to keep my illness a secret from my wife.
to not tell anyone anything at all about something, because it is very important that no one knows about it: · It's supposed to be a big surprise, so don't breathe a word.· Don't worry, I won't tell a soul about any of this.
to not tell anyone about something that you know is happening, especially something that other people would disapprove of because it is slightly illegal or unfair: keep quiet about: · I wish I'd kept quiet about the money.· We'd better keep quiet about this for now.keep it quiet: · We can give you a 10% raise, but not the others -- so keep it quiet, won't you?
to not tell other people something that someone has told you, or something that you have found out about: · Don't tell Sam -- he's incapable of keeping anything to himself.· Branson knew who the killer was, but had kept it to himself for twenty years.
to deliberately not tell someone something that you know, especially because you are worried about telling them, or because it might upset them: · If a patient is dying, I don't think doctors have a right to keep it from them.· I've tried to ask her what's worrying her, but she says it's nothing. I'm sure she's keeping something from me.
to not tell someone certain facts about something when telling them everything else about it: keep something back: · I got the feeling he was keeping something back.keep back something: · Although most of the facts were published the government kept back certain details that might prove embarrassing.keep something back from somebody/keep back something from somebody: · I must now confess something which I kept back from you earlier.
WORD SETS
aerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadverbs
(=take long slow breaths of air)· She breathed deeply in the cool night air.
(=breathe loudly especially after exercise)· He’d been running and he was breathing hard.
(=breathe quickly because of illness, fear etc)· He closed his eyes, breathing fast under the fever.
· Breathe slowly and try to relax.
· The baby was fast asleep and breathing steadily.
· Make sure the injured person can breathe easily.
nouns
· It was wonderful to be outside and breathe some fresh air.
· These children are breathing traffic fumes all day long.
phrases
· It was so hot that I felt as though I could hardly breathe.
· In high altitudes some people have trouble breathing.
· The crowd pressed in around me and I struggled to breathe.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· She breathed in the cool mountain air.
 This deal should give the company some extra breathing room before its loans are due.
· She was taken to hospital with breathing difficulties.
· We do breathing exercises in my yoga class.
 She was breathing freely.
· Close your eyes and breathe through your nose.
(=your heart beats faster because you are afraid, excited etc) She caught sight of Rob and felt her heart quicken.
· United fans breathed a huge sigh of relief as Drogba's shot was tipped over the bar.
 He lay there unconscious, breathing shallowly.
· When he had left, Miranda breathed a sigh of relief.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· She breathed again, turned on to her back, and listened to the quietness.· She saw the creature disappear and she breathed again.· I wanted to free them, and make them breathe again.· If any of us let go and started breathing again, one of them would fall off into a lake of mud.· He nodded, and I breathed again.· A fabulous drive from Knell cannoned back off the Cliftonville upright from fully 25 yards - and the visitors breathed again.
· The air was so thick with smoke that one could barely breathe!· With the smoke and the dust, he could barely breathe.· The feeling of crisis was growing in him and he felt he could barely breathe.· Afraid and angry because I could barely breathe, I still could not ask her why she had abandoned me.· She longed for it to swallow her. Barely breathing, she closed her eyes.
· Exhorting him to breathe deeply they paraded him up and down beside the wire fence.· Quinn breathed deeply, exhaled with a trembling chest, and breathed in again.· He stood still for a moment breathing deeply.· Better yet, you can breathe deeply and not choke on secondhand smoke.· He breathed deeply and put his shoulders back, shifted the large black portfolio from one hand to the other.· I leaned over and breathed deeply.· She found she was breathing deeply, almost gasping.· I breathe deeply and rhythmically, seeking Buddhist calm.
· As they rounded the last corner the leaders had the main field breathing down their necks.· The air in the building was dark and brown, like the air the rank and file breathed down under the ground.· It was a troubled film, directed by Sam Peckinpah who constantly had the Columbia Studio brass breathing down his neck.· At last Nahat was up against the backdrop with the spotlight breathing down his neck.· I've got Rawlinson breathing down my neck already, as well as brigade orders every day.· Sometimes, on large studio pictures, you have a million people breathing down your back.· Labour and the Liberal Democrats are breathing down his neck.· To shoot birdies like that with Nicklaus breathing down your neck - - twice!
· Roll the head three times to the left, then three times to the right, breathing easily all the time.· He no longer needs the medication, says Wong, and he has been breathing easily this year.· People who had been living in the shadow of the rock breathed easily again.· He wasn't exactly panting, but he wasn't breathing easily either.· The rope-lights were tight-fitting, but they were not cruel; he could breathe easily and he could move.· Allow yourself to breathe easily, gently and deeply.
· Can the tobacco industry now afford to breathe freely once again, unlike its customers?
· Lachy sat down on the pillow at the head of the bed, breathing hard.· Lincoln jumped up and down, breathing hard.· The horror receded as she came back to reality, breathing hard, glad of her cream duvet and calm hotel surroundings.· He looked, breathing hard still, at Oliver.· He was breathing hard, and Joe thought he was even sweating.· Ezra stepped then stopped, breathing hard.· He stared at her for a second in stunned silence, breathing hard, his eyes dazed.
· Ma came and picked her up, holding her so tight she could hardly breathe.· My nose was so stuffed that I could hardly breathe.· The air was so cold we could hardly breathe it.· Her feet ached and she could hardly breathe.· He wanted to be with her so much that he could hardly breathe.· If you ever walked into it, you could hardly breathe when you went beyond the door.· He was ruthless, holding her so close that she could hardly breathe, and his kiss was devastating.· There was a sickening lurch as my chute opened and my harness tightened round me so that I could hardly breathe.
· She shook her head and sat down at the table, breathing heavily.· He could hear Peter Stillman breathing heavily in his spot across the room.· She was breathing heavily, her hands on her hips.· The dying man coughed and breathed heavily.· She was going very slowly and breathing heavily in her resolve that not a drop of whisky should be spilled.· The Chancellor had loosened his tie and was breathing heavily.· Another growling seemed to be coming from outside, and the sound of something breathing heavily.· Duvall was holding the gun now as he looked down at him, breathing heavily.
· Breathe out as you reach and breathe in as you lower.· I listened to him breathe in his sleep, and my fist curled to my heart out of habit.· Between his preparations, Norman was quiet, looking around himself, breathing in deep the atmosphere of the place.· I no longer had to remind myself to breathe in and out.· Feel the warm air as you breathe out and the cooler air as you breathe in.· It breathes in the air it shines in the light!· Hastily she breathed in and clamped her arms to her sides to hide the stubble.· Her footsteps came almost to a halt, then she breathed in deeply and her shoulders rose in resolution.
· So I breathe out long and slowly, and I shuffle my feet.· At least a fellow can breathe out here.· He breathed out, a long sigh of a breath.· Just the waves and woods, a delicate in-and-out breathing.· As you breathe out, imagine the breath passing through any part of your body that feels stiffer aches.· I forget to breathe out every time I watch him.· I breathed out hard in the empty carriage.· Max breathed out powerful male sexuality in every movement.
NOUN
· Not only the air we breathe but the natural waterways of the world are endangered.· Such movies are the very air we breathe, but are they art?· Feel the warm air as you breathe out and the cooler air as you breathe in.· It was the air I breathed.· We're talking of course about the air we breathe.· Everyone is going to miss it, because it has become the air we breathe.· They will need clean air to breathe.· The sun was at its height and seemed to be burning away what little air there was to breathe.
· Houses white as virgins breathed their stony breaths and expanded their bellies until every polished name-plaque turned to the sun and shone.· After a few seconds, he heard them breathing - one breath long and light, the other slightly shorter and huskier.· The company breathed out with one breath, and crossed themselves.
· After police used pepper spray to subdue the man, paramedics were called because he was having difficulty breathing, police reported.· In large doses it can cause nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing and coma.
· The new cease-fire breathes new life into these prospects.· Belliustin called upon the tsar to circumvent the ecclesiastical hierarchy and breathe life into the clerical estate.· Something unexplainable takes over and breathes life into the known life.· Their evidence was a bit messy, but it breathed new life into the debate.· He stopped, breathing hard, his life roaring.· Bordi is credited with breathing new life into ailing Ducati in the early 1990s, masterminding launches like the 916 and Monster.· We harness fossil energy and breathe life into machines.
· She slipped into her nightie and slid into bed beside Tom, who was asleep and breathing through his mouth.· He breathed through his mouth to try and not smell the fungus smell from his crutch.· Ada kept her hand spread on her chest and breathed carefully with her mouth open.· I got in, trying to breathe through my mouth only, and got out on the top floor.· Luna was slightly asthmatic and when overheated or nervous she breathed through her mouth.· He stood straight and breathed through his mouth tasting mint coolness.· Simon was breathing through his mouth, the way he did when the pollen was bad.
· As they rounded the last corner the leaders had the main field breathing down their necks.· At last Nahat was up against the backdrop with the spotlight breathing down his neck.· It was a troubled film, directed by Sam Peckinpah who constantly had the Columbia Studio brass breathing down his neck.· To have some one breathing down your neck in your senior year is not a happy prospect.· I've got Rawlinson breathing down my neck already, as well as brigade orders every day.· Some of us need bosses and editors breathing fire down our necks.· Labour and the Liberal Democrats are breathing down his neck.· To shoot birdies like that with Nicklaus breathing down your neck - - twice!
· They both sat breathing through their noses, on the verge of anger.· He worked quietly behind her, one and a-two, breathing through his nose.· Colonel Fergusson had his eyes closed and was breathing out through his nose in long smooth puffs like a bellows.· Before the exercises actually begin, for a few minutes, close your eyes and breathe through your nose.· Then breathe in through your nose and draw in your right hand back to its starting position.· You should always breathe through your nose: the nose warms up the air.
· He breathed a sigh or relief when Mrs Long announced he had polled 31.· As you awaken from this nightmare, you breathe a sigh of relief.· In the end Krushchev backed down and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.· She put her cold arms to bed and lay warmed and breathing slowly in her relief.· Owen breathed a sigh of relief.· So they breathed a sigh of relief when Bet Lynch, his missus, said she'd stay behind as manager.· And everyone breathed a sigh of relief ... so the Teds were human after all.· Just as we'd closed the window and were breathing a sigh of relief there was a loud knock on the door.
· It moved with her silently from room to room, breathing softly against the back of her neck.· There was room to breathe here.· Oh come, you must leave even me a little elbow room in which to breathe.· You need a bit of room to swing, room to breathe.
· Mildred opened her eyes and breathed a huge sigh of relief.· As you awaken from this nightmare, you breathe a sigh of relief.· In the end Krushchev backed down and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.· Everyone in the convoy breathed a deep sigh of relief.· The Government could breathe a sigh of relief at the disappearance of some of its fiercest critics.· She breathed a sigh of relief, and ran through to the living-room where she could hear Stephen's voice.· Marie breathed a sigh of relief.
· The rest of the maids had been threatened with hell-fire and damnation if they breathed a word.· Certainly I never breathed a word to them about him.· It was impossible to breathe a word when your heart was so ready for love.· He did not breathe a word.· None of them breathed a word.· But if it was difficult to keep racism on it, it was impossible to even breathe the word heterosexism.· You know I'd never breathe a word to anybody.· Stirling never breathed a word about it to anyone on the Ops. side here.
VERB
· The air exerts pressure on the airway, holding it open and allowing the sleeper to breathe normally.· As well as gills, Bichirs have paired air bladders, which allow them to breathe air from the surface of the water.· The basket allows the berries to breathe and thus prevents melding.· It's a natural material so it breathes, allowing the feet to breathe as well.· Venting the attic, and allowing the roof to breathe, often helps prevent asphalt roof shingles from curling.· So now you can stay fresh and still allow your skin to breathe.· Rubber and plastic boots are intended for use in very wet places but will not allow the feet to breathe.
· Now that he was being the perfect gentleman in not pursuing her, at last she began to breathe more easily.· It began to breathe, its little chest rising and falling rapidly.· His heart thudded and he realized that he had begun to breathe faster, with excitement.· And when he begins that breathing, he automatically feels calm and in control.· Elaine jerked and coughed, inhaled with a ragged sigh, and began to breathe.· At any second, they would begin to breathe.· As he held her there, he began to breathe heavily and there was a disconcerting expression on his face.
· He heard breathing on the other side, close to the door.· You can almost hear his relaxed breathing.· As he examined the yoyo, he could hear the child breathing beside him, watching his every move.· He could hear her breathing, quick and ragged.· As he got closer I could hear his breathing as well, and I saw his pink tongue sweep across his lips.· Within minutes I hear her breathing deep.· He heard things breathing, things not breathing.
· There seemed to be a weight on her chest, pinning her to the ground and not letting her breathe.· The clerk in the liquor store had recommended that she let this red wine breathe before serving it.· If any of us let go and started breathing again, one of them would fall off into a lake of mud.· In any case, Baby Suggs' fingers had a grip on her that would not let her breathe.· You have to dare to let it breathe.· He saw them boys do that to me and let them keep on breathing air?
· So close to the powers of evil she must have lived that she still breathed more freely in their air.· If it implants successfully and a baby is born, you know out there is a living, breathing child...· Do you live and breathe whatever the position is about?-Do you have the skills nary for this position?· Fans live and breathe for either Celtic or Rangers.· This led to the impression that Spens lived, breathed and was eventually killed by the Guinness affair.· Bob Darnell lives and breathes motor scooters.
· Remember that books need to breathe.· Some of us need bosses and editors breathing fire down our necks.· You needed millions to breathe this air.· They will need clean air to breathe.· And they produce oxygen which animals need to breathe, and which helps to replace that lost by burning fossil fuels.· Don't they need to breathe?
· It starts to breathe, to have moods.· Reflexively, you start a breathing exercise.· Even after Tuathal started to breathe, Earl Siward still remained motionless.· Herta starts to breathe differently as we kiss; she is always self-possessed; every move of mine is coldly monitored.· You can start by improving your breathing technique-most people only use one third of their lung capacity.· My recurring thought, he wrote: that the big glass will only start to breathe when I am gone.· He lay on a hard little bed and struggled to start breathing.
· She stopped breathing but her heart kept on thudding its own wild race.· I stopped, breathed deeply, and smiled as sweet air filled my lungs.· Ezra stepped then stopped, breathing hard.· Paul and John stop to breathe.· It was so cold it could have stopped a child from breathing.· Sometimes I got to stop and breathe deep cos I feel sick, but I don't puke up again.· Exhausted, the old man raised his head and said nothing, then half closed his eyes and stopped breathing.
· She recalled Ian's advice and whenever the picture came before her eyes, she tried breathing it out.· He froze, stung with pain, and tried to breathe slowly.· He retched, trying to breathe.· Breathe slowly and deeply trying to breathe from your stomach, lifting your chest to let more air in.· Now they each had a picture which they examined and re-examined, trying to breathe life into the two-dimensional image.· She lay in absolute stillness, trying not to breathe, wondering what he was going to do with her.· I tried to breathe even less.· The gurgling noise was the rattling of Thomas trying to breathe through a restricted windpipe.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • You've got to promise not to breathe a word to anyone.
  • He did not breathe a word.
  • After the marriage, though, she wants to breathe life into their dry, platonic relationship.
  • Belliustin called upon the tsar to circumvent the ecclesiastical hierarchy and breathe life into the clerical estate.
  • Now they each had a picture which they examined and re-examined, trying to breathe life into the two-dimensional image.
  • Something unexplainable takes over and breathes life into the known life.
  • The deal aims to breathe life into the stationer's e-business efforts.
  • We harness fossil energy and breathe life into machines.
  • Five hours more and she'd breathe her last and never know them.
  • In the blue light of the morning he breathed his last.
  • Large-scale, publicly-owned enterprises will breathe their last gasp and wither away well before the state which spawned them.
  • Millions who were dangerously ill or breathing their last.
  • The moment Carey was confident that Elizabeth had breathed her last he was in the saddle, racing for the Border.
  • When it looked as though he was breathing his last, Beria's face shone with delight.
  • Opposed, he could breathe fire; contradicted or challenged, he could put up his fists and fight.
  • Ready to roar.Cricket's young dragons learning to breathe fire.
  • Some of us need bosses and editors breathing fire down our necks.
  • What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to govern?
► somebody can breathe easy/easily
  • I breathed a sigh of relief that the boy had been found safe.
  • As you awaken from this nightmare, you breathe a sigh of relief.
  • If the law lords tell Lord Young to publish, he will breathe a sigh of relief and obey.
  • In the end Krushchev backed down and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
  • Marie breathed a sigh of relief.
  • She breathed a sigh of relief, and ran through to the living-room where she could hear Stephen's voice.
  • The deadline came, the flood gates opened and we breathed a sigh of relief.
  • The Government could breathe a sigh of relief at the disappearance of some of its fiercest critics.
  • Yet the medical profession, seeing no upturn in the incidence of cancer, breathed a sigh of relief.
  • I'm already really busy today, and now Paul's breathing down my neck saying he wants the Paris deal completed.
  • I can't work with you breathing down my neck.
  • We'd better start sending out those letters soon -- I've had the sales manager breathing down my neck about it all week.
  • He would be breathing down your neck all the time.
  • Labour and the Liberal Democrats are breathing down his neck.
  • Maybe the Assistant Commissioner's wife was breathing down Maxham's neck.
  • The staff is breathing down your neck.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Better yet, you can breathe deeply and not choke on secondhand smoke.
  • Exhorting him to breathe deeply they paraded him up and down beside the wire fence.
  • I leaned over and breathed deeply.
  • I opened my eyes and gulped, breathing deeply.
  • I stopped, breathed deeply, and smiled as sweet air filled my lungs.
  • Quinn breathed deeply, exhaled with a trembling chest, and breathed in again.
  • She sat for a while, becoming quieter, breathing deeply, ceasing to tremble.
  • Take a daily walk in the park and breathe deeply.
  • Craig Chalmers, however, can rest easy.
  • He also seems to want to be the Nineties Coco Chanel, so street fashion bods can rest easy.
  • He can rest easy on that matter.
  • No side can rest easy with such a slender lead.
  • Some local retailer would rest easy in his bed that night.
  • Surely, the letter said with a surprising burst of bitterness, Eileen Ryan would rest easy in her grave at last.
  • The sun was up, the dark clouds disappeared and for a moment she breathed easy.
  • Wall Street and the bond markets can rest easy.
  • Another growling seemed to be coming from outside, and the sound of something breathing heavily.
  • He could hear Peter Stillman breathing heavily in his spot across the room.
  • She shook her head and sat down at the table, breathing heavily.
  • She was breathing heavily, her hands on her hips.
  • She was going very slowly and breathing heavily in her resolve that not a drop of whisky should be spilled.
  • The Chancellor had loosened his tie and was breathing heavily.
  • The dying man coughed and breathed heavily.
  • Tippy was breathing heavily, her face white under the black eyeliner and heavy foundation.
  • The cabin was full of heavy breathing and the stink of our sweat.
  • The rustling of bushes and the sounds of heavy breathing at the sandbar to the north deepened the stillness of dusk.
  • The staff relaxed, until the building started expanding and contracting - an effect they described as akin to heavy breathing.
  • There was no sound except the heavy breathing around him; the whole world seemed asleep.
  • They heard heavy breathing and a figure appeared round the corner, clothed in the grey garb of Godstowe Priory.
  • Residents of the city live and breathe high school football.
  • And how they could live and breathe and make more of themselves.
  • Bob Darnell lives and breathes motor scooters.
  • Do you live and breathe whatever the position is about?-Do you have the skills nary for this position?
  • Fans live and breathe for either Celtic or Rangers.
  • I won't ever forget you, lad; not while I live and breathe, I won't.
► pardon me for breathing/living
  • After recovering from an attack of shallow breathing he recovered and one nurse said he was smiling and cooing in his cot.
  • Holding your breath builds up tension and shallow breathing denies your body the oxygen it needs to function at maximum efficiency.
  • If there is severe difficulty in breathing - shortness of breath, wheezing, laboured, rapid or shallow breathing.
  • Jezrael's heart beat faster but she forced herself to slow the shallow breathing of panic.
  • This might be a typical presentation of acute hyperventilation caused by rapid shallow breathing during moments of high anxiety.
  • Ursula Dean's palms were damp as panic pumped through her, escaping in hasty, shallow breathing and agitated heartbeats.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounbreathbreatherbreathingadjectivebreathlessbreathyverbbreatheadverbbreathlessly
1air [intransitive, transitive] to take air into your lungs and send it out again:  The room filled with smoke, and it was becoming difficult to breathe. People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. Relax and breathe deeply (=take in a lot of air).2blow [intransitive, transitive] to blow air or smoke out of your mouthbreathe on Roy breathed on his hands and rubbed them together vigorously.breathe something over somebody The fat man opposite was breathing garlic all over me.3somebody can breathe easy/easily used when saying that someone can relax because a worrying or dangerous situation has ended:  With stocks going up, investors can breathe easily.4breathe a sigh of relief to stop being worried or frightened about something:  Once the deadline passed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.5be breathing down somebody’s neck informal to pay very close attention to what someone is doing, in a way that makes them feel nervous or annoyed:  How can I concentrate with you breathing down my neck all the time?6not breathe a word to not tell anyone anything at all about something, because it is a secret:  Don’t breathe a word; it’s supposed to be a surprise.7breathe life into something to change a situation so that people feel more excited or interested:  Critics are hoping the young director can breathe new life into the French film industry.8skin [intransitive] if your skin can breathe, air can reach it9clothes/fabric [intransitive] if cloth or clothing breathes, air can pass through it so that your body feels pleasantly cool and dry10wine [intransitive] if you let wine breathe, you open the bottle to let the air get to it before you drink it11say something quietly [transitive] written to say something very quietly, almost in a whisper:  ‘Wait,’ he breathed.12breathe your last (breath) literary to die13breathe fire to talk and behave in a very angry way → live and breathe something at live1(19)COLLOCATIONSadverbsbreathe deeply (=take long slow breaths of air)· She breathed deeply in the cool night air.breathe heavily/hard (=breathe loudly especially after exercise)· He’d been running and he was breathing hard.breathe fast/rapidly (=breathe quickly because of illness, fear etc)· He closed his eyes, breathing fast under the fever.breathe slowly· Breathe slowly and try to relax.breathe steadily/evenly· The baby was fast asleep and breathing steadily.breathe easily· Make sure the injured person can breathe easily.nounsbreathe some air/the air· It was wonderful to be outside and breathe some fresh air.breathe fumes· These children are breathing traffic fumes all day long.phrasescan hardly breathe· It was so hot that I felt as though I could hardly breathe.have trouble/difficulty breathing· In high altitudes some people have trouble breathing.struggle to breathe· The crowd pressed in around me and I struggled to breathe.THESAURUSbreathe [intransitive, transitive] to take air into your lungs and send it out again: · Mary knew he was asleep because he was breathing deeply.· He breathed the clear spring air.sigh to breathe out slowly and make a noise that shows you are disappointed, tired, relieved etc: · She just sighed and shook her head.· ‘Never mind,’ he sighed. ‘I’m sure there’ll be other opportunities.’pant to breathe quickly and noisily through your mouth, because you have been using a lot of effort: · They were panting by the time they got to the finish line.gasp to breathe very quickly and deeply and with difficulty: · Her eyes were wide, and she was gasping for breath.· ‘Do you think you can walk?’ ‘I’ll try to,’ he gasped.snore to breathe noisily while you are sleeping: · I couldn’t sleep because my husband was snoring.wheeze to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, because you are ill: · His asthma was making him wheeze.be out of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you have been running or doing other exercise: · I was out of breath by the time we reached the top of the hill.be short of breath to be unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy: · Because she was so overweight, she was often short of breath.breathe in phrasal verb to take air into your lungs → inhale:  The doctor made me breathe in while he listened to my chest.breathe something ↔ in Wyatt breathed in the cool ocean air.breathe out phrasal verb to send air out from your lungs → exhale:  Jim breathed out deeply.breathe something ↔ out Lauren lit up a cigarette, then breathed out a puff of smoke.
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