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单词 breathe
释义
breathebreathe /brið/ ●●● S2 W2 verb Etymology
ETYMOLOGYbreathe
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
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 Relax and breathe deeply (=take in a lot of air).
 She climbed the slope, breathing hard (=with difficulty because she had been exercising).
 The boy was asleep, breathing heavily (=loudly and often with difficulty).
Thesaurus
THESAURUSair
to take air into your lungs and send it out again:  My eyes began to sting, and I couldn’t breathe. People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe.
to take air into your lungs:  Take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds.
formal to breathe in air, smoke, or gas:  Try not to inhale the fumes from the glue.
formal to breathe air, smoke, etc. out through your mouth and nose:  The doctor asked him to exhale normally while she listened to his lungs.
(also be out of breath) to have difficulty breathing, often after exercising or because you are sick:  After walking up the stairs, my father was short of breath.
(also gasp for breath/air) to breathe quickly and loudly, because you are having difficulty getting enough air:  People ran from the smoky building gasping for breath.
to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, usually because you are sick:  The pollen in the air was making me wheeze and itch.
to breathe quickly with short breaths, in the way that dogs do:  The dog sat outside, panting in the hot sun.
to breathe noisily through your mouth and nose while you sleep:  He snores so loudly that I hear it in the next room.
to breathe out loudly and slowly because you are disappointed, tired, or you are beginning to relax:  She sighed with relief as she walked out of the exam room.
to breathe too hard and fast because you are anxious or sick:  Before the competition, she started to hyperventilate.
1AIR [intransitive, transitive] to take air into your lungs and send it out again:  My eyes began to sting, and I couldn’t breathe. People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. Relax and breathe deeply (=take in a lot of air). She climbed the slope, breathing hard (=with difficulty because she had been exercising). The boy was asleep, breathing heavily (=loudly and often with difficulty).THESAURUStake a breath – to take air into your lungs:  Take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds.inhale formal – to breathe in air, smoke, or gas:  Try not to inhale the fumes from the glue.exhale formal – to breathe air, smoke, etc. out through your mouth and nose:  The doctor asked him to exhale normally while she listened to his lungs.be short of breath (also be out of breath) – to have difficulty breathing, often after exercising or because you are sick:  After walking up the stairs, my father was short of breath.gasp (also gasp for breath/air) – to breathe quickly and loudly, because you are having difficulty getting enough air:  People ran from the smoky building gasping for breath.wheeze – to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, usually because you are sick:  The pollen in the air was making me wheeze and itch.pant – to breathe quickly with short breaths, in the way that dogs do:  The dog sat outside, panting in the hot sun.snore – to breathe noisily through your mouth and nose while you sleep:  He snores so loudly that I hear it in the next room.sigh – to breathe out loudly and slowly because you are disappointed, tired, or you are beginning to relax:  She sighed with relief as she walked out of the exam room.hyperventilate – to breathe too hard and fast because you are anxious or sick:  Before the competition, she started to hyperventilate.2BLOW [intransitive, transitive] to blow air or smoke out of your mouth: breathe on I breathed on my fingers to keep them warm. It was cold, and everyone breathed clouds of vapor.3breathe a sigh of relief to not be worried anymore about something that had been worrying or frightening you:  I breathed a sigh of relief that the boy had been found safe.4be breathing down somebody’s neck informal to pay very close attention to what someone is doing, in a way that makes him or her feel nervous or annoyed:  I can’t work with you breathing down my neck.5not breathe a word to not tell anyone anything at all about something, because it is a secret:  You’ve got to promise not to breathe a word to anyone.6breathe life/excitement/enthusiasm etc. into something to change a situation so that people feel more excited or interested:  A good teacher can breathe life into subjects the students sometimes find boring.7breathe again/easy/easily to relax because something dangerous or frightening has finished:  With stocks going up, investors can breathe easily.8WINE [intransitive] if you let wine breathe, you open the bottle to let the air in before you drink it9CLOTHING/CLOTH [intransitive] if a garment or a type of cloth breathes, air can pass through it so that your body feels pleasantly cool and dry10SAY something QUIETLY [transitive] to say something very quietly, almost in a whisper:  “Come closer,” he breathed.11breathe your last (breath) literary to die12breathe fire to behave and talk very angrily[Origin: 1200–1300 breath] → see also live and breathe something at live1 (18)breathe in phrasal verb1 to take air into your lungs SYN inhale:  OK, breathe in slowly.2breathe something ↔ in to breathe air, smoke, a particular kind of smell, etc. into your lungs:  We stood on the sand, breathing in the fresh ocean air.breathe out phrasal verb1 to send air out from your lungs SYN exhale:  OK, now breathe out slowly.2breathe something ↔ out to send out air, oxygen, a particular kind of smell, etc.:  We breathe out carbon dioxide as well as oxygen.
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