单词 | breathe |
释义 | breathe —breathe /briːð/ verb [I or T] (AIR) ↑Verb Endings for breathe ► B1 to move air into and out of the lungs: » It's so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.» The instructor told us to breathe in deeply and then breathe out slowly.» I'm sorry if I'm breathing (= blowing out air containing) garlic fumes all over you!Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingWord Builder:–Nouns: breath, breather, breathing–Adjectives: breathless–Verbs: breathe• • • Extra Examples:» When you breathe out, you expel air from your lungs.» The atmosphere in the room was so stuffy I could hardly breathe.» The firefighters wore respirators to help them breathe in the smoke-filled house.» The doctors are doing all that they can, but she's still not breathing properly.» I breathed in the crisp mountain air deeply.verb [I, + speech] LITERARY (WORDS) ↑Verb Endings for breathe ► F0 to say something very quietly: » "Here they come," he breathed.Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of talkingThesaurus+: ↑Ways of speakingWord Builder:–Nouns: breath, breather, breathing–Adjectives: breathless–Verbs: breatheverb [I] SPECIALIZED (WINE) ↑Verb Endings for breathe ► F0 If you allow wine to breathe, you open the bottle for a short time before you drink from it, in order to improve the wine's flavour.Thesaurus+: ↑Wines and winemakingWord Builder:–Nouns: breath, breather, breathing–Adjectives: breathless–Verbs: breathe |
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