Breathe
[briːð] or [brið]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; 'I can breathe better when the air is clean'; 'The patient is respiring'.
(verb.) reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; 'This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours'.
(verb.) manifest or evince; 'She breathes the Christian spirit'.
(verb.) utter or tell; 'not breathe a word'.
(verb.) impart as if by breathing; 'He breathed new life into the old house'.
(verb.) be alive; 'Every creature that breathes'.
(verb.) allow the passage of air through; 'Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear'.
整理:弗娜--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.
(v. i.) To take breath; to rest from action.
(v. i.) To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.
(v. t.) To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.
(v. t.) To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.
(v. t.) To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.
(v. t.) To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.
(v. t.) To express; to manifest; to give forth.
(v. t.) To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.
(v. t.) To promote free respiration in; to exercise.
(v. t.) To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.
(v. t.) To put out of breath; to exhaust.
(v. t.) To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.
錄入:索菲娅
同義詞及近義詞:
v. n. [1]. Respire.[2]. Live, exist.[3]. Pause, rest, take breath, have a respite.
v. a. [1]. Inspire and expire.[2]. Exhale, emit, give out, throw out.[3]. Whisper, utter softly.[4]. Indicate, manifest, express, show.
胡安編輯
同義詞及反義詞:
[See BREATH]
校對:沃尔多
解釋/意思:
v.i. to draw in and expel breath or air from the lungs: to take breath to rest or pause: to live.—v.t. to draw in and expel from the lungs as air: to infuse: to give out as breath: to utter by the breath or softly to whisper: to express: to keep in breath to exercise: to tire by some brisk exercise.—ns. Breath′er one who breathes or lives: a spell of exercise; Breath′ing the act of breathing: aspiration secret prayer: respite.—adj. life-like.—ns. Breath′ing-time time to breathe or rest; Breath′ing-while time sufficient for drawing breath: any very short period.—To breathe again to be relieved from an anxiety; To breathe freely to be at ease; To breathe upon to tarnish or soil.
錄入:厄普顿
例句/造句/用法:
- The latter is the element that we breathe and which passes into the body, there to combine with the impurities resulting from the various life activities. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- The young lady uttered a cry of surprise, and for a few moments they were so still that the listener could distinctly hear them breathe. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- We talk of breathing air, but what all living things really do is to breathe oxygen dissolved in water. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Take care you don't breathe of my having been--not even to the Shaws. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- The girl had almost ceased to breathe, when, to her relief, the head disappeared and she heard the brute's footsteps leaving the window. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Nothing to breathe but streets, streets, streets. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- I get better, dear, if I can only walk, and breathe a little fresh. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- From the interior a low soft breathing came to his ear. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- And when Our Johnny gets his breathing again, I turns again, and we all goes on together. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I listened to the patient's breathing, and avoided answering. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- But tonight every fibre in her body shrank from Lily's nearness: it was torture to listen to her breathing, and feel the sheet stir with it. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- We talk of breathing air, but what all living things really do is to breathe oxygen dissolved in water. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- By heaven, he is the proudest fellow breathing. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Her usually quiet breathing had grown quicker with his words. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Mr. Pickwick returned the glare, concentrated into a focus by means of his spectacles, and breathed a bold defiance. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- He breathed a sigh of relief as he drew out the little tin box, and, opening it, found his greatest treasures undisturbed. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The atmosphere of the room was so different from any he had ever breathed that self-consciousness vanished in the sense of adventure. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- She almost knew it was False Hope which breathed the whisper, and yet she listened. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Until this morning I have never breathed one word to my wife upon this matter. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Those few warm words, though only warm with anger, breathed on that frail frost-work of reserve; about this time, it gave note of dissolution. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- If one had habitually breathed the New York air there were times when anything less crystalline seemed stifling. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- The gal's manners is dreadful vulgar; and the boy breathes so very hard while he's eating, that we found it impossible to sit at table with him. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- A fish is a vertebrated animal that breathes by gills and can live only in water. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Since every man, woman, and child constantly breathes forth carbon dioxide, the danger in overcrowded rooms is great, and proper ventilation is of vital importance. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- The earth breathes fragrant breaths to-night, And the perfume blows from the land. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- She breathes quickly and heavily, but she stands as unflinchingly as ever he has seen her in the midst of her grandest company. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Varying pitches are obtained partly by the varying wind pressure of the musician; if he breathes fast, the pitch rises; if he breathes slowly, the pitch falls. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- I have always the feeling that she breathes a sigh of relief every time I bid her good-by. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
編輯:思朋斯