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VERB
呼吸;吸;呼
When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe.
例句
He stood there breathing deeply and evenly...
他站在那兒均勻地深呼吸。
Always breathe through your nose...
要一直用鼻子呼吸。
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VERB
輕聲說(shuō)出
If someone breathes something, they say it very quietly.
例句
'You don't understand,' he breathed.
“你不明白。”他低聲說(shuō)道。
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VERB
吐露;說(shuō)出
If you do not breathe a word about something, you say nothing about it, because it is a secret.
例句
He never breathed a word about our conversation.
關(guān)于我們的談話他只字未提。
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VERB
將(生氣、信心或興奮)注入;為…帶來(lái)
If someone breathes life, confidence, or excitement into something, they improve it by adding this quality.
例句
It is the readers who breathe life into a newspaper with their letters.
是讀者通過(guò)來(lái)信給報(bào)紙帶來(lái)了生氣。
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VERB
(酒)通氣透香
If you let wine breathe, you open the bottle to allow the air to get in and improve its flavour before you drink it.
例句
Red wines should be allowed to 'breathe' if possible before drinking.
如果可能的話,在飲用紅酒前應(yīng)該先開(kāi)瓶透透氣。
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PHRASE
咽氣;斷氣;死去
When someone breathes their last, they die.