breathe
breathe
verb
breathe (freely) again
verb
- [no obj.]take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process
呼吸
she was breathing deeply.
她正深呼吸。
breathe in through your nose.
用鼻子吸气。
he breathed out heavily.
他重重地呼了口气。
[with obj.]we are polluting the air we breathe.
我们正在污染我们呼吸的空气。
■be or seem to be alive; because of this
活着，生存
at least I'm still breathing.
至少我还活着。
■(poetic/literary)(of wind) blow softly
(诗/文)（风）轻吹
■[with direct speech]say something with quiet intensity
（低声细气地）说出，吐露
‘We're together at last’ , she breathed.
“我们终于团聚了，”她轻声说道。
■(of animal or plant) respire or exchange gases
（动植物）呼吸
plants breathe through their roots.
植物用根呼吸。
■[with obj.]give an impression of (something)
呈现出，留下…印象
the whole room breathed an air of hygienic efficiency.
整个房间给人一种卫生整洁的印象。
■(of wine) be exposed to fresh air
（酒）暴露于新鲜空气
letting a wine breathe allows oxygen to enter.
把酒暴露于新鲜空气让氧气进入。
■(of material or soil) admit or emit air or moisture
（材料，土壤）通气，透水
let your lawn breathe by putting air into the soil.
松松土让你的草坪通通气。
■[with obj.]allow (a horse) to rest after exertion
让（马）小憩缓气，使歇息
■(breathe upon)(archaic or poetic/literary)tarnish or taint
(古，诗/文)失去光泽，玷污
before the queen's fair name was breathed upon.
在皇后的美名被玷污之前。
breathe (freely) again
- relax after being frightened or tense about something
（害怕，紧张之后）放松，放下心来
she wouldn't breathe freely again until she was airborne.
直到飞机起飞以后她才松了口气。
- follow closely behind someone
紧跟在某人后面
■constantly check up on someone
密切监视某人
- die
死
- fill with enthusiasm and energy; reinvigorate
注入活力，振兴
the Prime Minister would breathe new life into his party.
总理会为他的政党注入新的活力。
- remain silent about something secret
保守秘密，守口如瓶
- Middle English (in the sense 'exhale, steam'): from breath
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