breathe

英 [briːð] 美[brið]
  • vi. 呼吸;低语;松口气;(风)轻拂
  • vt. 呼吸;使喘息;流露;低声说

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词态变化


第三人称单数: breathes;过去式: breathed;过去分词: breathed;现在分词: breathing;

英文词源


breathe (v.)
c. 1300, not in Old English, but it retains the original Old English vowel of its source word, breath. Related: Breathed; breathing.

双语例句


1. Breathe out and ease your knees in toward your chest.
呼气,膝部放松向胸部靠拢。

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2. Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.
双手置于腰部,吸气。

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3. Hold your breath for a count of five, then slowly breathe out.
屏住气息数五下,然后慢慢地呼气。

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4. Pythons kill by tightening their coils so that their victim cannot breathe.
大蟒蛇紧紧盘绕猎物使之无法呼吸,从而杀死猎物。

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5. You had to listen hard to hear the old man breathe.
你要仔细听才能听见老人的呼吸声。

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