breathe

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /bɹiːð/    美 /bɹið/|/bɹiːð/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. intransitive
  2. To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way. intransitive
    — Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater.
  3. To inhale (a gas) to sustain life. transitive
    — While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane.
  4. To live. figuratively,intransitive
    — I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.
  5. To draw something into the lungs. transitive
    — Try not to breathe too much smoke.
  6. To expel air from the lungs, exhale. intransitive
    — If you breathe on a mirror, it will fog up.
  7. To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath. transitive
    — The flowers breathed a heady perfume.
  8. To give an impression of, to exude. transitive
    — The decor positively breathes classical elegance.
  9. To whisper quietly. transitive
    — He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.
  10. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.
    — The wind breathes through the trees.
  11. To inspire (scripture).
    — The affirmation before us, then, will be, "All scripture is divinely breathed."
  12. To exchange gases with the environment. intransitive
    — Uncork the wine and leave it on the table for a few minutes to allow it to breathe.
  13. Of a material etc., to allow gases to pass through. intransitive
    — Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.
  14. To rest; to stop and catch one's breath. archaic,intransitive
    — Thenne they lasshed to gyder many sad strokes / & tracyd and trauercyd now bakward / now sydelyng hurtlyng to gyders lyke two bores / & that same tyme they felle both grouelyng to the erthe / Thus they fought styll withoute ony reposynge two houres and neuer brethed
  15. To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath. transitive
    — At higher altitudes you need to breathe your horse more often.
  16. To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise. transitive
  17. To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.). figuratively,transitive
    — ―Do you like hiking? ―Are you kidding? I breathe hiking.

词形变化

breathes present,singular,third-person breathing participle,present breathed participle,past breathed past no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template breathe infinitive breathe first-person,present,singular breathed first-person,past,singular breathe present,second-person,singular breathest archaic,present,second-person,singular breathed past,second-person,singular breathedst archaic,past,second-person,singular breathes present,singular,third-person breatheth archaic,present,singular,third-person breathed past,singular,third-person breathe plural,present breathed past,plural breathe present,subjunctive breathed past,subjunctive breathe imperative,present - imperative,past breathing participle,present breathed participle,past

词汇关系

近义词
live and breathe breathe draw breath inbreathe spire suspire
反义词
asphyxiate choke hold one's breath suffocate
上位词
respire
下位词
breathe in breathe out exhale expire imbreathe inhale inspire outbreathe take a breath aspirate blow breathe hard cough gasp gulp hiccup huff hyperventilate hypoventilate pant puff sigh sniff sniffle sneeze snort snuff snuffle sob suck wheeze whiff whiffle
衍生词
airbreathing as I live and breathe breathable breathe again breathe a sigh of relief breathe a word breathe back to life breathe down someone's neck breathe easy breathe freely breathe in breathe new life into breathe one's last breathe one's last breath breathe out breather breathe upon breathing gas breathingly breathing room breathing space breathing spell buddy breathe bum-breathing embreathe fire-breathing imbreathe inbreathe misbreathe mouth-breathe nonbreathing outbreathe overbreathe overbreathed rebreathe stagger breathe unbreathed unbreathing underbreathe upbreathe
相关词
breath exhalation inhalation respiration breathable breathability as I live and breathe bad breath breathe easy breathe down someone's neck breathe a sigh of relief breathe a word catch one's breath don't hold your breath draw one's last breath eat and sleep in the same breath out of breath pause for breath save one's breath shortness of breath stop for breath take one's breath away under one's breath waste breath with bated breath

词源

From Middle English brethen (“to breathe, blow, exhale, odour”), derived from Middle English breth (“breath”). Eclipsed Middle English ethien and orðiæn, from Old English ēþian and orþian (“to breathe”); as well as Middle English anden, onden, from Old Norse anda (“to breathe”). More at breath.
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