breath

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第156页（565字）

【词性】：n．

【释义】：

①呼吸：take(or draw)a deep breath 深呼吸．at(or in)a breath 一口气．catchor hold)one’s breath 屏住呼吸．get one’s breath(again)苏醒过来．be out of breath(or lose one’s breath)气喘，喘不过气来．speak(or say)below(or under)one’s breath 低声说话．take breath 歇息．with one’s last breath 直到死．take sb．’s breath away使…大吃一惊．waste one’s breath 白费口舌．Save(or keep)your breath to cool your porridge．少说为佳．②瞬间：in the same breath 同时：The old China and the new China are not to be mentioned in the same breath．旧中国和新中国是不可相提并论的．③微风．④【喻】一丝痕迹：not a breath of suspicion没有一点怀疑．⑤【语音】清辅音．