【breath音标】 英[breθ] 美[breθ]
【单词释义】 breath是什么意思：
n.呼吸；一口气；呼吸力；微量
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] breaths
【关联词/派生词】
breathless adj.(令人)气喘吁吁的;(令人)屏息的
breathtaking adj.非常激动人心的; 惊人的; 惊险的
breathing n.呼吸，呼吸声 v. 呼吸；低声说；透气(breathe的现在分词)
breathable adj. （衣料）透气的；（空气）适合吸入的
【breath形近词/近似词】
underneath adj.较低的；下面的 adv.在下面，在底下 prep.在…之下；在下面 n.下部，底部
bequeath vt.遗赠；将…传给（后人）
wreath n.花环；花圈(用于祭奠)；（烟、云等的）圈状物；环状物
breadth n.宽度；幅度
beneath prep.在…的下方
death n.死亡
sheath n.护套；鞘；叶鞘；紧身装 v.包，盖
【常用短语】
hold sb breath 屏气
out of breath 喘不过气来，上气不接下气
take a deep breath 深呼吸
【单词例句】
◇ He walked on still further, and it was so quiet that he could hear his own breath.
他继续向里寻去，一切都静得出奇，连自己的呼吸都清晰可闻。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ He was out of breath while knowing he lost his eyesight as well as 70% of his hearing. In other words, he was disabled.
当知道自己除了失去70%的听力之外，还失去了视力时，他完全喘不过气来。换句话说，他残疾了。
---- Defeat Disability
◇ When a beauty dressed up in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of the poet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is the custom that the bone of a rooster head is given to her as an award.
当一位用可爱的衣服盛装打扮的美女朗读诗歌以纪念那位诗人时，在场的每个人都屏住了呼吸，然后，按照风俗，将奖励给她一只公鸡的头骨。
◇ As for how much exercise, Dr Claire Knight, senior health information manager at Cancer Research UK, recommended 150 minutes of exercise a week, but said: “You don’t need to run a marathon or join a gym – anything that gets you warmer, slightly out of breath, and your heart beating faster counts.
那么需要多大的运动量才能有效果？英国癌症研究院的高级健康信息主管克莱尔·奈特博士建议每周锻炼150分钟，但是他指出：“你不需要跑马拉松或去健身馆，只要能让你热起来、稍微有点气喘、心脏加速的活动都可以。”
---- Fitness earlier in life reduces cancer risk when older
◇ She recommends sleeping with an open posture instead as it helps to open up the lung area, allowing people to take deep breaths.
她建议人们以舒展的身姿入睡，这有助于敞开肺部，进行深呼吸。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ Calm yourself. To defuse your anger, try a simple stress-management technique. "Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love," Luskin says.
保持冷静。为了避免发怒，尝试一个简单的压力处理法。卢斯金建议：“吸上几口气，想一想那些让你开心的事，如：美丽的风景，心爱的人。”