Noun
1. the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing;
2. the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration;
3. a short respite
4. an indirect suggestion;
5. a slight movement of the air;
It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.
Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off.
Let's go out for a breath of air.
Breath informs the body.
Save your breath to cool your porridge.
There was not a breath in the air.
He drew in his breath sharply.
He spoke so fast that he was out of breath.
The beauty of the scene made him catch his breath.
He lost his breath in running.
The criminal knew that he could not talk to the police about his friends; if he did, someone would stop his breath.
After running to the bus stop we sat down to catch our breath.
The sight of the beautiful mountains took our breath away.
The story is full of surprises which cause the reader to catch his breath.
a breath of sea air
Get away from me —your breath stinks.
She draws another wavering breath.
Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air.
I took a deep breath and went in.
I took a deep breath of the fresh sea air.
She broke down describing how she was arrested for refusing a breath test.
Hold your breath for a count of five, then slowly breathe out.
It was left to Martina to add a breath of common sense to the proceedings.
Police will conduct random breath tests.
Kenny caught his breath as Nikko nearly dropped the bottle.
He fell back into the water, his breath rasping in his heaving chest.
His breath was hanging in the air before him.
He took an anguished breath. He had to be brutal and say it.
She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with great effort.
Cal took a long, deep breath, struggling to control his own emotions.
before one can (或 has time to) draw breath
before one can do anything, such is the speed of events
a breath of fresh air
a small amount of or a brief time in the fresh air
the breath of life
a thing that someone needs or depends on
politics has been the breath of life to her for 50 years.
catch one's breath
cease breathing momentarily in surprise or fear
rest after exercise to restore normal breathing
don't hold your breath
(informal)used to indicate that something is unlikely to happen
Next thing you know I'll be knitting baby clothes. But don't hold your breath!.
draw breath
breathe in
get one's breath back
begin to breathe normally again after exercise or exertion
hold one's breath
cease breathing temporarily
in the — breath
used to refer to the place of a statement in a sequence of statements, typically one containing a contradiction or inconsistency
she admitted it but said in the same breath that it was of no consequence.
the (或 one's) last breath
the last moment of one's life (often used hyperbolically); death
she would fight to the last breath to preserve her good name.
take breath
pause to recover free and easy breathing
take someone's breath away
astonish or inspire someone with awed respect or delight
under (或 below) one's breath
in a very quiet voice; almost inaudibly
he swore violently under his breath.
waste one's breath
talk or give advice without effect
I've far better things to do than waste my breath arguing.
There is relatively little information about breath, maybe you can watch a bilingual story to relax your mood, I wish you a happy day!
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