breathing

英 [ˈbriːðɪŋ]

美 [ˈbriːðɪŋ]

n.  呼吸
v.  呼吸; 呼出; 低声说
breathe的现在分词

现在分词：breathing　复数：breathings　

TOEFL

Oxford 3000 / BNC.5573 / COCA.4508

牛津词典

noun

• 呼吸
  the action of taking air into the lungs and sending it out again
  1. Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep.
     她的呼吸变得均匀，便睡着了。
  2. Deep breathing exercises will help you relax.
     深呼吸运动有助于放松自己。
  3. Heavy (= loud) breathing was all I could hear.
     我所能听到的只有沉重的呼吸声。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 呼吸；吸；呼
  When people or animalsbreathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When theybreathesmoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe.
  1. He stood there breathing deeply and evenly...
     他站在那儿均匀地深呼吸。
  2. Always breathe through your nose...
     要一直用鼻子呼吸。
  3. No American should have to drive out of town to breathe clean air...
     所有美国人都不必开车到城外去呼吸洁净的空气。
  4. A thirteen year old girl is being treated after breathing in smoke.
     一名13岁的小姑娘因吸入浓烟正在接受治疗。
• VERB 轻声说出
  If someonebreathessomething, they say it very quietly.
  1. 'You don't understand,' he breathed.
     “你不明白。”他低声说道。
• VERB 吐露；说出
  If you do notbreathea word about something, you say nothing about it, because it is a secret.
  1. He never breathed a word about our conversation.
     关于我们的谈话他只字未提。
• VERB 将（生气、信心或兴奋）注入；为…带来
  If someonebreatheslife, confidence, or excitementintosomething, they improve it by adding this quality.
  1. It is the readers who breathe life into a newspaper with their letters.
     是读者通过来信给报纸带来了生气。
• VERB （酒）通气透香
  If you let winebreathe, you open the bottle to allow the air to get in and improve its flavour before you drink it.
  1. Red wines should be allowed to 'breathe' if possible before drinking.
     如果可能的话，在饮用红酒前应该先开瓶透透气。
• 咽气；断气；死去
  When someonebreathestheirlast, they die.
• tobe breathing downsomeone'sneck→ see:neck

英英释义

noun

• the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation
  Synonym:external respirationrespirationventilation

adj

• passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally
  1. the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs
  2. the heavy-breathing person on the telephone
  Synonym:eupneiceupnoeic

双语例句

• Her breathing became slow and heavy.
  她的呼吸变得缓慢而粗重。
• One of the boys had to be rescued by firemen wearing breathing apparatus.
  其中一个男孩须由带着呼吸装置的消防员才能救出。
• She could hear his ragged breathing, as if he had been running
  她能听到他不均匀的呼吸声，似乎他是跑着过来的。
• Breathing brings many muscles into play.
  呼吸使很多肌肉活动起来。
• He could hear that her breathing was uneven
  他能听到她的呼吸不均匀。
• Breathing becomes more rapid and sweating starts.
  呼吸变得更加急促并且开始流汗。
• A change in the pattern of his breathing became apparent.
  他的呼吸方式明显起了变化。
• Brenner was breathing hard, his face contorted with pain.
  勃伦纳艰难地呼吸着，面部因为痛苦而变得扭曲。
• We hope that it will give us some breathing space.
  我们希望这能给我们以喘息的机会。
• The lungs dilate in breathing.
  呼吸时肺部扩张。