
好词典

源自中古英语 'brethen',与古英语 'brǣþ'(呼吸,气息)相关,最终源于原始日耳曼语。
❶ 指呼吸的动作,即吸入和呼出空气的过程。用于描述人或动物进行呼吸的行为或状态。
“She breathed deeply to calm herself down.”
(她深呼吸以让自己平静下来。)
“The patient breathed with difficulty after the surgery.”
(手术后病人呼吸很困难。)
❶ 表示低声说话或轻轻表达,通常带有一种柔和或隐秘的语气。
“He breathed her name softly in her ear.”
(他在她耳边轻声呼唤她的名字。)
“She breathed a sigh of relief when the test was over.”
(考试结束时她松了一口气。)
❶ 形容无声的或轻柔的,通常用于描述声音或动作非常轻微,几乎察觉不到。
“The breathed sound of the leaves was barely audible.”
(树叶的轻微声响几乎听不见。)
“She gave a breathed response, almost like a whisper.”
(她的回答非常轻,几乎像耳语一样。)
breathed life into — 赋予某物生机或活力,使其变得生动或有趣。
“The new director breathed life into the old play.”
(新导演为这部老剧注入了新的活力。)