
breathing
词源
源自中古英语 'brethen',与古英语 'brǣþ'(气息,呼吸)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根。
noun
❶ 呼吸,指生物体通过肺部吸入氧气和呼出二氧化碳的生理过程。
“Deep breathing can help reduce stress.”
(深呼吸有助于缓解压力。)
“The doctor checked his breathing with a stethoscope.”
(医生用听诊器检查了他的呼吸。)
❶ 短暂的休息或喘息时间,常用于比喻紧张活动中的短暂停顿。
“After hours of work, he finally took a breathing.”
(工作数小时后,他终于喘了口气。)
“The team needed a breathing before the next match.”
(球队需要在下一场比赛前稍作休息。)
adjective
❶ 呼吸的,与呼吸有关的,常用于描述与呼吸相关的事物或状态。
“The breathing exercises improved her lung capacity.”
(呼吸练习提高了她的肺活量。)
“He wore a breathing mask in the polluted city.”
(他在污染严重的城市戴着呼吸面罩。)
常见短语
breathing space — 喘息的空间,比喻在紧张或压力情况下获得的短暂休息或缓冲时间。
“The extension gave us some breathing space to finish the project.”
(延期为我们完成项目提供了一些缓冲时间。)
heavy breathing — 沉重的呼吸,通常由于剧烈运动、紧张或健康问题导致。
“After climbing the stairs, his heavy breathing was noticeable.”
(爬完楼梯后,他沉重的呼吸声很明显。)