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源自 breath(呼吸) + -less(无) + -ly(副词后缀),字面意思是“没有呼吸地”,引申为“喘不过气来地”。
❶ 形容因激动、紧张或剧烈运动而喘不过气来的样子,常用来描述说话或行动时急促的状态。
“She ran breathlessly to catch the bus.”
(她气喘吁吁地跑去赶公交车。)
“He spoke breathlessly after climbing the stairs.”
(爬完楼梯后,他上气不接下气地说话。)
wait breathlessly — 形容因极度紧张或期待而屏住呼吸等待某事发生。
“The fans waited breathlessly for their favorite band to appear.”
(粉丝们屏息等待他们最喜爱的乐队出场。)