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。
• Astanga Yoga is a therapeutic physical exercise that focuses on breathing and relaxation.
  八步功法瑜伽注重呼吸和放松，是一种舒缓身心的锻炼方法。
• 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。
• He could hear that her breathing was uneven
  他能听到她的呼吸不均匀。
• My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.
  我的嗓子发紧，所以我不得不把注意力集中在呼吸上。
• 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。
• The girl choked to death after breathing in smoke
  那个女孩吸入烟雾，窒息而死。
• The breathing exercises should be repeated several times more.
  呼吸练习应该再多重复几次。
• There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless.
  没有呼吸，也没有脉搏，他已经死了。
• Good breathing is slow, rhythmic and deep.
  健康的呼吸方式缓慢深沉而有节奏。