有关breath 的常用短语

before one can (或 has time to) draw breath

1. 顷刻之间，弹指之间

a breath of fresh air

1. 少量的新鲜空气，短暂的时间内呼吸到的新鲜空气

the breath of life

1. 生命中不可缺少的东西

Politics has been the breath of life to her for 50 years.

这五十年以来，政治一直是她的生命。

catch one's breath

1. （因惊讶或害怕而）屏息

2. 松一口气，歇一口气

don't hold your breath

1. (非正式)（用于表示某事不会发生）别憋着呼吸，别期望太高

Next thing you know I'll be knitting baby clothes. But don't hold your breath!.

还要告诉你一件事，我要编织娃娃穿的衣服了。不过不要抱太高期望。

draw breath

1. 吸气

get one's breath back

1. 喘过气来，恢复正常呼吸

hold one's breath

1. 屏气

in the — breath

1. 在…时

She admitted it but said in the same breath that it was of no consequence.

她承认了这件事同时却又说这并不重要。

the (或 one's) last breath

1. 临终，濒死；死

She would fight to the last breath to preserve her good name.

为保护自己的清誉，她将斗争到底。

take breath

1. 歇口气，歇会儿透口气

take someone's breath away

1. 使某人激动（或惊羡）得透不过气来

under (或 below) one's breath

1. 压低嗓子，低声地

He swore violently under his breath.

他压低嗓门恶骂。

waste one's breath

1. 徒费唇舌，白说

I've far better things to do than waste my breath arguing.

我不会徒费唇舌辩论的，我还有更有意义的事情要做呢。

习惯用语

in one breath 或 in the same breath

1.同时，立刻：在或几乎在同时

out of breath

1.呼吸急促，气喘吁吁：呼吸困难，如在用尽全力时；气喘吁吁

under (one's) breath

1.压着嗓音，低声说：以微弱的嗓音或声音说