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breathe

英 [briːð]美[brið]
  • vi. 呼吸;低语;松口气;(风)轻拂
  • vt. 呼吸;使喘息;流露;低声说

英英释意


1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs;
"I can breathe better when the air is clean"
"The patient is respiring"
2. be alive;
"Every creature that breathes"
3. impart as if by breathing;
"He breathed new life into the old house"
4. allow the passage of air through;
"Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
5. utter or tell;
"not breathe a word"
6. manifest or evince;
"She breathes the Christian spirit"
7. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
8. reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked;
"This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"
9. expel (gases or odors)
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