Breathe

(verb.) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; 'I can breathe better when the air is clean'; 'The patient is respiring'.

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) manifest or evince; 'She breathes the Christian spirit'.

(verb.) utter or tell; 'not breathe a word'.

(verb.) impart as if by breathing; 'He breathed new life into the old house'.

(verb.) be alive; 'Every creature that breathes'.

(verb.) allow the passage of air through; 'Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear'.

整理:弗娜

• The latter is the element that we breathe and which passes into the body, there to combine with the impurities resulting from the various life activities. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The young lady uttered a cry of surprise, and for a few moments they were so still that the listener could distinctly hear them breathe. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• We talk of breathing air, but what all living things really do is to breathe oxygen dissolved in water. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Take care you don't breathe of my having been--not even to the Shaws. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The girl had almost ceased to breathe, when, to her relief, the head disappeared and she heard the brute's footsteps leaving the window. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Nothing to breathe but streets, streets, streets. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• I get better, dear, if I can only walk, and breathe a little fresh. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• From the interior a low soft breathing came to his ear. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• And when Our Johnny gets his breathing again, I turns again, and we all goes on together. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I listened to the patient's breathing, and avoided answering. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• But tonight every fibre in her body shrank from Lily's nearness: it was torture to listen to her breathing, and feel the sheet stir with it. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• We talk of breathing air, but what all living things really do is to breathe oxygen dissolved in water. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• By heaven, he is the proudest fellow breathing. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Her usually quiet breathing had grown quicker with his words. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Mr. Pickwick returned the glare, concentrated into a focus by means of his spectacles, and breathed a bold defiance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• He breathed a sigh of relief as he drew out the little tin box, and, opening it, found his greatest treasures undisturbed. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The atmosphere of the room was so different from any he had ever breathed that self-consciousness vanished in the sense of adventure. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• She almost knew it was False Hope which breathed the whisper, and yet she listened. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Until this morning I have never breathed one word to my wife upon this matter. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Those few warm words, though only warm with anger, breathed on that frail frost-work of reserve; about this time, it gave note of dissolution. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• If one had habitually breathed the New York air there were times when anything less crystalline seemed stifling. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The gal's manners is dreadful vulgar; and the boy breathes so very hard while he's eating, that we found it impossible to sit at table with him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• A fish is a vertebrated animal that breathes by gills and can live only in water. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Since every man, woman, and child constantly breathes forth carbon dioxide, the danger in overcrowded rooms is great, and proper ventilation is of vital importance. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The earth breathes fragrant breaths to-night, And the perfume blows from the land. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• She breathes quickly and heavily, but she stands as unflinchingly as ever he has seen her in the midst of her grandest company. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Varying pitches are obtained partly by the varying wind pressure of the musician; if he breathes fast, the pitch rises; if he breathes slowly, the pitch falls. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• I have always the feeling that she breathes a sigh of relief every time I bid her good-by. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.

编辑:思朋斯