breathe
- 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)