英語單詞

breathless是什麽意思

breathless

英 ['breθlɪs] 美 ['brɛθləs]
  • adj. 喘不過氣來的;停止呼吸的

英文詞源


breathless (adj.)
late 14c., "unable to breathe," from breath + -less. Meaning "out of breath, panting" is from mid-15c. Used from 1590s in the sense "dead." Meaning "forgetting to breathe due to excitement, awe, anticipation, etc." is recorded from 1802. Related: Breathlessly; breathlessness.

雙語例句


1. I was a little breathless and my heartbeat was bumpy and fast.
我有點兒喘不上氣,心髒咚咚地快速跳動著。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Tech-nology has advanced at a breathless pace.
技術進步速度驚人,日新月異。

來自柯林斯例句

3. We were breathless with anticipation.
我們滿懷期待,激動得快要無法呼吸。

來自柯林斯例句

4. He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs.
他爬上樓梯頂時氣喘籲籲的。

來自《權威詞典》

5. She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.
她騎車上山累得全身發熱,喘不過氣來。

來自《權威詞典》

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