breathless
英 [ˈbreθ.ləs]
美 [ˈbreθ.ləs]
将“breathless”分解为“breathe”和“less”,记住“breathe”是呼吸,而“less”表示“少”或“不”,结合起来想象一个人呼吸急促,几乎不能呼吸,因而感到“breathless”,即“屏息”或“气喘吁吁”的状态。
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- 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.
- 1. I was a little breathless and my heartbeat was bumpy and fast.
- 我有点儿喘不上气,心脏咚咚地快速跳动着。
- 2. Tech-nology has advanced at a breathless pace.
- 技术进步速度惊人,日新月异。
- 3. We were breathless with anticipation.
- 我们满怀期待,激动得快要无法呼吸。
- 4. He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs.
- 他爬上楼梯顶时气喘吁吁的。
- 5. She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.
- 她骑车上山累得全身发热,喘不过气来。