breathe/brið; briːð/v 1 [I,T] to take air into your lungs and send it out again 呼吸: Grandad got up, breathing heavily (=with long slow breaths). 祖父喘着粗气起身。Relax and breathe deeply (=take in a lot of air). 放松﹐深呼吸。Try not to breathe the fumes. 尽量不要吸入浓烟。THESAURUS 同类词pant – to breathe quickly with short breaths, especially after exercising〔尤在锻炼后〕气喘﹐喘息wheeze – to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, often because you are ill〔常因身体不适〕呼哧呼哧地喘气be short of breath/be out of breath/gasp for air – to have difficulty breathing, often after physical activity such as running or climbing〔通常在跑步或爬山等之后〕呼吸短促﹐气急2 be breathing down sb's neckinformal to watch someone carefully and make them feel nervous or annoyed【非正式】紧紧盯着某人看〔使得其感到紧张或生气〕: I can’t work with you breathing down my neck. 你这样盯着我看﹐我干不了活。3 not breathe a word to not say anything about something that is secret 不透露一个字﹐不透露风声: Promise not to breathe a word to anyone. 你要保证不向任何人透露一个字。 —breathing n [U] breathe in phr v to take air into your lungs 吸气﹐吸入: The doctor told her to breathe in. 医生叫她吸气。breathe sth in They breathed in the fresh sea air. 他们吸着清新的海风。breathe out phr v to let air out of your lungs 呼气﹐呼出: Jim breathed out deeply. 吉姆深深地呼出一口气。