breath
US: /ˈbɹɛθ/
UK: /bɹˈɛθ/
UK: /bɹˈɛθ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
breath /breθ/
- danh từ
- hơi thở, hơi
- to take a deep breath: hít một hơi dài
- to hold (coatch) one's breath: nín hơi, nín thở
- to lose one's breath: hết hơi
- to recover one's breath: lấy lại hơi
- to take breath: nghỉ lấy hơi
- out of breath: hết hơi, đứt hơi
- all in a breath; all in the same breath: một hơi, một mạch
- cơn gió nhẹ; làn hương thoảng
- there wasn't a breath of air: chẳng có tí gió nào
- tiếng thì thào
- breath of life (nostrils)
- điều cần thiết, điều bắt buộc
- to keep one's breath to cool one's porridge
- (xem) porridge
- to speak under one's breath
- nói khẽ, nói thì thầm, nói thì thào
- to take one's breath away
- làm ngạc nhiên, làm kinh ngạc
- to waste one's breath
- hoài hơi, phí lời
- hơi thở, hơi
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U] the air that you take into your lungs and send out again: His breath smelt of garlic. + bad breath (= that smells bad) + We had to stop for breath before we got to the top. + She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing). + While there is breath left in my body, I will refuse.
2 [C] an amount of air that enters the lungs at one time: to take a deep breath + He recited the whole poem in one breath.
3 ~ of sth [sing.] (formal) a small amount of sth; slight evidence of sth: a breath of suspicion / scandal
4 a ~ of air, wind [sing.] (literary) a slight movement of air
Idioms: a breath of (fresh) air clean air breathed in after being indoors or in a dirty atmosphere: We'll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime.
a breath of fresh air a person, thing or place that is new and different and therefore interesting and exciting
the breath of life to / for sb (literary) an essential part of a person's existence: Playing the violin has been the breath of life to her for over 20 years.
get your breath (again / back) (BrE) (also catch your breath AmE, BrE) to breathe normally again after running or doing some tiring exercise
hold your breath
1 to stop breathing for a short time: Hold your breath and count to ten.
2 to be anxious while you are waiting for sth that you are worried about: He held his breath while the results were read out.
3 (informal) people say don't hold your breath! to emphasize that sth will take a long time or may not happen: She said she'd do it this week, but don't hold your breath!
in the same breath immediately after saying sth that suggests the opposite intention or meaning: He praised my work and in the same breath told me I would have to leave.
his / her last / dying breath the last moment of a person's life
out of breath having difficulty breathing after exercise: We were out of breath after only five minutes.
say sth, speak, etc. under your breath to say sth quietly so that people cannot hear: 'Rubbish!' he murmured under his breath.
take sb's breath away to be very surprising or beautiful: My first view of the island from the air took my breath away.
more at BATED, CATCH v., DRAW v., SAVE v., WASTE v.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 gust, zephyr, breeze, puff, whiff, stirring, stir:
There wasn't a breath of air in the tent.
2 hint, suggestion, indication, touch, murmur, whisper, soupçon:
She never allowed the breath of scandal to affect her behaviour.
3 take one's breath away. astound, astonish, surprise, amaze, dazzle, startle, shock, stagger:
The sheer beauty of the waterfall takes your breath away.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
big, deep, long, slow | quick, shallow, short | bad
Smoking gives you bad breath.
VERB + BREATH
draw (in), suck in, take
He spoke solidly for twenty minutes, barely pausing to draw breath. Take a deep breath and try to relax.
| let out
He let out a long breath.
| hold
How long can you hold your breath for?
| get back
I needed a few minutes to get my breath back after the run.
| catch
When he said he had resigned, I caught my breath in surprise.
| gasp for
He came up out of the water gasping for breath.
| pause for
She poured out her story, hardly pausing for breath.
| save
(figurative) It's useless talking to him?you may as well save your breath.
| waste
(figurative) Don't waste your breath. He never listens to advice.
BREATH + VERB
come in gasps/pants/puffs
His breath came in short gasps.
PREP.
on sb's ~
I could smell gin on her breath.
| out of ~
I'm a bit out of breath after my run.
| under your ~
He was whispering rude remarks about her under his breath.
| ~ of
It was a still day, without a breath of wind.
PHRASES
a breath of fresh air
I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air.
| an intake of breath
When the news was announced, there was a sharp intake of breath.
| in the same breath
How can we trust a government that mentions community care and cutbacks in the same breath?
| short of breath
I felt a bit short of breath and had to sit down.
| take sb's breath away
(figurative) The sheer audacity of the man took my breath away.
Concise English dictionary
breathsbreθ
noun
+the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
+the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
+a short respite
+an indirect suggestion
+a slight movement of the air
