catch one's breath

1. 屏息

The song was so beautiful that it made me catch my breath.

这首歌太好了, 我禁不住屏息而听。

2. 喘气

Let me catch my breath after running so fast.

快跑过后让我喘一口气。

hold one's breath

1. 屏息而待

All Europe held its breath to see who would win the election.

全欧洲屏息而待, 看谁能赢得这场选举。

out of breath

1. 喘不过气来

I'm out of breath after running up the stairs.

奔上楼梯我气喘吁吁。

waste one's breath

1. 白费口舌

Don't waste your breath trying to persuade him.

别白费口舌去劝他了。


习惯用语above one's breath1.大声, 说出声at a breath1.一口气bate one's breath1.(因恐惧或激动)屏息, 连大气也不敢出below one's breath1.低声地under one's breath1.低声地catch one's breath1.恢复呼吸, 歇一口气draw a breath1.深深地吸一口气take a breath1.深深地吸一口气draw a long breath1.深深地吸一口气take a long breath1.深深地吸一口气draw one's first breath1.出生, 出世draw one's last breath1.断气, 咽气fetch one's breath1.缓过气来; 苏醒过来gasp for breath1.呼吸十分困难, 上气不接下气2.(对某人的言行等)感到大为吃惊gather a breath1.缓一口气get one's breath1.恢复正常(呼吸)recover one's breath1.恢复正常(呼吸)get one's breath again1.恢复正常(呼吸)recover one's breath again1.恢复正常(呼吸)give up the breath1.死hold one's breath1.(因恐惧或激动)屏息, 暂时停止呼吸2.屏息以待, 非常紧张地等待着keep one's breath1.(因恐惧或激动)屏息, 暂时停止呼吸2.屏息以待, 非常紧张地等待着in a breath1.一瞬间2.齐声地, 一口气in one breath1.同时, 齐声地in the same breath1.同时; 相提并论keep one's breath to cool one's porridge1.保持缄默, 不要白费口舌save one's breath to cool one's porridge1.保持缄默, 不要白费口舌spare one's breath to cool one's porridge1.保持缄默, 不要白费口舌knock the breath out of1.使吓一跳lose one's breath1.喘不过气来not a breath of1.一点儿没有out of breath1.喘不过气来pant for breath1.喘put out of breath1.使某人喘不过气来, 使(某人)上气不接下气put sb. out of breath1.使某人喘不过气来, 使(某人)上气不接下气scant of breath1.呼吸困难second breath1.【体】二度呼吸2.一股新的精力short of breath1.呼吸困难, 呼吸短促, 喘不过气来slip one's breath1.[口]断气, 死slip one's wind1.[口]断气, 死spend one's breath (=waste one's breath)1.白说, 白费口舌stop sb.'s breath1.闷死某人take breath1.歇一歇; 喘口气take one's breath away1.使某人大为惊讶或感动to the last breath1.至死with bated breath1.屏息地; 小声地; 焦急地with one's bad breath1.心怀恶意with the last breath1.临终时; 最后yield (up) the breath1.[古]断气, 死breath of life1.生气, 活气2.(对于某人[物])不可少的东西, 象空气一样的东西breath of one's nostrils1.生气, 活气2.(对于某人[物])不可少的东西, 象空气一样的东西