breathe

单词辨析:

gasp breathe exhale gulp inhale pant puff 【导航词义:呼吸】
gasp v. 喘气,喘息;急促呼吸
〔辨析〕

指因惊讶、疼痛或震惊而倒吸气,也指因呼吸困难而急促地深呼吸。

〔例证〕

She gasped with surprise at the snake.

她看见蛇惊讶得倒抽了一口气。

She came to the surface of the water, gasping for air.

她浮出水面,急促地喘着气。

breathe v. 呼吸
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指用肺等正常呼吸。

〔例证〕

We could hardly breathe at such a high altitude.

在这样的高度,我们呼吸很困难。

The doctor told her to breathe deeply.

医生要她深呼吸。

Both animals and plants breathe air.

动物和植物都要呼吸空气。

exhale v. 呼出,呼气
〔辨析〕

指把吸进的空气、烟气等呼出来。

〔例证〕

Breathe deeply and then exhale slowly.

深吸一口气,然后慢慢地呼出来。

He lit his cigarette and exhaled smoke.

他点燃香烟,然后吐出烟雾。

gulp v. 大口吸气,喘大气
〔辨析〕

因体内缺氧而大口吸气或喘气,也指因害怕、惊讶而倒吸气。

〔例证〕

The man is gulping air after running.

那个人跑步后在大口喘气。

The player gulped nervously before trying to answer.

那个球员紧张地倒吸了一口气才回答。

inhale v. 吸入,吸气
〔辨析〕

指吸入空气、烟雾、味道等。

〔例证〕

It is dangerous to inhale poisonous gas.

吸入有毒气体是危险的。

He lit his cigar and inhaled deeply.

他点燃雪茄,深吸了一口。

pant v. 气喘,喘息
〔辨析〕

指因运动、天气炎热等而呼吸急促。

〔例证〕

He is climbing and panting.

他一边爬,一边气喘吁吁。

On hot summer days dogs often lie panting.

在炎热的夏天,狗经常气喘吁吁地躺着。

puff v. 喘粗气
〔辨析〕

指因运动、干重活等而费劲地大口喘气。

〔例证〕

He huffed and puffed while climbing the mountain.

他一边爬山,一边喘着粗气。

She caught up with Harry, puffing for breath.

她赶上了哈里,直喘粗气。

相关例句:

He never breathed a word about our conversation.

关于我们的谈话他只字未提。

At parties, I don't like to be with people who breathe out smoke all over me.

聚会时,我不愿意和那些在我周围喷烟吐雾的人在一起。

In the morning I open the window wide and breathe in deeply.

早晨我敞开窗户,做深呼吸。

If you breathe on the window you can write your name in the mist.

如果你往玻璃窗上哈气,你可在雾蒙蒙的窗上写下你的名字。

Always breathe through your nose

要一直用鼻子呼吸。

Don't breathe a word about this.

这件事,你可别嚷嚷。