breathless

['breθlis]

adj.喘不过气来的

例句与用法：

The children are breathless as they watch the tightrope act.

孩子们在看走绳索表演时呼吸都屏住了。

A breathless audience.

屏住呼吸的观众

I met him in a hot and breathless afternoon.

我是在一个又闷又热的下午遇到他的。

I was completely breathless when I got to the top of the mountain.

当我到达山顶上时，我已经上气不接下气了。

词形变化：

副词: breathlessly | 名词: breathlessness |

详细释义：

a.

1. 气喘吁吁的, 呼吸困难的

The climb made him breathless.

往上爬使他上气不接下气。

2. (因兴奋、恐惧等)呼吸急促的; 屏息的

The children were breathless as they watched the tightrope act.

孩子们在看走绳索表演时呼吸都屏住了。

3. 扣人心弦的, 令人喘不过气的

breathless tension

令人透不过气来的紧张

4. 呼吸停止的; 死的

The body lay breathless on the bed: there was no sign of life.

躺在床上的人停止了呼吸, 已经死了。

5. 无风而沉闷的; 闷气的

the breathless air of a hot summer day

炎热的夏日那令人窒息的空气