Question

catch one's breath是什么意思

Answer 1

catch one's breath意思是屏住呼吸; 倒吸一口气;<非正>休息一下; 歇一口气

一、catch

英 [kætʃ]   美 [kætʃ, kɛtʃ]  

vt.赶上;接住;引起;看见

vt.& vi.（使）被钩住，（使）被卡住

n.抓;隐情;捕获量;挂钩

二、breath

英 [breθ]   美 [brɛθ]  

n.呼吸;一口气;呼吸力;微量

He had stopped to catch his breath and make sure of his directions. 

他曾停下来歇口气，同时确定一下方向。

扩展资料

同义词：

一、take a breather

歇口气

1、I now have time to take a breather. 

现在我终于有时间喘口气了。

2、Why don't you take a breather? You've worked nonstop for eight hours already. 

你已不停工作了八小时，为什么不歇歇？

二、take breath

英 [teik breθ]   美 [tek brɛθ]  

v.歇口气

On their stopping on a sudden to take breath for the fiercer renewal of the strife, they saw some Vultures waiting in the distance to feast on the one which should fall first. 

就在他们突然停下喘口气以展开新一轮搏斗时，他们发现远处的秃鹰正等着，看他们俩谁先倒下就吃谁。

Answer 2

under one's breath
人的呼吸下

under one's breath
低声地; 小声; 窃窃;

例句:
1.
Administer one breath every three to five seconds.
每隔三至五秒进行一次气体传送。

Answer 3

catch one's breath
屏住呼吸; 倒吸一口气;<非正>休息一下; 歇一口气

Answer 4

catch one's breath

屏住呼吸； 倒吸一口气； <非正>休息一下； 歇一口气

双语例句
1. Let's wait this one out, while I catch my breath.
咱初音感谢祭们别跳这支舞了, 让我喘口气.

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Answer 5

Catches one's breath 是一个英文成语 (idiom), 可以有两种意思

第一：因为看见某样东西或听见某件事被吓倒而抽了一口气
e.g. I caught my breath when I saw the notorious bully threw a punch across the poor boy's face.

第二：做运动后喘口气
e.g. She stopped to catch her breath after jogging for two hours consecutively.