| 词汇 | catch one's breath |
| 释义 | catch one's breathcatch one's breath1.■屏住呼吸, 倒吸一口气The beauty of the scene made him catch his breath.风景之美令他愕然止息。Her words were so bold that people caught their breath.她的话太大胆了, 使人们都倒抽了一口气。The news was so unexpected that I caught my breath from shock.这条意想不到的消息使我震惊地屏住了呼吸。The story is full of surprises which cause the reader to catch his breath.这个故事充满惊险情节, 使读者紧张得透不过气。2.■〈非正〉休息一下, 歇一口气It's ten o'clock, let's catch our breath.十点了, 让我们歇一下吧。After climbing to the hill top, I sat down to catch my breath.爬到山顶之后我坐下来歇一口气。After the day's work, we sat down over coffee to catch our breath.白天辛劳工作后, 我们坐下来喝杯咖啡, 放松一下。After running to the bus stop we sat down to catch our breath.我们跑到汽车站后才坐下来喘口气。 |
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