breathless
英 ['breθl?s]
美['br?θl?s]
- adj. 喘不過氣來的；停止呼吸的
TEM4TOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?breathlessly;名詞:?breathlessness;
英文詞源
- breathless (adj.)
- late 14c., "unable to breathe," from breath + -less. Meaning "out of breath, panting" is from mid-15c. Used from 1590s in the sense "dead." Meaning "forgetting to breathe due to excitement, awe, anticipation, etc." is recorded from 1802. Related: Breathlessly; breathlessness.
雙語例句
- 1. I was a little breathless and my heartbeat was bumpy and fast.
- 我有點(diǎn)兒喘不上氣，心臟咚咚地快速跳動著。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Tech-nology has advanced at a breathless pace.
- 技術(shù)進(jìn)步速度驚人，日新月異。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We were breathless with anticipation.
- 我們滿懷期待，激動得快要無法呼吸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs.
- 他爬上樓梯頂時(shí)氣喘吁吁的。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.
- 她騎車上山累得全身發(fā)熱，喘不過氣來。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》