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breather

英 ['briːðə] 美 ['briðɚ]

解释

n. 呼吸者；呼吸的东西；剧烈的运动；短时间的休息

※ 提供单词"breather"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

breather (n.): c. 1600, "a living creature, one who breathes," agent noun from breathe. Meaning "spell of exercise to stimulate breathing" is from 1836; that of "a rest to recover breath" is from 1901.

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例句和用法

1. Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.: 要放松，什么时候觉得需要休息就休息一下。

2. Let's take a breather before we go on.: 喘口气再干.

3. The fresh - air inlet was usually the crankcase breather cap.: 新鲜空气进口一般是曲轴箱通气盖.

4. Let's have / take a breather for a few minutes.: 让我们休息几分钟.

5. It was midnight before Xiangzi , who had been on the go non - stop , could take a breather.: 一直转转到十二点, 祥子才找到叹口气的工夫.