Breathless
[ 'breθlis ]
第3级
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adj. 气喘吁吁的，喘不过气来的;（紧张得）屏住气息的;透不过气的;死的，气绝的;
📝 例句
He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs.
他爬上楼梯顶时气喘吁吁的。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
breathless
adj
1
(a) breathing quickly or with difficulty; panting 呼吸急促或困难的; 气喘吁吁的
breathless after running up the stairs 跑上楼梯後气喘吁吁的
Heavy smoking makes him breathless. 吸烟过多使他气喘.
(b) causing one to be breathless; strenuous 引起气喘的; 费力的
breathless haste/hurry/pace/speed 赶得使人喘不过气来的仓促[匆忙/步子/速度].
2
(a) [pred 作表语]
holding one's breath (because of fear, excitement, etc) （因恐惧、激动等）屏住呼吸
breathless with terror, wonder, amazement, etc 因恐怖、诧异、惊奇等而屏住呼吸.
(b) [attrib 作定语]
tense; making one hold one's breath 紧张的; 使人屏住呼吸的
a breathless hush in the concert hall 音乐厅内屏息无声.
3 with no air or wind 无空气的; 无风的
a breathless calm 死寂.
🔁 扩展释义
*['breθlis]a. 喘不过气来的, 屏气的, 气喘吁吁的, 无风的, 死的
📖 同为「TOEFL」词汇
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Hello, Mrs. Herrera. Hi, Carl, how you doing?
你好，Herrera太太，嗨，Carl，你怎么样啦？
I'm too young.
我太年轻。
'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor.
“我来告诉您在哪儿下车，”售票员回答说。