n. 呼吸的空气;一次吸入的空气;微量;迹象;（空气的）微微流动，拂动
复数： breaths
一、牛津词典
noun
1.[U] 呼吸的空气
the air that you take into your lungs and send out again
His breath smelt of garlic.
他呼出的气中有大蒜味。
bad breath (= that smells bad)
口臭
We had to stop for breath before we got to the top.
我们不得不喘口气，然后再登山顶。
She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing) .
她呼吸很困难。
2.[C] 一次吸入的空气
an amount of air that enters the lungs at one time
to take a deep breath
深深吸一口气
He recited the whole poem in one breath.
他一口气背出了整篇诗。
3.~ of sth
[sing.] (formal) 微量；迹象
a small amount of sth; slight evidence of sth
a breath of suspicion/scandal
一丝怀疑；丑闻的嫌疑
4.a ~ of air, wind
[sing.] (literary) （空气的）微微流动，拂动
a slight movement of air
二、双语例句
1.A final point of confusion was the emphasis on lack of air to breath.
最后一处迷惑之处就是（你们）强调会缺乏可呼吸的空气。
2.Photography is the air I breath, the water I drink, the fire I step through, the rock I'm standing on
摄影是我呼吸的空气，我喝的水，我走过的火，我所立足的岩石
3.The weather was hot, without a breath of wind.
天气炎热，连一丝风都没有。
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