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breathless

adjective
🔊/ˈbreθləs/
🔊/ˈbreθləs/
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  1. having difficulty in breathing; making it difficult for somebody to breathe（使）气喘吁吁的，上气不接下气的
    • He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs.他爬上楼梯顶时气喘吁吁的。🔊🔊
    • They maintained a breathless (= very fast) pace for half an hour.他们疾走了半小时。🔊🔊
    • The dance left her feeling breathless and weak.舞蹈使她感到呼吸困难和虚弱。
    Extra Examples
    • He felt quite breathless.他感觉喘不过气来。
    • He sounded rather breathless.听起来他有点儿气喘吁吁的。
    • The unaccustomed exercise left him breathless.他对这项运动还不习惯，练得气喘吁吁的。
    • We had to stop, breathless from exertion.我们不得不停下，累得气喘吁吁。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • with
    • from
    See full entry
  2. (formal) experiencing, or making somebody experience, a strong emotional reaction（使人）屏息的，目瞪口呆的
    • the breathless excitement of seeing each other again再次相见时无比的兴奋
    • breathless with something breathless with terror吓得目瞪口呆
    • The children peered through the open door, breathless with excitement.孩子们透过开着的门仔细往里看，激动得喘不过气来。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • with
    • from
    See full entry
  3. (formal) with no air or wind令人窒息的；无风的
    • the breathless heat of a summer afternoon夏日午后的闷热