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breathing 音标拼音: [br'iðɪŋ] n. 呼吸,瞬间,微风
a. 呼吸的,逼真的 呼吸,瞬间,微风呼吸的,逼真的 breathing adj 1: passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; " the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; " the heavy- breathing person on the telephone" [ synonym: { breathing}, { eupneic}, { eupnoeic}] [ ant: { breathless}, { dyspneal}, { dyspneic}, { dyspnoeal}, { dyspnoeic}] n 1: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation [ synonym: { breathing}, { external respiration}, { respiration}, { ventilation}] Breathe \ Breathe\ ( br[= e][ th]), v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Breathed} ( br[= e][ th] d); p. pr. & vb. n. { Breathing}.] [ From { Breath}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. " I am in health, I breathe." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Breathes there a man with soul so dead Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land! -- Sir W. Scott [ The Lay of the Last Minstrel]. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 2. To take breath; to rest from action. [ 1913 Webster] Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently. [ 1913 Webster] The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] There breathes a living fragrance from the shore. -- Byron. [ 1913 Webster]
Breathing \ Breath" ing\, n. 1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. [ 1913 Webster] Subject to a difficulty of breathing. -- Melmoth. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Air in gentle motion. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the breathings of the Spirit. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Aspiration; secret prayer. " Earnest desires and breathings after that blessed state." -- Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Exercising; promotion of respiration. [ 1913 Webster] Here is a lady that wants breathing too; And I have heard, you knights of Tyre Are excellent in making ladies trip. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words. [ 1913 Webster] I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 7. Breathing place; vent. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 8. Stop; pause; delay. [ 1913 Webster] You shake the head at so long a breathing. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h. [ 1913 Webster] 10. ( Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See { Rough breathing}, { Smooth breathing}, below. [ 1913 Webster] { Breathing place}. ( a) A pause. " That c[ ae] sura, or breathing place, in the midst of the verse." -- Sir P. Sidney. ( b) A vent. { Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. -- Bp. Hall. { Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a short time. -- Shak. { Rough breathing} ({ spiritus asper}) ([ spasp]). See 2d { Asper}, n. { Smooth breathing} ({ spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating the absence of the sound of h, as in ' ie` nai ( ienai). [ 1913 Webster] [ 1913 Webster]
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