breathing

名词 breathing:

1. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
   同义词：external respiration, respiration, ventilation

动词 breathe:

1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
   同义词：breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
2. be alive
   同义词：breathe
3. impart as if by breathing
   同义词：breathe
4. allow the passage of air through
   同义词：breathe
5. utter or tell
   同义词：breathe
6. manifest or evince
   同义词：breathe
7. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
   同义词：rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
8. reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
   同义词：breathe
9. expel (gases or odors)
   同义词：emit, breathe, pass off

形容词 breathing:

1. passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination
   同义词：eupneic, eupnoeic

1. I can't concentrate with you breathing down my neck.
   你这样紧紧盯著我，使我精神无法集中。
2. No one can live without breathing.
   没有一个人可以不呼吸而生存。
3. He was breathing hard/heavily after racing for the train.
   他跑著赶上火车以後，吃力地喘著气。
4. The old man ceased breathing the night before.
   老人前一天晚上停止了呼吸。
5. On being sent to hospital, he was on the point of breathing his last.
   他被送到医院的时候已经奄奄一息了。
6. He sprayed some nasal spray into the nose to make breathing easier.
   他往鼻子里喷了些鼻雾喷剂，让呼吸畅通些。
7. They walked through the forest breathing the scent of pines.
   他们步行穿过森林，呼吸着松树的芳香。
8. The astronauts have special breathing apparatus.
   宇航员有特殊的呼吸装置。

breath.ing

n.（名词）

The act or process of respiration.
呼吸：呼吸的行为或过程
A single breath.
一次呼吸
The time required to take one`s breath.
瞬间，片刻：呼吸的时间

Either of two marks used in Greek to indicate aspiration of an initial vowel or diphthong (`) or the absence of such aspiration (’).
送气符号，送气音：希腊语中两种符号之一，表示首元音或双元音的送气发音的符号（`）或不发这种送气音的符号（’）
The presence or absence of aspiration indicated by these marks.
上述符号所表示的送气音的存在或不存在