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Definition of breathless in English:

breathless

adjective ˈbrɛθləsˈbrɛθləs
  • 1Gasping for breath, typically due to exertion.

    (通常因吃力而)气喘吁吁的,上气不接下气的

    the climb left me breathless

    攀登使我气喘吁吁。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘They couldn't be coming after us so quickly,’ he reckoned, breathless and gasping.
    • The test ends when the patient is exhausted or too breathless to continue.
    • I began hearing breathless gasps and I realized that they were mine.
    • She looked up at him, breathless and gasping in surprise.
    • He had chased her all around until she was breathless, panting and gasping.
    • She looked breathless and exhausted but she was still alert.
    • She found herself lying on the ground, tired and breathless.
    • He'd turn his head toward me, his chest still moving up and down quickly from the rapid, breathless exertion.
    • All it accomplished was to leave him breathless and gasping.
    • She ran swiftly up the flights of spiraled staircase, panting and breathless.
    • In a moment's time, he was back, breathless and heaving for air.
    • There is no need to suffer by doing exercises which leave us breathless and sweating.
    • Drenched in sweat, they are prostrated by fatigue, breathless in the suffocating heat.
    • Air whooshed from his chest and Nyte was left breathless, gasping and coughing for air.
    • The swordsman was breathless and tired, yet he had fared better than all his friends, though he did not know it.
    • Within a month of her diagnosis, she was too tired and breathless to walk across her living room.
    • The day passed by and our party arrived at the new lodge, tired and breathless.
    • We had started out the last song breathless, and ended completely exhausted.
    • The monologue had gone on so long that he was breathless.
    Synonyms
    out of breath, panting, puffing, gasping (for breath), huffing and puffing, puffing and blowing, puffed, puffed out, gulping (for breath), wheezing, wheezy, choking, winded
    short of breath, short-winded
    exhausted, tired out
    informal out of puff
    1. 1.1 Feeling or causing great excitement or other strong feelings.
      (由于激动或其他强烈的感情而)屏息的;呼吸困难的
      she was breathless with shock

      她震惊得屏住了呼吸。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I felt invincible, breathless and overwhelmingly strong.
      • Together, this is a high-powered trio, a critical mass leading to a dramatic chain reaction that leaves us breathless.
      • She was breathless with excitement and it was catching.
      • And that was it-just those two breathless weeks, then years of mild regret and intermittent speculation.
      • But don't get me wrong: Demme's movie is still a breathless roller-coaster ride very much worth taking.
      • The magnificent rock verticals, lush meadows and turquoise waters left me literally breathless.
      • She once rang me breathless with excitement: ‘I'm going to be in a magazine!’
      • Chantelle was nearly breathless with excitement by the end of the night.
      • The action, when it happens, is breakneck and breathless.
      • She panted into the phone, breathless from all the last-minute planning.
      • Despite being here to promote a movie devoted to his life, he is hardly your average breathless self-publicist.
      • Exhausted and breathless from the simple answer, Ben turned a questioning glance at his mum.
      • The track, like the album, will leave you breathless.
      • Their feline sounds and nimble mannerisms left me breathless.
      • She speaks in breathless, giggly received pronunciation.
      • Though crudely made, it displayed a breathless joy that continued through each of his subsequent films.
      • He scooped me back into his arms and we proceeded to dance until we were flushed with breathless excitement.
      • The shows are very student-priced and will leave you breathless.
      • A walk through the shopping district will leave you breathless and, sometimes, penniless, but it is a worthwhile go.
      • Beverly pulled away, feeling breathless and excited at the same time.
      Synonyms
      agog, all agog, eager, expectant, open-mouthed, waiting with bated breath, on the edge of one's seat, on tenterhooks, in suspense, on pins and needles, on edge, excited, impatient
  • 2(of the air) not stirred by any wind or breeze; stiflingly still.

    静止无风的;静得令人窒息的

    the warm breathless air

    温暖而静止的空气。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The bittersweet tang of pulverized sugarcane hung pungent in the breathless void of the wind.
    • The grey cloaked man could feel their breathless air down his spine.
    • The light sea breeze made its subtle intrusion in ragged, breathless sighs.
    • The grass was yellow, and as high as his knees; not a blade stirred in the cold breathless air.
    • The breathless wind whispered by.
    Synonyms
    stuffy, close, stifling, suffocating, sultry, muggy, fuggy, stale, humid, oppressive

Derivatives

  • breathlessness

  • noun ˈbrɛθləsnəs
    • But earlier I used to get palpitations with breathlessness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's normal to feel a mild breathlessness during pregnancy.
      • In greater doses it can cause chest tightness, fatigue, breathlessness, dizziness and can affect muscle control.
      • Walking to the point of breathlessness may be overdoing it.
      • I couldn't keep the breathlessness and hurt out of my voice.
      • I experience breathlessness and sometimes congestion leading to wheezing and hyperventilation.

Definition of breathless in US English:

breathless

adjectiveˈbreTHləsˈbrɛθləs
  • 1Gasping for breath, typically due to exertion.

    (通常因吃力而)气喘吁吁的,上气不接下气的

    the climb left me breathless

    攀登使我气喘吁吁。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is no need to suffer by doing exercises which leave us breathless and sweating.
    • The monologue had gone on so long that he was breathless.
    • The test ends when the patient is exhausted or too breathless to continue.
    • He'd turn his head toward me, his chest still moving up and down quickly from the rapid, breathless exertion.
    • She ran swiftly up the flights of spiraled staircase, panting and breathless.
    • Drenched in sweat, they are prostrated by fatigue, breathless in the suffocating heat.
    • ‘They couldn't be coming after us so quickly,’ he reckoned, breathless and gasping.
    • She found herself lying on the ground, tired and breathless.
    • The day passed by and our party arrived at the new lodge, tired and breathless.
    • We had started out the last song breathless, and ended completely exhausted.
    • He had chased her all around until she was breathless, panting and gasping.
    • The swordsman was breathless and tired, yet he had fared better than all his friends, though he did not know it.
    • Within a month of her diagnosis, she was too tired and breathless to walk across her living room.
    • She looked up at him, breathless and gasping in surprise.
    • I began hearing breathless gasps and I realized that they were mine.
    • In a moment's time, he was back, breathless and heaving for air.
    • Air whooshed from his chest and Nyte was left breathless, gasping and coughing for air.
    • All it accomplished was to leave him breathless and gasping.
    • She looked breathless and exhausted but she was still alert.
    Synonyms
    out of breath, panting, puffing, gasping, gasping for breath, huffing and puffing, puffing and blowing, puffed, puffed out, gulping, gulping for breath, wheezing, wheezy, choking, winded
    1. 1.1 Short of breath or appearing this way because of excitement or other strong feelings.
      (由于激动或其他强烈的感情而)屏息的;呼吸困难的
      her breathless account of what happened in the courtroom
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A walk through the shopping district will leave you breathless and, sometimes, penniless, but it is a worthwhile go.
      • The action, when it happens, is breakneck and breathless.
      • She was breathless with excitement and it was catching.
      • Despite being here to promote a movie devoted to his life, he is hardly your average breathless self-publicist.
      • The shows are very student-priced and will leave you breathless.
      • She panted into the phone, breathless from all the last-minute planning.
      • And that was it-just those two breathless weeks, then years of mild regret and intermittent speculation.
      • She speaks in breathless, giggly received pronunciation.
      • Together, this is a high-powered trio, a critical mass leading to a dramatic chain reaction that leaves us breathless.
      • Beverly pulled away, feeling breathless and excited at the same time.
      • The track, like the album, will leave you breathless.
      • Though crudely made, it displayed a breathless joy that continued through each of his subsequent films.
      • I felt invincible, breathless and overwhelmingly strong.
      • The magnificent rock verticals, lush meadows and turquoise waters left me literally breathless.
      • But don't get me wrong: Demme's movie is still a breathless roller-coaster ride very much worth taking.
      • Their feline sounds and nimble mannerisms left me breathless.
      • He scooped me back into his arms and we proceeded to dance until we were flushed with breathless excitement.
      • Exhausted and breathless from the simple answer, Ben turned a questioning glance at his mum.
      • Chantelle was nearly breathless with excitement by the end of the night.
      • She once rang me breathless with excitement: ‘I'm going to be in a magazine!’
      Synonyms
      agog, all agog, eager, expectant, open-mouthed, waiting with bated breath, on the edge of one's seat, on tenterhooks, in suspense, on pins and needles, on edge, excited, impatient
    2. 1.2 (of the air or weather) unstirred by a wind or breeze; stiflingly still.
      静止无风的;静得令人窒息的
      the warm, breathless air

      温暖而静止的空气。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The light sea breeze made its subtle intrusion in ragged, breathless sighs.
      • The breathless wind whispered by.
      • The grass was yellow, and as high as his knees; not a blade stirred in the cold breathless air.
      • The grey cloaked man could feel their breathless air down his spine.
      • The bittersweet tang of pulverized sugarcane hung pungent in the breathless void of the wind.
      Synonyms
      stuffy, close, stifling, suffocating, sultry, muggy, fuggy, stale, humid, oppressive
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