be breathless
After running up the stairs, she was completely breathless.
跑上楼梯后，她完全喘不过气来。
气喘吁吁的；呼吸困难的
令人屏息的；扣人心弦的；停止呼吸的；死亡的；看似已死的；无风的；平静的；空气稀薄的；情绪激动的；言辞夸张的；呼吸困难的；气喘吁吁的。
breathing with difficulty; gasping for breath
呼吸困难的；气喘吁吁的。
Having difficulty breathing; gasping.
无法呼吸或呼吸困难
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
使人屏息的(因兴奋等)。
That makes one hold one's breath (with excitement etc.).
容易导致正常呼吸暂停的
tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
不呼吸的；死的或看似已死的。
Not breathing; dead or apparently so.
看似死亡；没有呼吸或没有明显脉搏
appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
无风的；静止的、平静的或无空气的。
Having no wind; still, calm or airless.
带有歇斯底里腔调的,使用过度情绪化语言的。
Having a somewhat hysterical tone, using over-emotive language.
After running up the stairs, I was breathless and had to stop for a moment.
跑上楼梯后，我气喘吁吁，不得不停一会儿。
用法提示：breathless 是形容词，表示体力消耗后呼吸急促、气喘吁吁。
AI contextual example
The long sprint left her breathless, but she was proud of her time.
长距离冲刺让她上气不接下气，但她对自己的成绩感到自豪。
用法提示：这里 breathless 作形容词，描述剧烈运动后呼吸困难的状态。
AI contextual example
He felt breathless from carrying the heavy boxes up to the fifth floor.
他把沉重的箱子搬到五楼后，感到喘不过气来。
用法提示：breathless 与 felt 连用，表示因劳累而感到气喘吁吁。
AI contextual example
After running up the stairs, she was completely breathless.
跑上楼梯后，她完全喘不过气来。
比喻义，表示因惊奇、激动等而屏息。
The stunning view left him breathless.
那 stunning 的景色让他目瞪口呆。
通常后接表示情绪的名词，如 excitement, fear。
She was breathless with excitement when she saw the surprise.
她看到惊喜时激动得喘不过气来。
固定搭配，形容非常安静的场面。
A breathless silence fell over the audience as the magician began his trick.
魔术师开始表演时，观众陷入一片屏息的寂静。
尤指剧烈运动后，与 breathless 基本可互换，但更口语化
最常用短语，强调呼吸急促，与 breathless 完全同义
强调张口呼吸且伴有声音，语气较强
多指快速浅呼吸，常用于劳累或炎热时
指容易气喘，侧重体质或健康状况
grammar · medium
易错句子The mountain top view was breathless.
正确表达The mountain top view was breathtaking.
形容景色壮丽应用'breathtaking'（令人屏息的），而'breathless'指人喘不过气，不可用于风景。混淆源于中文'令人窒息的美景'的直译。
grammar · medium
易错句子He finished the race breathless.
正确表达He finished the race breathlessly.
修饰动词'finished'应用副词'breathlessly'而非形容词'breathless'。形容词只能作表语或定语，此处需方式状语。
与 breathless "喘不过气的" 相反，指正常呼吸状态。
breathless指呼吸困难，breathtaking指令人惊叹或激动。
breathless是形容词，breath是名词，且breathless强调无法呼吸的状态。
兴奋得喘不过气来
The crowd was breathless with excitement as the winner was announced.
当获胜者宣布时，人群兴奋得喘不过气来。
屏息以待的期待
The audience waited in breathless anticipation for the performance to begin.
观众屏息以待地等待表演开始。
屏息的寂静
There was a breathless silence as the tightrope walker crossed the wire.
走钢丝者穿过钢丝时，一片屏息的寂静。
令人屏息的美
The sunset over the ocean was a breathless beauty.
海上的落日有一种令人屏息的美。
令某人喘不过气
The breathtaking view left her breathless.
那令人叹为观止的景色让她喘不过气来。
root
suffix
跑步等剧烈运动常导致喘不过气来。
心跳加速或心悸常伴随呼吸急促。
因惊讶或劳累而突然喘气。
快速浅呼吸，如同breathless时的表现。
无法呼吸的感觉，与breathless相关。
屏息以待
The audience was breathless with anticipation as the magician began his final trick.
当魔术师开始他的最后一个把戏时，观众屏息以待。
令人屏息的寂静
A breathless silence fell over the crowd as the speaker approached the podium.
当演讲者走近讲台时，人群陷入令人屏息的寂静。
急促的步伐
The city moved at a breathless pace, with everyone rushing to their next appointment.
这座城市以急促的步伐运转着，每个人都赶着去下一个约会。
宝贝，你让我喘不过气来。
He was breathless from running.
他跑得喘不过气来。
我渴望得窒息。
The view left her breathless.
美景让她目瞪口呆。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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