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wait breathlessly for sth
这个搭配中的 breathlessly 侧重兴奋或紧张，不一定是真的喘不过气。
They waited breathlessly for the test results.
他们屏息等待考试结果。
气喘吁吁地；上气不接下气地
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气喘吁吁地；上气不接下气地
In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.
They waited breathlessly for the test results.
他们屏息等待考试结果。
气喘吁吁地,通常由于兴奋、用力等
In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.
She ran up the stairs breathlessly and collapsed on the sofa.
她气喘吁吁地跑上楼，瘫倒在沙发上。
“We won!” he shouted breathlessly into the phone.
“我们赢了！”他上气不接下气地对着电话喊道。
The children listened breathlessly as the teacher told the ghost story.
孩子们屏息凝神地听老师讲鬼故事。
这个搭配中的 breathlessly 侧重兴奋或紧张，不一定是真的喘不过气。
They waited breathlessly for the test results.
他们屏息等待考试结果。
用于描述因用力而气喘吁吁的状态，常接 up/down/out of 等表示方向的短语。
She ran breathlessly up the stairs.
她上气不接下气地跑上楼。
Not this
She was breathlessly after the long run.
Use this
She was breathless after the long run.
breathlessly 是副词，不能放在 be 动词后作表语来形容主语的状态；应使用形容词 breathless。
Not this
He spoke breathelessly about the accident.
Use this
He spoke breathlessly about the accident.
breathelessly 是拼写错误；breathlessly 由名词 breath 加 -less 和 -ly 构成，不要与动词 breathe 混淆。
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屏息等待
The fans waited breathlessly for the band to come on stage.
粉丝们屏息等待乐队上台。
气喘吁吁地问
She asked breathlessly, "Did I miss the bus?"
她气喘吁吁地问：“我错过公交车了吗？”
屏息倾听
The children listened breathlessly to the ghost story.
孩子们屏息倾听鬼故事。
激动地报道
News anchors reported breathlessly on the election results.
新闻主播激动地报道选举结果。
气喘吁吁地跑
He ran breathlessly to catch the train.
他气喘吁吁地跑去赶火车。
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breath（呼吸）+less（没有）+ly，呼吸都快没了，形象联想为跑得上气不接下气、气喘吁吁地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：小说与叙事描写、新闻报道、口语中形容激动或用力后的状态 该词通常作中性副词使用，多用于书面叙事或新闻报道中，描写人物因兴奋、激动或剧烈运动而气喘吁吁、上气不接下气的样子；口语中也有使用，但不如书面语常见。
All listed words end in the written suffix -lessly and share the spoken ending /ləsli/, but none rhymes with breathlessly /ˈbreθləsli/. The stressed syllable differs: breath- is /breθ/, while care- is /kɛr/, need- is /niːd/, hope- is /hoʊp/, relent- is /rɪˈlɛnt/, merciless- is /ˈmɜːrsɪləs/, and effort- is /ˈɛfərt/. Beware the spelling: -lessly is pronounced /ləsli/, not /liːsli/.
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