Word · Frequency #11459
breathtaking
令人惊叹的；惊人的；惊险的
so impressive, beautiful, or exciting that it makes you hold your breath for a moment
- 1.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
惊艳的；令人惊叹的
- 2.
tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
使人屏住呼吸的
- 3.
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
非常令人惊讶或震惊的；达到使人惊愕程度的
惊艳的；令人惊叹的；使人屏住呼吸的；非常令人惊讶或震惊的；达到使人惊愕程度的；惊人的；惊险的
In use
The view from the mountaintop was absolutely breathtaking.
The acrobat performed a breathtaking stunt that made the audience gasp.
Her breathtaking performance earned her a standing ovation.
breathtaking adventure
breathtaking + noun
breathtaking 常作定语修饰名词，如 view、scenery、beauty 等。
We stopped to admire the breathtaking view from the cliff.
我们停下来欣赏悬崖上令人惊叹的景色。
be + breathtaking
作表语时，主语常为景色、表演或经历等。
The performance was simply breathtaking.
那场演出简直令人叹为观止。
Connections
Collocations
- breathtaking view
- 令人惊叹的景色
- The hotel room has a breathtaking view of the mountains.酒店房间能看到令人惊叹的山景。
- breathtaking scenery
- 令人叹为观止的风景
- We drove through breathtaking scenery in the Alps.我们驱车穿过阿尔卑斯山令人叹为观止的风景。
- breathtaking beauty
- 惊人之美；绝美景色
- The breathtaking beauty of the sunset left us speechless.日落的美景令我们惊叹无言。
- breathtaking speed
- 惊人的速度
- The internet has spread information at breathtaking speed.互联网以惊人的速度传播信息。
- breathtaking performance
- 令人惊叹的表演
- She gave a breathtaking performance in the final.她在决赛中奉献了一场令人惊叹的表演。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
breathtaking = breath(呼吸)+taking(夺走)，美丽到“夺走呼吸”，即令人惊叹、惊险。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述自然景观、评价影视或演出、新闻报道中的惊叹表述 breathtaking 多用于描述景色、表演或成就等，带有强烈赞叹语气。该词比较常见于书面或正式表达，也适用于日常口语，语气较为郑重。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Because primary stress falls on breath-, the whole word does not rhyme with taking, making, or shaking; their /eɪkɪŋ/ ending matches only the final -taking part of breathtaking in sound, not in stress. Death (/dɛθ/) rhymes with the stressed breath- part. Breaking (/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/) and breathing (/ˈbriːðɪŋ/) are spelling lookalikes that sound different from breathtaking.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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