breathe /bri:ð/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
• (v.) be alive
• (v.) impart as if by breathing

Chinese translation

• vi. 呼吸, 生存, 低语
• vt. 呼吸, 使喘息, 发散, 低声说

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/bri:ð/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.26 · Rare

Word forms

breathing, breathed, breathes

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