breather
英 ['briːðə]
美 ['briðɚ]
- n. 呼吸者；呼吸的东西；剧烈的运动；短时间的休息
英文词源
- breather (n.)
- c. 1600, "a living creature, one who breathes," agent noun from breathe. Meaning "spell of exercise to stimulate breathing" is from 1836; that of "a rest to recover breath" is from 1901.
双语例句
- 1. Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.
- 要放松，什么时候觉得需要休息就休息一下。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Let's take a breather before we go on.
- 喘口气再干.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. The fresh - air inlet was usually the crankcase breather cap.
- 新鲜空气进口一般是曲轴箱通气盖.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Let's have / take a breather for a few minutes.
- 让我们休息几分钟.
来自辞典例句
- 5. It was midnight before Xiangzi , who had been on the go non - stop , could take a breather.
- 一直转转到十二点, 祥子才找到叹口气的工夫.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子