breather

• n. 呼吸者；呼吸的东西；剧烈的运动；短时间的休息

词态变化

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