with bated breath

短语

屏息地

发音

UK /wɪð ˈbeɪtɪd ˈbɹɛθ/
US /wɪð ˈbeɪtɪd ˈbɹɛθ/
AU

别名

with 'bated breath with baited breath

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    With reduced breath.

  2. 2.

    Eagerly; with great anticipation.

    习语

    We are waiting with bated breath for the release of the new version.

词源

From the verb bate, alteration by aphesis of the verb abate (“to reduce; lessen”). Coined by William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, see quotations.

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