breather

FREQ #17274

n. 呼吸者, 使人喘气的事, 剧烈的运动 [机] 通气器

发音

UK /ˈbɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/
其它
US

词形变化

breathers 复数 breathers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something or someone that breathes.

  2. 2.

    Something or someone that breathes.

    A heavy breather.

  3. 3.

    A short break; a rest or respite.

    非正式

    After a short breather she was ready to continue up the hill.

  4. 4.

    A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.

    物理
  5. 5.

    That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.

    非正式 过时
  6. 6.

    An air inlet path to the crankcase

    工程

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

breath snorkel breathing space breathing spell breathing time Schnorchel schnorkel

上位词 5

rest relief airway respite air duct

整体词 3

sub submarine pigboat

相关短语

breather switch take a breather 歇口气 mouth breather chest breather heavy breather 浊重呼吸者（给人打电话又不说话, 从中得到性快感） took a breather taken a breather taking a breather takes a breather

词源

From breathe + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

来源：wiktionary