catch one's breath是什么意思

catch one's breath是什么意思

catch one's breath意思是屏住呼吸; 倒吸一口气;<非正>休息一下; 歇一口气

一、catch

英 [kætʃ]   美 [kætʃ, kɛtʃ]  

vt.赶上;接住;引起;看见

vt.& vi.（使）被钩住，（使）被卡住

n.抓;隐情;捕获量;挂钩

二、breath

英 [breθ]   美 [brɛθ]  

n.呼吸;一口气;呼吸力;微量

He had stopped to catch his breath and make sure of his directions. 

他曾停下来歇口气，同时确定一下方向。

扩展资料

同义词：

一、take a breather

歇口气

1、I now have time to take a breather. 

现在我终于有时间喘口气了。

2、Why don't you take a breather? You've worked nonstop for eight hours already. 

你已不停工作了八小时，为什么不歇歇？

二、take breath

英 [teik breθ]   美 [tek brɛθ]  

v.歇口气

On their stopping on a sudden to take breath for the fiercer renewal of the strife, they saw some Vultures waiting in the distance to feast on the one which should fall first. 

就在他们突然停下喘口气以展开新一轮搏斗时，他们发现远处的秃鹰正等着，看他们俩谁先倒下就吃谁。