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hold your breath

/hoʊld jɔːr brɛθ/
phrase★中级💡 屏住呼吸◆成语
◆ 真正含义
在紧张、焦虑或期待重要时刻时,内心极度专注或忍耐的状态。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思为「屏住呼吸」,即暂时停止呼吸。
字面拆解
hold保持、控制+your breath你的呼吸
◇ 意境
想象一个人在紧张时不自觉地屏住呼吸,仿佛时间凝固一般。
◈ 使用场景
在演讲比赛中,观众屏住呼吸等待选手的最终得分;或在医院等待手术结果时,家属紧张地屏住呼吸。
◉ 文化注释
该习语在英语国家广泛使用,源于人类在紧张时的生理反应(如焦虑时呼吸会变浅或暂停)。
非正式

比喻在紧张、焦虑或等待重要时刻时的心理状态,强调极度专注或忍耐。

The team held their breath as the final seconds ticked away.

随着最后几秒钟的流逝,整个团队都屏住了呼吸。

I held my breath during the entire job interview.

整个面试过程中我都屏住了呼吸。

💡

常用于描述等待结果、面临挑战或处于不确定状态时的心理状态。

搭配

hold one's breath屏住呼吸can't hold one's breath等不及hold your breath for为...屏住呼吸

同义词

wait with bated breathbe on tenterhookskeep one's fingers crossed

反义词

relaxtake it easybreathe freely

相关短语

take a deep breath短语
深呼吸以平静情绪
cross one's fingers短语
祈求好运
on pins and needles成语
如坐针毡

💡专业提示

记忆技巧

将「hold your breath」与「紧张等待」场景联系起来,如考试、面试或比赛前。想象自己在等待结果时紧张得屏住呼吸,更容易记住其比喻意义。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

仅用于描述心理状态(紧张、焦虑、期待),不用于字面意思。例如:「The audience held their breath as the magician performed.」

📖词源

源于字面意思「屏住呼吸」,在16世纪开始出现比喻用法,用于描述紧张或焦虑的状态。

📝用法说明

通常用于描述短暂的紧张时刻,如等待结果、面试、考试或重大事件发生前。

单词拆解

hold
保持、屏住
verb
+
your breath
你的呼吸
noun phrase
英汉词典

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