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  4. hold your breath

hold your breath

/hoʊld jɔːr brɛθ/◆成语
屏住呼吸

She held her breath while waiting for the results.

她屏住呼吸等待结果。


◆ 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
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