English Dictionary

breathe

IPA（発音記号）

/bɹiːð/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 比喩的用法 神動作主 古語

(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

日本語の意味

呼吸する：肺に空気を吸い込み、その後空気を吐き出す行為。

When hiking at high altitude, I sometimes struggle to breathe, so I take frequent breaks.

高地でハイキングするとき、時々息をするのが苦しくなるので、頻繁に休憩を取ります。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.

Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater.

意味（3）

(transitive) To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.

While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane.

意味（4）

(intransitive, figuratively) To live.

I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.

意味（5）

(transitive) To draw something into the lungs.

Try not to breathe too much smoke.

意味（6）

(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.

If you breathe on a mirror, it will fog up.

意味（7）

(transitive) To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath.

The flowers breathed a heady perfume.

意味（8）

(transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.

The decor positively breathes classical elegance.

意味（9）

(transitive) To whisper quietly.

He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.

意味（10）

To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.

The wind breathes through the trees.

意味（11）

(chiefly Evangelical and Charismatic Christianity, with God as agent) To inspire (scripture).

The affirmation before us, then, will be, All scripture is divinely breathed.

意味（12）

(intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.

Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.

意味（13）

(intransitive, now rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.

意味（14）

(transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.

At higher altitudes you need to breathe your horse more often.

意味（15）

(transitive) To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise.

意味（16）

(transitive, figuratively) To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.).

Do you like hiking? Are you kidding? I breathe hiking.

breathes （ present singular third-person ）

breathing （ participle present ）

breathed （ participle past ）

breathed （ past ）

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en-conj （ inflection-template ）

breathe （ infinitive ）