breather
breather 英 [ˈbri:ðə(r)] 美 ['briðər]
n. 呼吸者；呼吸的东西；剧烈的运动；短时间的休息
名词复数:breathers
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- n. 呼吸者；呼吸的东西；剧烈的运动；短时间的休息
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1. I think football might appreciate a little breather just before the most exciting end to the season in Europe in years.
我认为足球可以享受一点喘息的机会，然后再进行欧洲历年来那最令人激动的赛季决赛。
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2. With almost everybody who has ever purchased silver being up on silver in terms of dollars, it is possible we could see silver prices take a breather in the short-term.
因为几乎每个曾经买过白银的人都熟悉白银对美元的比价，所以我们可能看到白银的价格只是短期内进行盘整。
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3. Many toxic compounds are bitter, so the researchers expected the lung muscle to tense up and contract—to compel the breather to move away from whatever was bitter and perhaps toxic.
鉴于许多有毒物质都是苦味的，所以研究者们以为肺部的肌肉在遇到苦味时会收紧和收缩，从而使得呼吸者远离那些有可能有毒的苦味物质。
- breather (n.) c. 1600, "a living creature, one who breathes," agent noun from breathe. Meaning "spell of exercise to stimulate breathing" is from 1836; that of "a rest to recover breath" is from 1882.
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