catch one's breath

  1. 屏住呼吸, 倒吸一口气
    • The beauty of the scene made him catch his breath.
      风景之美令他愕然止息。
    • Her words were so bold that people caught their breath.
      她的话太大胆了, 使人们都倒抽了一口气。
    • The news was so unexpected that I caught my breath from shock.
      这条意想不到的消息使我震惊地屏住了呼吸。
    • The story is full of surprises which cause the reader to catch his breath.
      这个故事充满惊险情节, 使读者紧张得透不过气。
  2. 〈非正〉休息一下, 歇一口气
    • It's ten o'clock, let's catch our breath.
      十点了, 让我们歇一下吧。
    • After climbing to the hill top, I sat down to catch my breath.
      爬到山顶之后我坐下来歇一口气。
    • After the day's work, we sat down over coffee to catch our breath.
      白天辛劳工作后, 我们坐下来喝杯咖啡, 放松一下。
    • After running to the bus stop we sat down to catch our breath.
      我们跑到汽车站后才坐下来喘口气。

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