breathless
adj. 气喘吁吁的,喘不过气来的; (紧张得)屏住气息的; 透不过气的; 死的,气绝的
If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
I was a little breathless and my heartbeat was bumpy and fast...
我有点儿喘不上气,心脏咚咚地快速跳动着。
We were breathless with anticipation.
我们满怀期待,激动得快要无法呼吸。
You use breathless for emphasis when you are describing feelings of excitement or exciting situations.
Technology has advanced at a breathless pace.
技术进步速度惊人,日新月异。
...the breathless excitement of early 1988, when hundreds and thousands of citizens gathered nightly for political meetings.
1988年年初,兴奋与狂热的情绪令人窒息,成百上千的市民每晚聚在一起参加政治集会
1. not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty;
2. tending to cause suspension of regular breathing;
3. appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse;
Villefort stood watching, breathless, until his father had disappeared at the Rue Bussy.
维尔福屏息静气地站在那儿呆望着, 直望到他的父亲拐入了蒲赛街.
It was dirty and noisy and breathless.
那个地方又脏又闹,挤得你透不过气来.
He was breathless after climbing ten floors.
爬了十层楼,他已上气不接下气了.
She sounded breathless, as if nervous but trying not to be.
她说起话来上气不接下气, 而且极力压抑着紧张的心情.
I stopped, and he came up breathless.
我站住, 等他气喘吁吁地赶上来.