late 14c., "unable to breathe," from breath + -less. Meaning "out of breath, panting" is from mid-15c. Used from 1590s in the sense "dead." Meaning "forgetting to breathe due to excitement, awe, anticipation, etc." is recorded from 1802. Related: Breathlessly; breathlessness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. I was a little breathless and my heartbeat was bumpy and fast.
我有點(diǎn)兒喘不上氣，心臟咚咚地快速跳動(dòng)著。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Tech-nology has advanced at a breathless pace.
技術(shù)進(jìn)步速度驚人，日新月異。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. We were breathless with anticipation.
我們滿懷期待，激動(dòng)得快要無(wú)法呼吸。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. He arrived breathless at the top of the stairs.
他爬上樓梯頂時(shí)氣喘吁吁的。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
5. She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.