/bri:ð ||; brið/verb [I,T] to take air, etc into your lungs and blow it out again 呼吸:
Breathe out as you lift the weight and breathe inas you lower it. 提起重物的时候呼气，放下重物的时候吸气。I hate having to breathe (in) other people's cigarette smoke. 我讨厌被迫吸人家的二手烟。 ➔breathing noun [U]: heavy/irregular breathing 深沉／不规律的呼吸These deep breathing exercises will help you relax. 这些深呼吸运动有助于身体放松。 not breathe a word (of/about sth) (to sb) to not tell sb about sth that is secret 不透露（秘密）；守口如瓶: If you breathe a word of this to my mother, I'll never speak to you again! 这件事要是你跟我妈妈说半句，我以后就再不跟你说话！