breathless
adj
1
(a) breathing quickly or with difficulty; panting 呼吸急促或困难的; 气喘吁吁的
breathless after running up the stairs 跑上楼梯後气喘吁吁的
Heavy smoking makes him breathless. 吸烟过多使他气喘.
(b) causing one to be breathless; strenuous 引起气喘的; 费力的
breathless haste/hurry/pace/speed 赶得使人喘不过气来的仓促[匆忙/步子/速度].
2
(a) [pred 作表语]
holding one´s breath (because of fear, excitement, etc) (因恐惧、激动等)屏住呼吸
breathless with terror, wonder, amazement, etc 因恐怖、诧异、惊奇等而屏住呼吸.
(b) [attrib 作定语]
tense; making one hold one´s breath 紧张的; 使人屏住呼吸的
a breathless hush in the concert hall 音乐厅内屏息无声.
3 with no air or wind 无空气的; 无风的
a breathless calm 死寂.