"he took a deep breath and dived into the pool" "he was fighting to his last breath"
"his sour breath offended her"
"not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
"there wasn't a breath of air in the room"
误 When we got there, we were already out of the breath.
正 When we got there, we were already out of breath.
析 out of breath是习语,意为“喘不过气来”, breath前不加冠词。
保姆闻到他的呼吸中有烟味。误 Mammy could smell the smoke in his breath.
正 Mammy could smell the smoke on his breath.
析 在此句中on不能换成in。
你可以看出这群迷信群众在受到突然惊吓后那种屏息无声的畏缩样子。误 You could see the superstitious crowd shrink and catch their breaths under the sudden shock.
正 You could see the superstitious crowd shrink and catch their breath under the sudden shock.
析breath作“气息”解时是不可数名词,故one's breath中的one即使是复数, breath也要用单数。
