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Word family noun breath breather breathing adjective breathless breathy verb breathe adverb breathlessly breath·er /ˈbriːðə $ -ər/ noun have/take a breather informalPAUSE to stop what you are doing for a short time in order to rest, especially when you are exercising 〔尤指锻炼时〕休息一下，喘一口气 → heavy breatherExamples from the Corpusbreather• She is playing her five starters almost exclusively, putting in B and Sandie just long enough to give some one a breather.• Members of political action committees might have hoped for a little breather before being hit up again for money.• In March, Northampton won a two-month breather from a winding-up order on more than £13,000 owed to a printing firm.• With publishers taking a slight breather after the Christmas rush, winter can be a slow season for books.breath·er nounChineseSyllable you for stop to what a are doing Corpus |