breathlessly
adverb uk/ˈbreθ.ləs.li/ us/ˈbreθ.ləs.li/
喘不过气地,上气不接下气地
in a way that shows someone is unable to breathe easily, or that makes you unable to breathe easily
He ran breathlessly into the house and burst into the room without knocking. 他气喘吁吁地跑进屋里,没有敲门就冲进房间。
Inside the tent it was breathlessly hot. 帐篷内热得令人窒息。
(因激动或紧张)气喘吁吁地,屏息地
in a way that shows or expresses great excitement or nervousness
They waited breathlessly for the arrival of the Prince. 他们屏息等待着王子的到来。
Voters aren't breathlessly watching every report coming out of Washington. 选民们不会屏息凝神地看着华盛顿发布的每一份报告。
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- Panting breathlessly, she turned from the door and moved through to the hall.
- At five minutes to eight, he rushed breathlessly into the station.
- One girl breathlessly reports that she has seen another child climbing on the roof.