Save your breath to cool your porridge.

费口舌了。

The joggers paused to catch their breath.

慢跑者们暂停下来以便喘口气。

There is not a breath of wind.

点风也没有。

Willie took a deep breath, and blew.

威利深吸口气后吐气。

There was not a breath in the air.

丝风也没有。

Mike, my present husband, was a breath of fresh air.

我现在的丈夫迈克，让大家新。

She stopped at the top of the stairs to get her breath back.

她在楼梯顶上停了下来歇口气。

I feel like I’m just wasting my breath trying to explain things to him.

我觉得跟他解释简直是费唇舌。

Next thing you know I'll be knitting baby clothes. But don't hold your breath!.

还告诉你件事，我编织娃娃穿的衣服了。过太高期望。

I could smell booze on his breath.

我能从他的呼吸中闻到酒味。

We had to pause frequently for breath.

我们得经常停下来喘口气。

They are not to be mentioned in the same breath.

他们可同日而语。

We waited for the judge's decision with bated breath.

我们屏息等待着法官的裁决。

For fear of disturbing others she spoke with bated breath.

因为怕打扰别人, 她低声说话。

The swimmer came out of the water and gasped for breath.

游泳的人从水里钻出来喘口气。

He leant against the railing, his breath coming in short gasps.

他倚着栏杆，急促地喘气。

He's just stepped outside for a breath of fresh air.

他刚刚到户外呼吸新鲜空气。

He spoke solidly for twenty minutes, barely pausing to draw breath.

他足足讲了20分钟，几乎都没有停下来喘口气。

We watched with bated breath as the lion moved slowly towards him.

我们屏住呼吸看着狮子慢慢接近他。

Mother took a deep breath of sweet pinery air and gazed out over the glittering lake.

空气含着松树的芬芳，母亲深深地吸了口，看着波光晶耀的湖水。