breath-brick:墙砖像是碎片
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【造词理据】源自PIE词根*gwhre-(呼吸breath、气味smell)。脱落字母G,象形。G形表张大嘴,引申指呼气,这里指呼吸。
【例句】By then Shousheng had already entered, truly covered with mud. The clerk satdown, panting for breath, unable to say a word.
这时寿生已经跑了进来,当真是一身泥,气喘喘地坐下了,说不出话来。
【同根词】breathalyzer breathe breathless breath-taking breathy
【讨论】词源没有这方面证据,我主要参考了gasp、gap的词源和含义。
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【造词理据】见breath。
【例句】
In parts of Sumatra, the neighbouring Indonesian island spewing out the smog, it had been getting hard to breathe.
邻近的印尼岛屿苏门答腊岛部分地方正喷吐烟雾,呼吸愈发困难。
【同根词】见breath。
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【造词理据】-less是后缀,表否定。见breath。
【例句】The apparent last gasp of Gaddafi's power appeared to happen with breathlessspeed, as his loyalists seemingly melted away into the dark.卡扎菲的权力明显奄奄一息出现气喘吁吁的速度发生,因为他的忠诚似乎融化成暗。
【同根词】见breath。
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【造词理据】拟声词。原指被打碎的碎片,与break近源。后指砖块。
【例句】Brick and tile has superior mechanical properties than the soil can be from localmaterials, yet easy to manufacture.
砖和瓦具有比土更优越的力学性能,可以就地取材,而又易于加工制作。
【同根词】break brickbat bricklayer brickwork brickyard briquette gold-brick
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