c. 1600, "a living creature, one who breathes," agent noun from breathe. Meaning "spell of exercise to stimulate breathing" is from 1836; that of "a rest to recover breath" is from 1901.
实用例句
1. Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.
要放松，什么时候觉得需要休息就休息一下。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Let's take a breather before we go on.
喘口气再干.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. The fresh - air inlet was usually the crankcase breather cap.
新鲜空气进口一般是曲轴箱通气盖.
来自辞典例句
4. Let's have / take a breather for a few minutes.
让我们休息几分钟.
来自辞典例句
5. It was midnight before Xiangzi , who had been on the go non - stop , could take a breather.
