Breathless

(adj.) appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; 'an inanimate body'; 'pulseless and dead' .

(adj.) not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; 'breathless at thought of what I had done'; 'breathless from running'; 'followed the match with breathless interest' .

(adj.) tending to cause suspension of regular breathing; 'a breathless flight'; 'breathtaking adventure' .

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• She had her queer, radiant, breathless manner, as if confused by the actual world, unreal to it, having a complete bright world of her self alone. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• She paused again, a little breathless with the unwonted length of her speech, and sat with her lips slightly parted and a deep blush on her cheeks. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• In breathless expectancy I waited, when finally the great door moved softly toward me and slid quietly to one side. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• The umpires were stationed behind the wickets; the scorers were prepared to notch the runs; a breathless silence ensued. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Mrs. Bagnet hurried us into a more secluded place and was at first too breathless to proceed, occasioning Mr. Bagnet to say, Old girl! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• And Gerald's hand closed warm and sudden over Birkin's, they remained exhausted and breathless, the one hand clasped closely over the other. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He ran across the streets and the great squares of Vanity Fair, and at length came up breathless opposite his own house. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I watched her lovely countenance with breathless anxiety. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• No, she hasn't,' said Nancy, pale and breathless from the scuffle; 'no, she hasn't, Fagin; don't think it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Also his livid lips are parted at last, as if he were breathless with running. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Yet a feeling of awe, a breathless sentiment of wonder, a painful sense of the degradation of humanity, was introduced into every heart. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• My mind in that breathless interval felt like a total blank. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I observed, almost breathless. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• But I was too much bewildered between breathless curiosity and surprise, to be sure of it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• He appeared on the dark ridge of heathland, like a fly on a Negro, bearing the articles with him, and came up breathless with his walk. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The ghastly, treeless, grassless, breathless canons smothered us as if we had been in an oven. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I could only stand rooted to the floor, looking at her in breathless silence. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I beg, says Sir Leicester in a breathless condition, that we may not comment further on this circumstance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• In short, sir, if you require an apology, I am ready to write one down, if, general, you--and he paused half breathless with fear. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The crowd was breathless, and the girl took down a box and drew out three pairs of baby socks. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Then Pilar came up, so breathless from the climb she could not talk, but only motioned. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• It's a heavy load, I can tell you,' said the female, coming up, almost breathless with fatigue. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• With breathless amaze I entered on the gay scene, whose actors were --the lilies glorious as Solomon, Who toil not, neither do they spin. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The kind, warm-hearted Miss Edmond came flying upstairs, and was breathless when she delivered them. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• When he stopped, a breathless policeman grabbed him by the throat and ordered him to drop his parcel and explain matters, as a suspicious character. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• There was a good fire in the room, and a breathless smell of warm black crape--I did not know what the smell was then, but I know now. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• It was a breathless moment. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• We lashed his ankles with cord, and rose breathless from the struggle. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• She opened the door and met Maria in the landing place, who, breathless with agitation, cried out-- Oh, my dear Eliza! 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• She met Parker on the steps of the hotel, and placed her hand upon his arm, absolutely breathless and speechless. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

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