大家好,歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——under one's breath, 這個短語的含義不是指「喘不過氣來」,其正確的含義是:
under one's breath 耳語;輕聲地,低聲地
He muttered something under his breath.
他低聲嘀咕著什麼。
"You'll get what's coming to you one of these days," Janet muttered under her breath.
"你總有一天會得到報應的。"珍妮特低聲喃喃自語。
"I can't stand one more minute of that music," she muttered under her breath.
"我無法再忍受一分鐘的音樂。"她低聲喃喃自語。
Walsh muttered something under his breath.
沃爾什低聲嘀咕了什麼。
He was counting slowly under his breath.
他在低聲慢慢地數數。
I'm glad he said it under his breath. If he had said it out loud, it would have caused an argument.
我很慶幸他是低聲說的。如果他大聲說出來,就會引起爭論。