"with bated breath" 怎么发音
expression
WITH BAY-tid BRETH
with BAY-tid BRETH
释义
To wait for something in a very anxious or excited way, as if you are holding your breath in anticipation.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈbeɪtɪd/ /ˈbɹɛθ
英式英语
wˈɪð/ /bˈeɪtɪd/ /bɹˈɛθ
简化发音
美式
WITH BAY-tid BRETH
英式
with BAY-tid BRETH
语境中听
The children waited with bated breath for the magician to finish his trick.
We listened with bated breath to the final results.
Everyone waited with bated breath to see if the team would win.
She opened the envelope with bated breath, hoping for good news.