bated

英 [ˈbeɪtɪd]

美 [ˈbeɪtɪd]

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过去式：bated　

BNC.35376 / COCA.37084

习惯用语

adj.

with bated breath
• 焦虑；兴奋
  feeling very anxious or excited
• We waited with bated breath for the winner to be announced.
  我们屏住呼吸等待宣布冠军是谁。

英英释义

adj

• diminished or moderated
  1. our bated enthusiasm
  2. his bated hopes

双语例句

• We listened with bated breath to Grandma's stories of her travels.
  我们屏住呼吸听祖母讲述她的游历故事。
• Now 42 years later we all wait for that number with bated breath.
  如今，42年过后，我们所有人都在屏息等待中国公布这个数字。
• I waited for the results with bated breath.
  我屏息等待结果的公布。
• He waited for the announcement of the result of the competition with bated breath.
  他屏息静气地等待宣布竞赛结果。
• Every Monday the whole office used to wait with bated breath for his report
  过去每到周一，整个办公室都会焦急地等待他的报告。
• She told the 1980 party conference: To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catch phrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say. You turn if you want to* the lady's not for turning.
  在1980年的保守党会议上，撒切尔说道：我要对那些正屏气凝神，等待着传媒所讲的‘180度掉头’成真的人说：如果你要掉头便由你，但本小姐绝不掉头。
• Instead of looking for opportunities to invest in real products that will serve the needs of consumers, Wall Street awaits the minutes of each Federal Open Market Committee meeting with bated breath, hoping that qe3 and qe4 are just around the corner.
  每次联邦公开市场委员会（federalopenmarketcommittee）召开会议，华尔街都对其会议记录屏息以待，寄望于qe3或qe4很快出台，而不是寻找机会，投资于那些满足消费者需求的真实产品。
• We waited for the judge's decision with bated breath.
  我们屏息等待着法官的裁决。
• We waited with bated breath to find out who had won.
  我们屏住呼吸等着看谁获胜。
• The chairman's remarks were so astounding that the audience listened to him with bated breath.
  主席说的话令人吃惊，所以听众都屏息听他说。