| 词汇 | bated |
| 释义 | bated adjective uk /ˈbeɪ.tɪd/ us /ˈbeɪ.t̬ɪd/ with bated breath C2 in an anxious (= worried and nervous) or excited way: 屏息地;焦急地;兴奋地 I waited for the results with bated breath.我焦急地等待着结果。 Anxious and worried (all) hot and botheredidiom aflutter agitated angsty anxious frightened fuss get in a sweatidiom goosey grim preoccupied prey prey on sb's mindidiom prey on something queasily worried worriedly worrier worrywart wound up You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Excited, interested and enthusiastic Examples of batedbated Now usually only used in the phrase with bated breath hushed and very ordinary or trivial ones. Here, the writer presumably first adapted the phrase with bated breath, then opted for the safer verb holds, then forgot to delete bates - and nobody editorial noticed. While we watch almost with bated breath the swaying to and fro of this vast conflict, it is this indomitable spirit which astonishes us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I waited with bated breath for the next 24 hours to see what would happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I waited for that information with bated breath, but there was nothing and 1 was not surprised about that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At one time one spoke with bated breath, as if it were a crime to induce people to leave this country and to go overseas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been waiting with bated breath for quite a long while. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have all waited with bated breath to hear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We waited with bated breath for his return, hoping that he would have protected our interests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot be blamed, and neither can others, if we awaited its appearance with bated breath. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All our airmen are waiting for it with bated breath. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is customary to talk of medical care with bated breath as though it were all a matter of life or death. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everybody talks about £400 million with bated breath as though it were completely new money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We wait with bated breath to hear the announcement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that we all await his memoirs with bated breath, and hope that they will be published long before his demise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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