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 started, certainly; but in spite of the hot sun and the staring daylight, the pirates no longer ran separate and shouting through the wood, but kept side by side and spoke with bated breath.
  我们立刻又重新上路，但尽管是在阳光灿烂的大白天，海盗们也不再分散着在树林里又是跑又是叫，而是凑在了一起，连说话也压低了声音。
• We waited with bated breath to find out who had won.
  我们屏住呼吸等着看谁获胜。
• 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。
• 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。
• The damage on the interface of anchorage body and rock-soil was proved main form of failure of anchorage system bated on the experimental research.
  通过实验室研究，验证了锚固体与岩土体界面上的破坏是锚固系统失效的主要形式。
• 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。
• 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。
• We waited for the judge's decision with bated breath.
  我们屏息等待着法官的裁决。
• She bated her breath and shivered with fright when the burglar broke in.
  当窃贼破门而入时，她屏住呼吸，惊恐得直发抖。
• 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。