Bated
a. 减少, 减弱, 抑制, 压低, 降低, (英)(非正式)大怒
📖 牛津释义
bated
adj
(idm 习语) with ,bated `breath holding one's breath anxiously or excitedly 因焦急或兴奋而屏住气息
We waited with bated breath for the winner to be announced. 我们屏住呼吸等待宣布获胜者的姓名.
🗣️ 情景例句
I would like to buy some stamps, please.
我想买些邮票。
I'm going to show him how to speak English.
我正要指点他如何讲英语。
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.
官员们过去总是搞不清埃利斯岛过境人员的外国姓名，因为他们非常繁忙，所以在过境的人蜂拥而至的时候，许多人的姓名都被更改了。