one breath · in one breath · at a stretch

yī kǒu qì

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The old man breathed his last.

老人咽下了最后一口气。

He took a deep breath before entering his boss's office.

他在进老板办公室前深吸了一口气。

I will fight to the last breath.

我会战斗到最后一口气。

His humor charmingly eased the embarrassing atmosphere at dinner time and made me breathe a sigh of relief.

他的幽默巧妙地缓解了晚餐时尴尬的气氛，让我松了一口气。

Blow out all the candles on the birthday cake at once.

一口气吹灭生日蛋糕上所有的蜡烛。

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