in the same breath

释义

1. 但紧接着，但同时（意味着与前一段意图或意思相反）

   immediately after saying sth that suggests the opposite intention or meaning

   He praised my work and in the same breath told me I would have to leave.他称赞了一番我的工作，但紧接着却对我说不得不辞退我。

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• What, all in the same breath?Mona Lisa1986
• I wanna be responsible for something that gets mentioned in the same breath as the Mona Lisa. Forever.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022

在完整场景里学

• 利刃出鞘：抽丝剥茧2022
  • 众人破解木盒邀请：no filter（不过滤）
  • 登岛赴宴排场十足：the odd man out（格格不入的那个）
  • 晚宴上安迪当众拆台：shake things up（搅动局面）

同一词条的短语

• a breath of air
• a breath of fresh air
• the breath of life to
• get your breath
• hold your breath
• his last breath
• out of breath
• say sth, speak, under your breath
• take breath away
• with bated breath
• catch your breath
• draw breath