hold one's breath   (TTS發音)

1. cease breathing for a short time 屏息 We held our breath when listening to her song，我們屏息聽她唱歌。

    The race was so close that everyone was holding his breath at the fin ish. 賽跑競爭激烈，快到終點時每 個人都屏息著。

2. endure great anxiety， nervousness or excitement忍受著憂慮、緊 張或感到興奮

    He held his breath for days before he got word that he was accepted by that college. 在那所大學錄取 他之前，他緊張憂慮了好些天。