English Dictionary

breath-catching

adj

Inspiring awe or deep admiration; impressive. / Extremely frightening or overwhelming. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see breath, catching.

The breathtaking view from the top of the mountain left me breath-catching.

意味（1）

Inspiring awe or deep admiration; impressive.

The theory was breath-catching, but quickly fell apart when the accountant could give no account of what Sibyl might have done with Theresa's body.

意味（2）

Extremely frightening or overwhelming.

To cap the feat, their leader made a breath-catching descent by what mountain men call a rappel, riding down a rope almost 400 feet.

意味（3）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see breath, catching.