Pulse becomes rapid and breathing shallow.

脉搏加速，呼吸变得微弱。

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She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.

她开始听到自己紧张、短促的呼吸。

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First, they did not take into account for obstructive sleep apnea, the disorder known to cause disrupted sleep due to pauses in breathing or shallow breathing during sleep.

首先，他们没有考虑阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停，因睡眠中的呼吸停止或者呼吸微弱这些已知障碍导致的睡眠中断。

youdao

It felt like someone was standing on my chest, my breathing shallow and labored.

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An overdose may produce slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin, convulsions, coma and death.

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Breathing rate will suddenly increase, and become more shallow.

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