屏息

quán chǎng bǐng xī jìng tīng

全场屏息静听。

All the attendants listened with bated breath.

bǐng xī bù dòng

屏息不动

hardly daring to breathe

niè zú bǐng xī

蹑足屏息

hold one's breath and walk on tiptoe

bǐng xī níng shì

屏息凝视

stare with bated breath

bǐng xī yǐ dài

屏息以待

wait breathlessly

tái xià shù qiān míng guān zhòng zhèng bǐng xī guān shǎng zhe yǎn chū

台下数千名观众正屏息观赏着演出。

An audience of thousands breathlessly watches the show.