gasp
gasp 英 [gɑ:sp] 美 [gæsp]
v. 喘气，气喘吁吁
进行时:gasping 过去式:gasped 过去分词:gasped 第三人称单数:gasps 名词复数:gasps
- A gasp is the sound made by a sharp inward breath. After running up a steep hill, your breath will come in gasps.
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- v. 喘气，气喘吁吁
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1. She gasped at the wonderful view.
如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
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2. ‘What was that noise?’ he gasped.
“那是什么声音？”他喘着气问。
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3. He came to the surface of the water gasping for air.
他浮出水面急促地喘着气。
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4. She managed to gasp out her name.
她终于气喘吁吁地说出了她的名字。
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5. ‘Can't breathe,’ he gasped.
“透不过气来了。”他气喘吁吁地说。
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6. to give a gasp of horror/surprise/relief
惊恐得╱吃惊得倒抽一口气；如释重负地松一口气
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7. His breath came in short gasps.
他急促地喘着气。
- gasp (n.) 1570s, from gasp (v.). Earliest attested use is in the phrase last gasp "final breath before dying." To gasp up the ghost "die" is attested from 1530s.
- gasp (v.) late 14c., gaspen, "open the mouth wide; exhale," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse geispa "to yawn," or its Danish cognate gispe "gasp," which probably are related to Old Norse gapa "open the mouth wide" (see gap (n.)). Related: Gasped; gasping.
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