gasp

英 [ɡɑːsp] 美 [ɡæsp]

• v. 喘气；喘息；渴望
• n. 喘气

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 喘气; 喘息,倒抽气

   struggle for breath; take short quick breaths as a fish does out of water

2. vt. 喘着气说出

   utter in a breathless way

3. vi. 很想要

   want sth very much

n. (名词)

1. [C]喘气,喘息

   quick deep breath of pain, surprise, etc.

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 倒抽一口气
2. 喘气
3. 渴望
4. 透不过气
5. 上气不接下气
6. 切望
7. 喘
8. 喘着气说
9. 气吁吁地说
10. 热望
11. 切望
12. 吸
13. 喘息
14. 倒抽气
15. 气喘吁吁地说
16. 很想要

n. 名词

1. 喘气
2. 喘息
3. 透不过气
4. 倒抽一口气
5. 屏息
6. 喘口气
7. 气喘
8. 深吸气
9. 倒抽气
10. 呼吸困难

英英释义

Noun:

1. a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open;

   "she gave a gasp and fainted"
   

Verb:

1. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;

   "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He gasped out the message.
   他喘着气说出了这个消息。
2. I gasped as I jumped into the cold river.
   当我跳进冰冷的河里时，简直透不过气来。
3. I gasped with surprise at the unexpected news.
   听到意外的消息，我惊讶地吸了一口气。
4. The exhausted runner was gasping for air.
   那人跑得疲惫已极，上气不接下气。
5. I was gasping for a cigarette.
   我很想抽支烟。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Michelle recognized him and gave a gasp of shock.
   米歇尔认出了他，吃惊地直喘气。
2. The team were at their last gasp when the whistle went.
   球队正作最后拼搏,这时哨声响了。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The exhausted runner threw himself down and gasped.
   那位筋疲力尽的赛跑的运动员一头栽倒直喘气。
2. “Did you need a drink?”“Yes,I'm gasping!”
   “你要喝点什么吗?”“我巴不得能喝点!”

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The excited boy gasped the news.
   那个激动的男孩喘着气说出了这个消息。

用作名词 (n.)

1. She gave a gasp of surprise.
   她吃惊得大口喘气。
2. My breaths were coming in gasps.
   我急促地喘起气来。

经典引文

• She was gasping, her chest heaving, long jagged breaths came from her throat.

  出自： G. Swift

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

gasp at (v.+prep.)

对…感到惊奇〔震惊〕express surprise, shock, etc. by taking a sudden breath through the open mouth
gasp at sth
My daughter, visiting the city for the first time, gasped at the prices of houses here.

我的女儿初次来访这个城市,对这儿的房价感到十分吃惊。

gasp for (v.+prep.)

渴望,渴求…desire sth strongly

gasp out (v.+adv.)

气喘吁吁地说tell sth with difficulty in breathing
gasp sth ⇔ out
The old man gasped out a few words.

这个老人气喘吁吁地说了几句话。

用作名词 (n.)

at〔on, with〕 one's last gasp

临终,在奄奄一息时at the point at which one must finish (because of exhaustion or death)

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• gasp away 不断地喘气
• gasp forth〔out〕 气喘吁吁地说
• gasp up 咽气,断气

～+介词

• gasp at 对…大为惊叹
• gasp for breath〔air〕 喘气
• gasp with anger 气得直喘气

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• breathe one's last gasp 断气,死
• hear the gasps 听到喘息声
• prolong one's last gasp 苟延残喘

介词+～

• at one's last gasp 临死时,在紧要关头,筋疲力尽
• speak between gaspes 喘着气说话
• to the last gasp 至死,到最后一口气

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. gasp用作动词的意思是“喘气,喘息,倒抽气”,指因惊异或力竭而吸气,也可作“喘着气说出”解。
2. gasp还可表示“很想要…”,其宾语多是香烟或饮料,作此解时多用于进行体。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古挪威语的geispa，意为打呵欠。

近反义词

【近义词】

• catch the breath
• pant
• sudden short breath