pant

Word family

pant /pænt/ verb

1 [intransitiveI]HBBREATHE to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths, for example because you have been running or because it is very hot 气喘，喘息

He came in panting after running up the steps.

他跑上台阶，气喘吁吁地走了进来。

He was panting for breath.

他上气不接下气。

The dog lay panting on the doorstep.

那条狗躺在门阶上喘着气。

► see thesaurus at breathe

2 [transitiveT]SAY to say something while you are panting 喘着气说

‘I can’t run any farther, ’ she panted.

她气喘吁吁地说:“我跑不动了。”

3 pant for something phrasal verbphr v WANTto want something very much 渴望，迫切想要

He came in panting for a cup of tea.

他走了进来，急着想喝杯茶。

Examples from the Corpus

pant for • He pants for a minute against the wall with his eyes shut.• Her ribcage seemed too small and she panted for air.• He continues to pant for breath.• He felt sure the girls were creaming their pants for him.• She got hot pants for this guy twice her age.

—pant noun [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

pant• "Go on without me, " Mike panted.• Matt was still panting after his run.• He slammed the door shut behind him and leaned panting against the glass.• The surface of the Melanisms heaved and panted, and Fenella felt the suction about her waist increase.• Staggering up, I leaned against the wall, panting and gasping, wondering how severely I was hit.• The athletes panted and puffed in the 90-degree heat.• I stood as straight as possible while their tossing velvety horns spun me about and their misty panting breath enveloped me.• The mousy man sat on the suitcase panting dismally.• She was panting from running, dancing, chanting, crawling, beating the ground.• The infantry are also upon the run, sweating and panting in the hot sunshine.• A strange brown dog suddenly jumped all over him, panting, its tongue out.• When I reached the top of the stairs I was puffing and panting like an old steam engine.

panting for breath• After five minutes I was panting for breath.

Origin pant