1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]SURPRISEDFRIGHTENED to breathe in suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain 〔因惊讶或疼痛而〕大声吸气,倒抽气
gasp in/with
Ollie gasped with pain and slumped forward.
奥利疼得直抽气,往前栽倒下去。
gasp at
The audience gasped at the splendour of the costumes.
2[intransitiveI] to breathe quickly in a way that can be heard because you are having difficulty breathing 〔由于呼吸困难而〕急促吸气 → pant
gasp for air/breath
Brendan climbed slowly, gasping for breath.
布伦丹上气不接下气地缓慢攀爬。
3be gasping (for something)British EnglishBrE spokenNEED to feel that you urgently need something such as a drink or cigarette 渴望得到(某物)
I’m gasping for a pint!
我好想喝一大杯啤酒啊!
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be gasping (for something)• She was gasping, but she knew she could beat it if she ran.• But with an hour gone and Ulster 25-24 ahead, Saracens were gasping for air in this Heineken Cupmatch.• She was gasping for air, then her throatseized closed and she fainted.• Ken Harvey was gasping for air.• I will be gasping for breath 24 hours a day.• But suppose you have a cold and are gasping for breath?• But even when Brownwas gasping in the ninth, Leyland stuck with him, and Brown finished the job.• The fruit in the 1985 Geyserville was gasping its last when we found it.
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gasp• ""Do you think you can walk?'' I asked. ""I'll try, '' he gasped.• Everyone who sees these photographsgasps.• The crowdgasped as the planeburst into flames.• The sound of the telephoneshrilling by the side of her bed brought her gasping back to wakefulness.• The hill was very steep and they were all gasping by the time they got to the top.• But the poor paunchy guy had been stuffed into a jumpsuit from which he seemed to gasp for air.• His mother was coughing and gasping for breath.• He gasped in agony as his kneessmashed into a rock.• The boysgasped, wheezed and giggled; the plumper ones complained bitterly.• I gasped when I heard how much the ring had cost.• Most people gasp when they hear how much money Patsy makes.• Instead, it is surging ahead in the polls leaving the opposition to gasp with envy.• One of the boys hit him in the face, and he gasped with pain.
gasp in/with• He gasped in agony as his knees smashed into a rock.• Len gasped inastonishment as the man pulled out a gun.• All around me, the people in the crowd were gasping in astonishment.• Six or seven women fainted, children screamed, grown men gasped inawe and disbelief.• Will I reach the other side gasping withexhilaration at the effort, the risk, the task successfully accomplished?• Like a rabbitborne aloft by a hawk, Semele hunggasping in his grip.• At first Buzzsaw nothing, but then she gasped inhorror.• He gasped with the effect of keeping with her.• But even when Brown was gasping in the ninth, Leyland stuck with him, and Brown finished the job.
gasp for air/breath• I will be gasping for breath 24 hours a day.• She was rushed to the hospital, gasping for breath.• But the poor paunchy guy had been stuffed into a jumpsuit from which he seemed to gasp for air.• Katze dashed on to the bridge of the Raubvogel, gasping for breath.• We gasped for breath and fought off the pain, desperate not to lose.• They laygasping for breath behind some wooden benches.• Sobbing, gasping for breath, she began to crawl across the floor.• They gasped for breath, struggled against debilitatingweakness, and when the bloodvessels around their brainsruptured, they died.• Yet even as the boy fell back, gasping for breath, that strangetransformationovercame him again.
gasp2 ●○○ noun [countableC]
1SURPRISEDFRIGHTENEDwhen you take in a breath suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain 〔尤指惊讶或疼痛引起的〕大声吸气,倒抽气
gasp of
With a gasp of pure horror, Lewis jumped up and ran.
刘易斯吓得倒抽了一口气,跳起来就跑。
She gave a little gasp and clutched George’s hand.
她轻轻地倒抽一口气,抓住了乔治的手。
2BREATHEwhen you breathe in air quickly because you are having difficulty breathing 〔呼吸困难引起的〕急促吸气
Her breath came in shallow gasps.
她的呼吸浅而急促。
3somebody’s/something’s last gaspDIEthe time when someone is about to die, or when something is about to stop happening or existing 某人/某物的最后一口气