1gasp (at sth) to take a sudden loud breath with your mouth open, usually because you are surprised or in pain 张开嘴大声喘气(通常因惊讶或痛苦):
She gasped in surprise as she read the letter.来信使她吃惊得倒抽了一口凉气。
2 to have difficulty breathing 呼吸困难:
I pulled the boy out of the pool and he lay there gasping for breath.我把那男孩从水池里拉起来,他躺在那里呼呼地直喘气。
gaspnoun [C]:
to give a gasp of surprise/pain/horror吃惊╱痛苦╱惊恐得抽一口气
gasp/gæsp; ɡɑːsp/v [I] 1 to breathe in suddenly because you are surprised or in pain〔因惊讶或疼痛突然地〕吸气﹐倒抽气: +in/with Ollie gasped with pain and fell to the ground. 奥利疼得直吸气﹐倒在了地上。2 to quickly breathe in a lot of air because you are having difficulty breathing normally〔由于呼吸困难而〕大口喘气: Brendan was gasping for breath . 布伦丹大口喘着气。 —gasp n [C] a gasp of surprise 惊讶的喘息
gaspgaspgaspsgaspedgaspingverb (gasps, gasping, gasped)to breathe in quickly and noisily through your mouth: She gasped in surprise when she heard the news.He was gasping for air when they pulled him out of the water.▶ gaspnoun: a gasp of surprise