- [intransitive, transitive]
to take a quick deep breath with your mouth open, especially because you are surprised or in pain （尤指由于惊讶或疼痛而）喘气，喘息，倒抽气 - gasp (at something)
She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得倒吸了一口气。 🔊🔊 They gasped in astonishment at the news. 他们听到这消息惊讶得倒吸了一口气。 🔊🔊 - + speech
‘What was that noise?’ he gasped. “那是什么声音？” 他喘着气问。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1The cold made her gasp. 寒冷使得她倒抽了一口凉气。 Denis almost gasped aloud in astonishment. 丹尼斯惊得差点大叫起来。 She gasped at his boldness. 他的放肆令她倒抽一口气。 She was gasping with pain. 她痛得直吸气。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- suddenly
- aloud
- …
- make somebody
- manage to
- at
- in
- with
- …
- gasp for air
- gasp for breath
- leave somebody gasping
- …
- gasp (at something)
- [intransitive, transitive]
to have difficulty breathing or speaking 透不过气；气喘吁吁地说 - gasp (for something)
He came to the surface of the water gasping for air. 他浮出水面急促地喘着气。 🔊🔊 - gasp (something) (out)
She managed to gasp out her name. 她终于气喘吁吁地说出了她的名字。 🔊🔊 - + speech
‘Can't breathe,’ he gasped. “透不过气来了。” 他气喘吁吁地说。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- almost
- suddenly
- aloud
- …
- make somebody
- manage to
- at
- in
- with
- …
- gasp for air
- gasp for breath
- leave somebody gasping
- …
- gasp (for something)
- be gasping (for something) [intransitive] (British English, informal)
to want or need something very badly, especially a drink or a cigarette 渴望，很想要（尤指饮料或香烟）
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Norse geispa ‘to yawn’.