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gulp

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they gulp
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he / she / it gulps
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past simple gulped
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past participle gulped
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-ing form gulping
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [transitive] gulp something (down) to swallow large amounts of food or drink quickly狼吞虎咽；大口吞咽；匆匆吞下
    • He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out.他把剩下的茶一饮而尽便出去了。🔊🔊
    Topics Drinksc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • greedily
    • quickly
    • noisily
    • …
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  2. [intransitive] to swallow, but without eating or drinking something, especially because of a strong emotion such as fear or surprise（尤因害怕或惊讶而）倒吸气
    • She gulped nervously before trying to answer.她紧张地倒吸了一口气才尽力回答。🔊🔊
    • ‘Do you know where she is?’ asked Chris. The man gulped nervously and nodded.“你知道她去哪里了吗？”克里斯问。那个男人局促不安地喘 气，点了点头。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • nervously
    phrases
    • gulp for air
    • gulp for breath
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  3. [intransitive, transitive] to breathe quickly and deeply, because you need more air深呼吸；喘大气；大口大口地吸气
    • gulp (for something) She came up gulping for air.她气喘吁吁地走上前来。🔊🔊
    • Keith swam to the surface and gulped for air.基思游到水面，大口吸气。
    • gulp something (in) He leant against the car, gulping in the cold air.他倚着汽车大口大口地呼吸冷空气。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • nervously
    phrases
    • gulp for air
    • gulp for breath
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    4. Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative origin.

gulp

noun
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  1. gulp (of something) an amount of something that you swallow or drink quickly吞饮的量；一大口
    • He took a gulp of coffee.他喝了一大口咖啡。🔊🔊
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    • She took a large gulp of wine from the bottle.她对着瓶喝了一大口葡萄酒。
    • He leaned out of the window and took a few gulps of sea air.他把身体探出窗外，狠狠吸了吸海边的空气。
    • He managed to sit up in bed and took several gulps of air.他设法坐在床上坐了几口空气。
    Topics Drinksc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • deep
    • great
    • …
    verb + gulp
    • take
    • down something in
    • drink something in
    • …
    preposition
    • in gulps
    • gulp of
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  2. an act of breathing in or of swallowing something吸入；吞咽
    • ‘Can you start on Monday?’ Amy gave a gulp. ‘Of course,’ she said.“你星期一开始可以吗？” 埃米吸了一口气。“当然可以。” 她说。🔊🔊
    • He drank the glass of whisky in one gulp.他将整杯威士忌一饮而尽。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He downed half the contents of the glass in one loud gulp.他咕咚一口就把杯里的饮料喝掉了一半。
    • He gave a loud gulp and stopped mid-sentence.他使劲地吸了一口气，话没说完就停了下来。
    • I downed it in one gulp.我一口就吞了下去。
    • She drained half the mug in one quick gulp.她猛地一口就喝掉了半杯。
    • She drank the tea in great gulps.她大口大口地喝着茶。
    • She emptied her glass in one gulp.她把杯中的酒一饮而尽。
    • She gave an audible gulp.她出声地吸了一口气。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loud
    • noisy
    • quick
    • …
    verb + gulp
    • give
    preposition
    • with a gulp
    phrases
    • in one gulp
    • in a single gulp
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    3. Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative origin.