| 单词 | gulp |
| 释义 | gulp (gʌlp ) Word forms: gulps , gulping , gulped 1. verb If you gulp something, you eat or drink it very quickly by swallowing large quantities of it at once. She quickly gulped her tea. [VERB noun] Synonyms: swallow, bolt, devour, gobble 2. verb If you gulp, you swallow air, often making a noise in your throat as you do so, because you are nervous or excited. [written] I gulped, and then proceeded to tell her the whole story. [VERB] 'I'm sorry,' he gulped. [VERB with quote] 3. verb If you gulp air, you breathe in a large amount of air quickly through your mouth. She gulped air into her lungs. [VERB noun + into] He slumped back, gulping for air. [VERB + for] Synonyms: gasp, swallow, choke 4. countable noun A gulp of air, food, or drink, is a large amount of it that you swallow at once. I took in a large gulp of air. [+ of] He finished his tea in two huge gulps. Synonyms: swallow, draught, mouthful, swig [informal] Phrasal verbs: gulp down phrasal verb If you gulp down food or drink, you quickly eat or drink it all by swallowing large quantities of it at once. She gulped down a mouthful of coffee. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He'd gulped it down in one bite. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Collocations: gulp water You can also gulp water from the 1,200 fountains dotted around the city. The Sun She gulps water, reaches for tissues. Times, Sunday Times Squatting in the shade of his truck, he gulps water from a canteen, then pensively smokes a cigarette. Globe and Mail Soldiers sit gulping water on canvas beds encircled by four or five vehicles with camouflage netting thrown over the top. Times, Sunday Times Take a gulp now, of air. Times, Sunday Times She quickly flees, leaving her brother to take a gulp. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He takes a gulp of his pint. Times, Sunday Times That being said, as soon as she has not ruled the prospect out, she gets nervous about having not done so and takes a gulp of coffee. Times, Sunday Times Then she relaxes, takes a gulp of tea and shoos away her assistant. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 大口吞下, 一大口 Japanese: ごくんと飲む, 一飲み |
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