| 单词 | to gasp one's last |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto gasp one's last P2. to gasp one's last: to die; also figurative; cf. gasp n. Phrases, to breathe one's last at breathe v. Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [verb (intransitive)] > be dying to have one foot in the (also his, etc.) grave?1483 to draw on1484 to gasp up the ghost1577 gore1577 to turn one's face to the wall1579 to gasp one's last1603 groan1642 not to be long for this world1665 strugglea1674 to falter forth or out1814 to sprawl one's last1837 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xi. 249 Weltring in his goare-blood, and readie to gaspe his last. 1653 R. Baxter Christian Concord 97 We have no other way to revive the hopes of the Churches, now they seem to be ready to gasp their last. a1691 R. Baxter Monthly Prepar. Holy Communion (1696) 78 He had no sooner spoke these words, but he gasped his last. 1748 D. Bellamy Paraphr. Bk. Job x. 41 No Eye had seen me gasp my last. 1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 109/2 He gasps his last on the silvery shore. 1866 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Mar. 205/2 With the sharp crack of John's rifle the puma rolled upon its back, stretching out its bloody claws and gasping its last. 1903 Med. Summary Feb. 364/1 She yawned a few more times, and then gasped her last. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 3 July 17/1 When I started..the pulps were gasping their last. 2007 M. Zuk Riddled with Life (2008) vi. 125 Finnish women live to 81, but Finnish men gasp their last at 74. < as lemmas |
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