| 单词 | gasp |
| 释义 | gasp (once / 222 pages) nv A gasp is the sound made by a sharp inward breath. After running up a steep hill, your breath will come in gasps. When you make the sound of a gasp, you gasp: "It was so surprising to see my lost cat sitting calmly on the front porch that it made me gasp." People tend to gasp when they're shocked or hurt. A "last gasp" is the moment just before someone dies — it can also mean the point of completing or ending something: "It was the last gasp of video stores in my city when that one closed." WORD FAMILYgasp: gasped, gasping, gasps USAGE EXAMPLESOn Sunday, nearly a century later, one of the most star-crossed infrastructure projects in the United States opened to gasps of disbelief. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) Police say he was gasping for air and bleeding from the chest when officers arrived. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) When I remind her of that lie about living in Brooklyn, she gasps. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open she gave a gasp and fainted Syn|Hyper pant aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing 2v breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted Syn|Hyper heave, pant, puff blow exhale hard |
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