| 单词 | gasp |
| 释义 | gasp —gaspingly, adv. /gasp, gahsp/, n. 1. a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise. 2. a convulsive effort to breathe. 3. a short, convulsive utterance: the words came out in gasps. 4. last gasp, the point of death; dying: At his last gasp he confessed to the murder. v.i. 5. to catch one's breath. 6. to struggle for breath with the mouth open; breathe convulsively. 7. to long with breathless eagerness; desire; crave (usually fol. by for or after). v.t. 8. to utter with gasps (often fol. by out, forth, away, etc.): She gasped out the words. 9. to breathe or emit with gasps (often fol. by away). [1350-1400; ME gaspen, prob. OE *gaspen, equiv. to ON geispa; akin to GAPE] Syn. 5, 6. puff, blow. See pant. |
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