| 单词 | pant |
| 释义 | pant pant1 —pantingly, adv. /pant/, v.i. 1. to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion. 2. to gasp, as for air. 3. to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn: to pant for revenge. 4. to throb or heave violently or rapidly; palpitate. 5. to emit steam or the like in loud puffs. 6. Naut. (of the bow or stern of a ship) to work with the shock of contact with a succession of waves. Cf. work (def. 30). v.t. 7. to breathe or utter gaspingly. n. 8. the act of panting. 9. a short, quick, labored effort at breathing; gasp. 10. a puff, as of an engine. 11. a throb or heave, as of the breast. [1400-50; late ME panten < MF pant(a)is(i)er < VL *phantasiare to have visions < Gk phantasioûn to have or form images. See FANTASY] Syn. 1. puff, blow. PANT, GASP suggest breathing with more effort than usual. PANT suggests rapid, convulsive breathing, as from violent exertion or excitement: to pant after running for the train. GASP suggests catching one's breath in a single quick intake, as from amazement, terror, and the like, or a series of such quick intakes of breath, as in painful breathing: to gasp with horror; to gasp for breath. 3. thirst, hunger. pant2 /pant/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to pants: pant cuffs. n. 2. See pant leg. 3. pants (defs. 1, 2). [1890-95; sing. of PANTS] |
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