gasps

英 [ɡɑːsps]

美 [ɡæsps]

v.  (尤指由于惊讶或疼痛而)喘气，喘息，倒抽气; 透不过气; 气喘吁吁地说; 渴望，很想要(尤指饮料或香烟)
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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （尤指惊讶、震惊或疼痛时的）喘息，喘气，倒抽气
  Agaspis a short quick breath of air that you take in through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain.
  1. An audible gasp went round the court as the jury announced the verdict...
     陪审团宣布判决的时候，听到法庭上有人倒抽了一口气。
  2. She gave a small gasp of pain.
     她疼得吸了一小口气。
• VERB （尤指惊讶、震惊或疼痛时）喘息，喘气，倒抽气
  When yougasp, you take a short quick breath through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain.
  1. She gasped for air and drew in a lungful of water...
     她喘了口气，吸入了一大口水。
  2. I heard myself gasp and cry out.
     我听到自己一边喘一边喊。
• PHRASE 最终阶段；最后时刻
  You describe something asthe last gaspto emphasize that it is the final part of something or happens at the last possible moment.
  1. ...the last gasp of a dying system of censorship...
     行将就木的审查制度的最终时刻
  2. He snatched a last gasp winner.
     他在最后关头一举夺冠。

双语例句

• Scarlett could hear his heavy breathing, and her own breath came in gasps as if she had been running hard.
  她听得见他粗重的呼吸声，仿佛跑得急了似的她自己也在吁吁喘气。
• His announcement produced gasps of amazement.
  他宣布的消息引起了一片惊叹声。
• She turns back to her desk and gasps.
  她回到自己的桌旁并且在喘气。
• Our breath began to take the form of staccato gasps.
  我们的呼吸开始变成断断续续的喘气。
• The announcement was greeted with gasps of surprise from the audience.
  参加得奖名单公布的观众们都对此结果表示相当吃惊。
• The sound of gasps and moans boded ill for what we would see when we opend the door.
  喘息声和呻吟声预示我们打开门时将会看到的情况不妙。
• The policeman heard the gasps of a boy in the smoky room.
  救火员听到冒烟的房间里有个男孩的喘息声。
• The whispers stopped, only to be replaced by loud gasps.
  房间里的低语声停止了，取而代之的是大声地喘息。
• If I would just take slow, deep breaths instead of shallow, terrified gasps, I would be all right.
  只要慢慢地深呼吸，而气急败坏地喘个不停，就不会出事。
• There were gasps and screams.
  到处都是惊呼和尖叫。