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

• The sick man's breaths were coming in gasps.
  病人急促地喘起气来。
• 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。
• 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。
• There was no more of the dreadful breathing, no more shortting gasps.
  急促的呼吸没有了，连噎带喘的声音也没有了。
• 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。
• Chinese-built cars have so far drawn more giggles than gasps in the West.
  迄今为止，中国制造的汽车在西方国家引来的更多是嘲笑，而不是惊呼。
• When access finally was granted to me, and others in the rank and file here, you could hear the gasps from cubicles when we all saw what we had been missing.
  我和这里的其他普通员工最终得到了允许，当我们大家看到自己究竟错过些什么消息时，格子间里传出了阵阵惊讶的声音。
• Just then there is a ripple through the crowd, then gasps, cheers and applause as Obama lopes into the gym with a casual, knees-y stride.
  就在这个时候，人群中有些骚动。当奥巴摩迈着幽闲的大步跑入体育馆时，大家激动地向他欢呼并报以热烈的掌声。
• The film was shown to gasps of rapture at the Democratic Convention
  在民主党大会上放映的电影使人们十分欣喜。