gasp
verb [ I ] uk/ɡɑːsp/ us/ɡæsp/
C2 （尤指由于惊奇、痛苦或震惊而）喘息，喘气，倒抽气
to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock
When she saw the money hidden in the box she gasped in surprise. 她看到藏在盒子里的钱时，惊得倒吸了一口气。
[ + speech ] "Help me!" he gasped. “帮帮我！”他喘息道。
C2 （大声、带有困难地）喘气，上气不接下气
to breathe loudly and with difficulty, trying to get more air
He pulled her aboard the boat and she sprawled on the deck, coughing and gasping for breath. 他把她拽上船来。她倒在甲板上，四肢张开，咳嗽着大口喘气。
- More examples
- When they announced that Chris had won first prize, he gasped in astonishment.
- He opened the box and gasped to see all the treasure inside.
- "How on earth did you do that?," she gasped.
- He struggled out of the pool and lay on his back, gasping.
- A loud crash from the other room made us gasp and run to the door.
Idioms
be gaspingidiom UK informal 渴得嗓子冒烟
to be very thirsty
be gasping for somethingidiom UK informal 渴望，很想要
to want or need something very much
I'm absolutely gasping for a cigarette. 我真想抽支烟。
gasp
noun [ C ] uk/ɡɑːsp/ us/ɡæsp/
C2 喘息，喘气，倒抽气
an act of gasping
He gave a gasp of amazement. 他惊讶得倒吸了一口气。