gasp
- IPA[ɡɑːsp]
英式
- catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment；say (something) while catching one's breath
- a convulsive catching of breath
verb: gasp, 3rd person present: gasps, gerund or present participle: gasping, past tense: gasped, past participle: gasped
noun: gasp, plural noun: gasps
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動詞
- 1. catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment a woman gasped in horror at the sight of him
- ▪ say (something) while catching one's breath Jeremy gasped out an apology ‘It's beautiful!’ she gasped, much impressed
- ▪ strain to obtain (air) by gasping she surfaced and gasped for air
- ▪ be desperate to obtain or consume; crave I'm gasping for a drink!
名詞
- 1. a convulsive catching of breath his breath was coming in gasps
- done at the last possible moment, typically in desperation: Wilson levelled with a last-gasp try
Oxford Dictionary
- done at the last possible moment, typically in desperation: his current appeal is a last-gasp effort to try to overturn the conviction
Oxford American Dictionary
- the point of exhaustion, death, or completion
Oxford American Dictionary
- the point of exhaustion, death, or completion
Oxford Dictionary
- the point of exhaustion, death, or completion
Oxford American Dictionary
- the point of exhaustion, death, or completion
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ɡasp]
美式
- inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain or astonishment: a woman gasped in horror at the sight of him
- a convulsive catching of breath: his breath was coming in gasps
Oxford American Dictionary
