gasp
英 [gɑːsp]
美 [ɡæsp]
- vi. 喘气；喘息；渴望
- vt. 气喘吁吁地说；喘着气说话
- n. 喘气
中文词源
英文词源
- gasp (n.)
- 1570s, from gasp (v.). Earliest attested use is in the phrase last gasp "final breath before dying." To gasp up the ghost "die" is attested from 1530s.
- gasp (v.)
- late 14c., gaspen, "open the mouth wide; exhale," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse geispa "to yawn," or its Danish cognate gispe "gasp," which probably are related to Old Norse gapa "open the mouth wide" (see gap (n.)). Related: Gasped; gasping.
双语例句
- 1. I heard myself gasp and cry out.
- 我听到自己一边喘一边喊。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.
- 她不由得倒抽了口冷气，往后退了退。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He snatched a last gasp winner.
- 他在最后关头一举夺冠。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. a last-gasp 2-1 victory
- 最后一刻取得的2:1的胜利
来自《权威词典》
- 5. She gave a gasp of surprise.
- 她吃惊得大口喘气.
来自《简明英汉词典》
