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

• 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。
• There were gasps and screams.
  到处都是惊呼和尖叫。
• 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。
• The cover of the latest issue of Time magazine is sure to turn heads and draw gasps from readers.
  最新出版的一期《时代》杂志的封面回头率绝对很高，会让读者倒抽一口冷气。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• They are obstinately holding on and having their last gasps hoping for some revival of their fortunes, but it is not to be.
  他们在极其顽固的抓住他们最后的喘息，觊觎他们财富的复苏，但是这是不可能的。
• 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。
• He gasps, My friend is dead!
  他上气不接下气地说：我的朋友死了！