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)
gasp的第三人称单数

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 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。
• 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。
• The sick man's breaths were coming in gasps.
  病人急促地喘起气来。
• It is why we can tell you that the battle between the Light and dark is really over, and it is only the last gasps of the dark Ones that keep it going.
  这就是为什么我们可以毫不犹豫的对你说光明与黑暗的战争已经结束了，黑暗势力只是在苟延残喘而已了。
• After a few hushed gasps, a twitchy silence enveloped the bus, as the man with the handkerchief edged his way down the aisle, jabbing a knife at passengers and repeatedly yelling in Spanish: Everything!
  几声低沉的喘气过后，一种恐慌的寂静笼罩了大巴，因为脸蒙手帕的人慢慢地走过大巴过道，用刀指着乘客，不停地用西班牙语叫喊：交出所有的东西！
• There were sighs of relief and gasps of elation.
  有人发出如释重负的叹息声，有人发出兴奋的喘息声。
• 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 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。
• The illusion was gone as soon as it had come. The giants roared as the Death Eaters rose together, and there were many cries, gasps, even laughter.
  食死徒全部站了起来，巨人发出吼叫，四周一片喊叫声、吃惊的喘气声，甚至还有大笑声。
• This caused a few gasps, as well it might
  这毫不奇怪地引得一些人倒吸凉气。