| 释义 |
gasp/ɡɑ:sp/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. catch one's breath with an open mouth as in exhaustion or astonishment (因力竭或惊异而张嘴)吸气，喘气 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 for) strain to obtain by gasping 喘气，喘息，倒抽气 gasped for air 拼命喘气 3 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out) utter with gasps 边喘边说 ●n. a convulsive catching of breath 喘气，喘息，倒抽气 □ at one's last gasp 1 at the point of death 临终，在奄奄一息时 2 exhausted 筋疲力尽的 [Middle English from Old Norse geispa ‘yawn’, related to geip ‘idle talk’] |