with obj.
1- swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly狼吞虎咽地吃, 一口吞下; 大口地饮：
he smiled and gulped his tea.
他微笑着大口地喝茶。
1.1
- breathe (air) deeply and quickly大口大口地吸（气）：
we emerged to gulp great lungfuls of cold night air.
我们浮出水面大口地呼吸着夜晚清凉的空气。
1.2
- no obj. make effortful breathing or swallowing movements, typically in response to strong emotion（尤指由于某种强烈的情绪而）喘不过气来; 哽住：
fumes seeped in until she was forced to gulp for air
浓烟不断渗入, 她最后不得不呼哧呼哧地喘气
she gulped back the tears.
她饮泣吞声。
1
- an act of gulping food or drink大口吞食; 大口啜饮：
she swallowed the rest of the coffee with a gulp.
她将剩下的咖啡一饮而尽。
1.1
- a large mouthful of liquid hastily drunk一大口（饮入物）：
Titch took a gulp of beer and wiped his mouth on his sleeve.
蒂奇喝了一大口啤酒, 然后用袖子抹了一下嘴巴。
1.2
- a large quantity of air breathed in一大口（吸入的空气）。
1.3
- a swallowing movement of the throat吞咽：
the chairman gave an audible gulp.
主席很响地咽了口唾沫。
短语
at a gulp
- with one gulp一饮（而尽）：
having emptied his glass at a gulp, Roger pulled out a cigar.
将杯中的酒一饮而尽后, 罗杰抽出一支雪茄。
派生词
gulpy
adjective词源
Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative origin.