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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5196 COCA: 5660

gasp

Word family 
gasp1 /ɡɑːsp $ ɡæsp/ ●○○ verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SURPRISEDFRIGHTENED to breathe in suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain 〔因惊讶或疼痛而〕大声吸气，倒抽气
gasp in/with
 Ollie gasped with pain and slumped forward.
奥利疼得直抽气，往前栽倒下去。
gasp at
 The audience gasped at the splendour of the costumes.
华丽的服装令观众惊叹。
 ‘My leg!’ he gasped. ‘I think it’s broken!’
“我的腿！”他倒抽一口气喊道，“我觉得腿断了！”
► see thesaurus at breathe
2  [intransitiveI] to breathe quickly in a way that can be heard because you are having difficulty breathing 〔由于呼吸困难而〕急促吸气 → pant
gasp for air/breath
 Brendan climbed slowly, gasping for breath.
布伦丹上气不接下气地缓慢攀爬。
3  be gasping (for something) British EnglishBrE spokenNEED to feel that you urgently need something such as a drink or cigarette 渴望得到（某物）
 I’m gasping for a pint!
我好想喝一大杯啤酒啊！
Examples from the Corpus
be gasping (for something)• She was gasping, but she knew she could beat it if she ran.• But with an hour gone and Ulster 25-24 ahead, Saracens were gasping for air in this Heineken Cup match.• She was gasping for air, then her throat seized closed and she fainted.• Ken Harvey was gasping for air.• I will be gasping for breath 24 hours a day.• But suppose you have a cold and are gasping for breath?• But even when Brown was gasping in the ninth, Leyland stuck with him, and Brown finished the job.• The fruit in the 1985 Geyserville was gasping its last when we found it.
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gasp• ""Do you think you can walk?'' I asked. ""I'll try, '' he gasped.• Everyone who sees these photographs gasps.• The crowd gasped as the plane burst into flames.• The sound of the telephone shrilling by the side of her bed brought her gasping back to wakefulness.• The hill was very steep and they were all gasping by the time they got to the top.• But the poor paunchy guy had been stuffed into a jumpsuit from which he seemed to gasp for air.• His mother was coughing and gasping for breath.• He gasped in agony as his knees smashed into a rock.• The boys gasped, wheezed and giggled; the plumper ones complained bitterly.• I gasped when I heard how much the ring had cost.• Most people gasp when they hear how much money Patsy makes.• Instead, it is surging ahead in the polls leaving the opposition to gasp with envy.• One of the boys hit him in the face, and he gasped with pain.
gasp in/with• He gasped in agony as his knees smashed into a rock.• Len gasped in astonishment as the man pulled out a gun.• All around me, the people in the crowd were gasping in astonishment.• Six or seven women fainted, children screamed, grown men gasped in awe and disbelief.• Will I reach the other side gasping with exhilaration at the effort, the risk, the task successfully accomplished?• Like a rabbit borne aloft by a hawk, Semele hung gasping in his grip.• At first Buzz saw nothing, but then she gasped in horror.• He gasped with the effect of keeping with her.• But even when Brown was gasping in the ninth, Leyland stuck with him, and Brown finished the job.
gasp for air/breath• I will be gasping for breath 24 hours a day.• She was rushed to the hospital, gasping for breath.• But the poor paunchy guy had been stuffed into a jumpsuit from which he seemed to gasp for air.• Katze dashed on to the bridge of the Raubvogel, gasping for breath.• We gasped for breath and fought off the pain, desperate not to lose.• They lay gasping for breath behind some wooden benches.• Sobbing, gasping for breath, she began to crawl across the floor.• They gasped for breath, struggled against debilitating weakness, and when the blood vessels around their brains ruptured, they died.• Yet even as the boy fell back, gasping for breath, that strange transformation overcame him again.
gasp2 ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  SURPRISEDFRIGHTENEDwhen you take in a breath suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain 〔尤指惊讶或疼痛引起的〕大声吸气，倒抽气
gasp of
 With a gasp of pure horror, Lewis jumped up and ran.
刘易斯吓得倒抽了一口气，跳起来就跑。
 She gave a little gasp and clutched George’s hand.
她轻轻地倒抽一口气，抓住了乔治的手。
2  BREATHEwhen you breathe in air quickly because you are having difficulty breathing 〔呼吸困难引起的〕急促吸气
 Her breath came in shallow gasps.
她的呼吸浅而急促。
3  somebody’s/something’s last gasp DIEthe time when someone is about to die, or when something is about to stop happening or existing 某人/某物的最后一口气
 the last gasp of an industry in decline
一个没落行业的最后一口气
Examples from the Corpus
somebody’s/something’s last gasp• This cold spell appears to be winter's last gasp for the year.• But it also was the last gasp for a team on the slide.• Large-scale, publicly-owned enterprises will breathe their last gasp and wither away well before the state which spawned them.• Sometimes even negative change is interpreted as merely the last gasp of the resistant old order.• That is the way to add people on their last gasp to the repossessed list, not reduce it.• This is the last gasp of the Romantic revolution that Beethoven instigated.• Whether it is a rebirth or a last gasp remains to be seen.
Examples from the Corpus
gasp• There was a gasp at this disclosure.• Bette concluded with a gasp and sank her teeth into her sandwich.• Between gasps Michael said that he was allergic to cats.• The announcement that he was guilty brought gasps and sobs in the packed courtroom.• But it also was the last gasp for a team on the slide.• Kneeling across him, she joined her body to his with a little gasp until he sat and touched his mouth to hers.• I was breathing in short little gasps.• Then there's nothing but the implacable, soul-less beat, and a subdued babble of shudders and metallic gasps.• Now we solaced our brow on the porcelain, and emitted a few sour gasps of disgust.• There were gasps of astonishment from the audience.
gasp of• a gasp of pain
Origin gasp1
(1300-1400) Old Norse geispa “to yawn”
gasp1 verbgasp2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5196 COCA: 5660
gasp

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + GASP | GASP + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤big, great大口喘氣；喘粗氣▸➤little, short, small輕輕的／短促的／輕微的喘氣▸➤quick, sharp, sudden急促的喘氣；劇烈的喘息；突然的吸氣▸➤ragged (especially NAmE) 急促的喘息▸➤audible, loud聽得見的喘息聲；大聲的喘息▸➤shocked, startled, surprised驚愕的倒吸氣▸➤strangled喘不過氣▸➤involuntary不自主的呼吸➤collective集體發出的喘息聲◇You could hear a collective gasp from the audience.你可以聽到觀眾一齊發出驚歎。VERB + GASP➤give, let out發出喘息聲▸➤stifle屏住氣息▸➤bring使發出歎息聲◇The stunt brought shocked gasps from the audience.特技表演引起了觀眾的驚呼。➤hear聽到喘息▸➤take, take in吸氣◇He was taking in great gasps of air.他大口大口地吸氣。GASP + VERB➤escape sb某人不自覺地喘了口氣PREPOSITION➤between gasps喘息之間◇'Listen carefully,' he said, between gasps of breath.“仔細聽好了。”他喘着氣說。➤in gasps喘息着◇He leaned against the railing, his breath coming in short gasps.他倚着欄杆，急促地喘着氣。➤with a gasp吸了一口氣◇She gave a little gasp of delight.她欣喜地喘了一口氣。➤gasp of⋯的喘息  ➡ note at sound
gasp

verb

ADVERB | VERB + GASP | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤almost幾乎倒抽一口氣➤suddenly突然吸氣▸➤aloud, audibly, loudly大聲喘氣▸➤breathlessly, softly上氣不接下氣；輕輕喘氣VERB + GASP➤make sb使某人吸氣◇The cold made her gasp.寒冷使得她倒抽了一口涼氣。➤manage to喘着氣好不容易說出◇'No!' she managed to gasp.“不！”她喘着氣好不容易喊了出來。PREPOSITION➤at因⋯倒抽氣◇She gasped at his boldness.他的放肆令她倒抽一口氣。➤in由於⋯而喘氣◇Denise almost gasped aloud in astonishment.丹尼斯驚得差點兒大叫起來。➤with因⋯而喘氣◇She was gasping with pain.她痛得直吸氣。PHRASES➤gasp for air, gasp for breath竭力喘氣▸➤leave sb gasping使某人大口喘氣◇Her breath went and left her gasping for air.她呼吸困難，大口喘着氣。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5196 COCA: 5660
gasp noun
⇨ breathgasp verb
⇨ blow 2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5196 COCA: 5660

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