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

• 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。
• Hot money: money is the last gasps before rain or near collapse?
  热钱：是金钱雨还是崩溃前夜的回光返照？
• 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。
• This caused a few gasps, as well it might
  这毫不奇怪地引得一些人倒吸凉气。
• 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。
• 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。
• Gasps could be heard throughout the room. Some were stunned in silence, some frozen in fear.
  整个房间十分安静，静得来连喘息声都听得见。有些人显然被这个答案吓懵了，有些人呆若木鸡。
• 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。
• His announcement produced gasps of amazement.
  他宣布的消息引起了一片惊叹声。
• There were shudders and gasps, for the environment was blue-stocking in the extreme.
  有人发抖喘息，因为这是个极端的女才子环境。