| 单词 | to be gasping |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be gasping c. intransitive. British colloquial. to be gasping: to be very thirsty (esp. for an alcoholic or caffeinated drink); to crave an addictive substance (as tobacco, a drug, etc.). Cf. sense 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > be thirsty [verb (intransitive)] > be extremely thirsty to spit cotton1825 to spit chips1901 to be gasping1958 1958 L. Collins Sweet Interlude i. 16 ‘There's some tea waiting for you both in the dining-room!’ ‘Good. We're gasping, aren't we, Van?’ 1986 C. Scott Talent for Loving iv. 68 Now let's go and get that drink—I'm gasping! 1992 M. Henry Gift for Gift iii. 35 But you must make me a cup of tea first. I'm simply gasping. 1996 M. Burgess Junk (1997) xvii. 155 She'd been clean for a week and she was gasping. She bought a couple of grams. 1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 7 Jan. 15 Youse don't mind if I light up in here. Ah'm gaspin'. 2008 S. MacBride Flesh House (2009) 11 ‘Ooh,’ he pointed at the crumpled-up cup in Logan's hand, ‘where'd you get the tea: I'm gasping.’ < as lemmas |
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