释义 |
gulp /ɡʌlp /verb [with object]1Swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly: he gulped down the last of his coffee...- The breaks were used to eat protein-rich snacks and energy-boosting beverages were often gulped down while still dancing.
- While adults had to eat at least five cups of ice creams and drink a 300 ml bottle of Pepsi as fast as they could, children had to gobble three ice creams and gulp a soft drink.
- He smiled as Elena gulped her wine, put down the glass a bit too forcefully, and leaned on him, letting the sway of the car take it's toll.
Synonyms swallow, quaff, swill down, down; drain one's glass informal swig, slug down, knock back, toss off British informal neck North American informal chug gobble, guzzle, bolt, wolf, cram, stuff; devour, gorge (oneself) on, eat greedily, eat hungrily informal tuck into, put away, pack away, demolish, polish off, stuff one's face with, pig oneself on, murder, shovel down British informal scoff, shift Northern Irish informal gorb 1.1Breathe in (air) deeply and quickly.She gulped air, then pulled herself up to float as the water rose to six feet then seven feet, the ceiling was ten feet high, three feet now....- I stood on the precipice gulping air, awestruck.
- The ball of snow simply packed harder each time I tried to gulp air around it.
1.2 [no object] Breathe or swallow with difficulty, typically in response to strong emotion: she gulped back the tears Laura gulped nervously...- I gulped back a laugh and eased up on the gas, slowing down to a steady 70 km/h.
- He gulped back his fear and regret as he moved to the ledge.
- I gulped back a sudden need to tear up and waited for him to continue.
Synonyms choke back, fight back, hold back, hold in, keep back, restrain, suppress, stifle, smother, strangle, muffle, quench, curb, check, withhold, contain, bottle up noun1An act of gulping food or drink: she finished her drink in one gulp...- Carlos grabbed one right after him and drank it in three gulps.
- I drank it in three gulps, putting the glass in the sink afterwards.
- Tarantino is very clear about this: we see Bill open the bottle and drink the first shot in a single gulp, and we see him trying to shake the last drop out of the bottle when it is empty.
1.1A large mouthful of liquid hastily drunk: I took a gulp of beer...- ‘This is a good place to do science,’ he said, then took a gulp of his decaf.
- I took a gulp of it and burned my tongue in the process.
- When we got inside, I sat on one of the beds and started stuffing my face with the bread and cheese I bought, once in a while pausing to take a gulp of water.
Synonyms mouthful, swallow, draught informal swig North American informal chug 1.2A large quantity of air breathed in.She took a few gulps, breathed out and glanced at the scenery before her....- Realizing she had been holding her breath, she let it out now, in big gulps, breathing in and out to fill her starved lungs as well as to steady her nerves.
- He had felt strong and safe as he had breathed in deep gulps of cold, sea air.
1.3A swallowing movement of the throat: the chairman gave an audible gulp...- He watched as Luna took a gulp and cleared her throat.
- Plenty of adrenaline, audible gulps and raised arms expecting to defend oneself from ghostly ghouls and fiends, had now been replaced by a sense of confusion and a nagging anti-climatic feel.
- In the silence of the echoing marble hall, Marlo's gulp was audible and the shake in her hand as she pointed at Marion was all too clear.
PhrasesDerivativesOriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative origin. Rhymespulp |