| 释义 |
pant
I. \ˈpant, ˈpaa(ə)nt, ˈpaint\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English panten, from Middle French pantiser, pantaisier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin phantasiare to have hallucinations, from Greek phantasioun, from phantasia appearance, image — more at fancy
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner (as from exertion, eagerness, or excitement) : respire with heaving of the chest
b. : to run panting
< panted along beside the bicycle >
c. : to move with or make a throbbing or puffing sound
< trains panting up the hill >
2. : to long eagerly : desire earnestly : yearn
< panted for immortality, at least the immortality of being recorded — Clifton Fadiman >
3. archaic : palpitate, throb, pulsate
4. of the sides of a ship : to bulge in and out alternately due to the changes of pressure caused by pitching
transitive verb
: to utter with panting : gasp
< ran up and panted out his story >
II. noun
(-s)
1.
a. : one of a series of short and quick or spasmodic breaths (as after exertion) : a catching of the breath : gasp
b. : the visible physical movement of the chest accompanying such a breath
c. obsolete : a beat or palpitation of the heart
2. : the throbbing or puffing sound that accompanies each valve cycle of a steam engine
III.
singular of pants
IV. adjective
: of, relating to, or designed for use with pants
< pant legs >
V. abbreviation
pantomime |