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单词 gasp
释义 gasp
I. \ˈgasp, -aa(ə)sp, -aisp, -ȧsp\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English gaspen; akin to Old Norse geispa to yawn & perhaps to Old English geonian — more at yawn
intransitive verb
1. : to catch the breath convulsively and audibly often as an expression of shock, concern, or emotion
 < he gasped as he stepped into the icy water >
 < gasping with surprise as he saw the new house >
2. : to breathe laboriously with open mouth : pant strongly and audibly
 < the exhausted runner threw himself down and gasped >
 < a dying man gasping for breath >
broadly : to become completely exhausted
 < a handful of hypertrophied capitalists gasping under the load of their growing millions — G.B.Shaw >
3. : to make a sound like that of a gasped breath
 < cans gasped under the knives — W.W.Haines >
 < the engine gasped, caught, and settled into a smooth purr >
transitive verb
: to emit or utter with gasps
 < she gasped a shocked denial >
— often used with forth, out, away
 < he gasped out a plea for mercy >
II. noun
(-s)
: an act of gasping or a gasping utterance
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