单词 | gasp |
释义 | gasp v. & n. --v   1. intr. catch one's breath with an open mouth as in exhaustion or astonishment.   2. intr. (foll. by for) strain to obtain by gasping (gasped for air).   3. tr. (often foll. by out) utter with gasps. --n a convulsive catching of breath. Phrases and idioms at one's last gasp   1. at the point of death.   2. exhausted. Etymology: ME f. ON geispa: cf. geip idle talk |
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