gasp

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A gasp is a short, quick breath of air that you take in through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain. (尤指驚訝或疼痛時(shí)的) 倒吸氣
An audible gasp went around the court as the jury announced the verdict. 陪審團(tuán)宣布判決的時(shí)候，法庭上聽到倒抽了一口氣的聲音。
2. V-I When you gasp, you take a short, quick breath through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain. 倒吸氣
She gasped for air and drew in a lungful of water. 她倒吸氣，吸了一大口水。
3. PHRASE You describe something as the last gasp to emphasize that it is the final part of something or happens at the last possible moment. 最后時(shí)刻[強(qiáng)調(diào)]
...the last gasp of a dying system of censorship. …行將結(jié)束的審查制度的最后時(shí)刻。

When they announced that Chris had won first prize , he gasped in astonishment .
He opened the box and gasped to see all the treasure inside.
"How on earth did you do that?," she gasped.
He struggled out of the pool and lay on his back, gasping.
A loud crash from the other room made us gasp and run to the door .