v.喘氣；喘息；渴望

n.喘氣

He gasped out the message. 他喘著氣說出了這個消息。

I gasped as I jumped into the cold river. 當我跳進冰冷的河里時，簡直透不過氣來。

I gasped with surprise at the unexpected news. 聽到意外的消息，我驚訝地吸了一口氣。

The exhausted runner was gasping for air. 那人跑得疲憊已極，上氣不接下氣。

I was gasping for a cigarette. 我很想抽支煙。

Michelle recognized him and gave a gasp of shock. 米歇爾認出了他，吃驚地直喘氣。

gasp用作動詞的意思是“喘氣,喘息,倒抽氣”,指因驚異或力竭而吸氣,也可作“喘著氣說出”解。

gasp還可表示“很想要…”,其賓語多是香煙或飲料,作此解時多用于進行體。