gasp
US: /ˈɡæsp/
UK: /ɡˈɑːsp/
UK: /ɡˈɑːsp/
English Vietnamese dictionary
gasp /gɑ:sp/
- danh từ
- sự thở hổn hển
- at one's last gasp
- đến lúc sắp thở hắt ra, đến lúc sắp chết
- to give a gasp
- há hốc miệng ra (vì kinh ngạc)
- động từ
- thở hổn hển
- to gasp for breath: thở hổn hển
- há hốc miệng vì kinh ngạc
- to grasp for
- khao khát, ước ao
- to gasp for liberty: khao khát tự do
- to gasp out
- nói hổn hển
- to gasp out one's life
- thở hắt ra, chết
- thở hổn hển
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 ~ (at sth) to take a quick deep breath with your mouth open, especially because you are surprised or in pain: [V] She gasped at the wonderful view. + They gasped in astonishment at the news. + [V speech] 'What was that noise?' he gasped.
2 ~ (sth) (out) to have difficulty breathing or speaking: [V] He came to the surface of the water gasping for air. + [VN] She managed to gasp out her name. [also V speech]
3 be gasping (for sth) [V] (BrE, spoken) to want or need sth very badly, especially a drink or a cigarette
+ noun
a quick deep breath, usually caused by a strong emotion: to give a gasp of horror / surprise / relief + His breath came in short gasps.
Idioms see LAST det.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 pant, gulp for air, fight for air or breath; catch one's breath, snort, huff, puff:
I gasped when I saw the condition of the room.
n.
2 snort, puff, blow, gulp, wheeze:
He gave a gasp of horror.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
big, great | little, short, small | quick, sharp, sudden | loud | low | audible | shocked | strangled | involuntary
VERB + GASP
give, let out | stifle | bring
The stunt brought shocked gasps from the audience.
| hear | take (in)
taking in great gasps of air
GASP + VERB
escape sb
PREP.
between ~s
‘Listen carefully,’ he said, between gasps of breath.
| in ~s
He leant against the railing, his breath coming in short gasps.
| with a ~
She spun round with a little gasp of delight.
| ~ of
SOUND:
give a ~
The dog gave a low growl.
let out a ~
He let out a blood-curdling scream.
hear ~
We heard the peal of church bells.
with a ~
The vase fell to the ground with a great crash.
~ of
a roar of laughtera snort of derisionthe whine of an engine
Concise English dictionary
gasps|gasped|gaspinggæsp /gɑːsp
noun
+a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
verb
+breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
