gasp

单词辨析:

gasp breathe exhale gulp inhale pant puff 【导航词义:呼吸】
gasp v. 喘气,喘息;急促呼吸
〔辨析〕

指因惊讶、疼痛或震惊而倒吸气,也指因呼吸困难而急促地深呼吸。

〔例证〕

She gasped with surprise at the snake.

她看见蛇惊讶得倒抽了一口气。

She came to the surface of the water, gasping for air.

她浮出水面,急促地喘着气。

breathe v. 呼吸
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指用肺等正常呼吸。

〔例证〕

We could hardly breathe at such a high altitude.

在这样的高度,我们呼吸很困难。

The doctor told her to breathe deeply.

医生要她深呼吸。

Both animals and plants breathe air.

动物和植物都要呼吸空气。

exhale v. 呼出,呼气
〔辨析〕

指把吸进的空气、烟气等呼出来。

〔例证〕

Breathe deeply and then exhale slowly.

深吸一口气,然后慢慢地呼出来。

He lit his cigarette and exhaled smoke.

他点燃香烟,然后吐出烟雾。

gulp v. 大口吸气,喘大气
〔辨析〕

因体内缺氧而大口吸气或喘气,也指因害怕、惊讶而倒吸气。

〔例证〕

The man is gulping air after running.

那个人跑步后在大口喘气。

The player gulped nervously before trying to answer.

那个球员紧张地倒吸了一口气才回答。

inhale v. 吸入,吸气
〔辨析〕

指吸入空气、烟雾、味道等。

〔例证〕

It is dangerous to inhale poisonous gas.

吸入有毒气体是危险的。

He lit his cigar and inhaled deeply.

他点燃雪茄,深吸了一口。

pant v. 气喘,喘息
〔辨析〕

指因运动、天气炎热等而呼吸急促。

〔例证〕

He is climbing and panting.

他一边爬,一边气喘吁吁。

On hot summer days dogs often lie panting.

在炎热的夏天,狗经常气喘吁吁地躺着。

puff v. 喘粗气
〔辨析〕

指因运动、干重活等而费劲地大口喘气。

〔例证〕

He huffed and puffed while climbing the mountain.

他一边爬山,一边喘着粗气。

She caught up with Harry, puffing for breath.

她赶上了哈里,直喘粗气。

相关例句:

If he made a sound, the merest tremble or gasp, he would never see the sun again.

如果他发出一点声响,哪怕仅仅只是颤抖或是喘息,他将会再也见不到明天的太阳。

This voice made the boys gasp and quake.

这声音使孩子们喘气和发抖。

She gave a gasp of surprise.

她惊讶得屏住了气。

Even though at their last gasp, the enemies will still put up their deathbed struggle.

即使是奄奄一息,敌人也还是要作垂死挣扎的。

Mrs* Davidson gave a little gasp, and she clenched her hands more tightly.

戴维逊太太微微地喘了一口气,把双手攥得更紧了。

She shrank back with an involuntary gasp.

她不由得倒抽了口冷气,往后退了退。