be gasping for breath
多用于形容因剧烈运动、疾病或强烈情绪而急需呼吸的状态,for 后也可接 air、water 等。
After the sprint, she was gasping for breath.
冲刺之后,她喘不过气来。
喘息的;喘不过气来的;急促而困难地呼吸的
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喘息的;喘不过气来的;急促而困难地呼吸的
Breathing with difficulty or in short, convulsive gasps, typically because of exertion or emotion.
The gasping swimmer rested at the edge of the pool, holding the wall.
那个喘着气的游泳者扶着池边休息,抓着池壁。
用法提示:gasping 放在名词前作定语,修饰 swimmer,表示“喘息的”。
After the long climb, we were gasping and soaked in sweat.
长时间爬山后,我们喘着气,浑身是汗。
用法提示:gasping 在 be 动词后作表语,描述主语因劳累而呼吸急促。
The joke left everyone gasping with laughter.
那个笑话让大家笑得喘不过气来。
用法提示:gasping 作宾语补足语,与 with laughter 连用,表示因情绪激动而呼吸急促。
多用于形容因剧烈运动、疾病或强烈情绪而急需呼吸的状态,for 后也可接 air、water 等。
After the sprint, she was gasping for breath.
冲刺之后,她喘不过气来。
表示某事使某人极度气喘,常用 leave + 人 + gasping 的结构。
The steep climb left us gasping.
陡峭的攀爬让我们喘不过气来。
作定语直接修饰名词,如 gasping voice、gasping breaths,强调呼吸急促艰难。
He answered in a gasping voice.
他用喘息的声音回答。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gasping for air when the nurse came in.
正确表达He was gasping for air when the nurse came in.
汉语说「他喘着气」用词汇手段表示持续,句子里没有 be 动词;英语的进行时必须是「be + 现在分词」,不能只拿 -ing 形式当谓语。主语 He 是第三人称单数、事情发生在过去,所以要补出 was。
grammar · medium
易错句子The runner was gasping air at the finish line.
正确表达The runner was gasping for air at the finish line.
表示「因缺氧而急促吸气」时 gasp 是不及物动词,不能像汉语「喘气」那样直接跟宾语;所缺的东西要用介词 for 引出,固定说法是 gasp for air / gasp for breath。
grammar · medium
易错句子The gasped climber sat down to rest.
正确表达The gasping climber sat down to rest.
分词作定语时,用现在分词还是过去分词取决于名词与动作是主动还是被动关系:登山者自己正在喘气,是主动、正在进行的动作,故用现在分词 gasping;过去分词 gasped 带有被动或完成的意味,不能修饰正在喘气的人。
panting 指运动后快速大口呼吸,通常还能说话,不强调缺氧或痛苦;gasping 强调因缺氧、震惊或剧痛而急促、断续、费力地喘气。
breathless 侧重一时接不上气,可因运动、缺氧,也可因激动或惊叹而屏息;gasping 则指发出明显抽气声的断续费力呼吸。
grasping 拼写与 gasping 几乎相同,但作形容词意为“贪婪的、紧抓不放的”,来自动词 grasp(抓住),与呼吸无关。
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