Word · Frequency #10453
pants
喘气；喘息
pants is the third person singular of pant.
To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, especially after exercise or from excitement.
- 1.
To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
气喘吁吁；急促呼吸
- 2.
To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
热切渴望
- 3.
Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.
(心脏)剧烈跳动；心悸
- 4.
To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
叹息；悸动；凋萎
- 5.
To heave, as the breast.
(胸部)起伏
- 6.
To bulge and shrink successively, of iron hulls, etc.
渴望；热望；（心脏）怦怦直跳；悸动；（胸部）起伏；叹息；颤动；凋萎；（尤指铁船壳等）交替鼓胀收缩
In use
After running up the stairs, he stood there panting heavily.
The stray dog panted for water under the hot sun.
"I... can't... go on," she panted, leaning against the wall.
pant for sth
表示强烈渴望，通常接抽象名词。
She was panting for a chance to prove herself.
她渴望有机会证明自己。
pant for breath
固定搭配，指因运动而喘不过气。
After the sprint, he was panting for breath.
冲刺后，他气喘吁吁。
pant sth out
表示气喘吁吁地说出某事。
He panted out his message between gasps.
Connections
Collocations
- pant for breath
- 喘不过气来，大口喘气
- After the long climb, he stopped to pant for breath.长途攀登后，他停下来大口喘气。
- pant heavily
- 喘着粗气
- She was panting heavily after the sprint.短跑后她喘着粗气。
- pant with excitement
- 兴奋得直喘气
- The dog was panting with excitement at the sight of its owner.狗一看到主人就兴奋得直喘气。
- pant for something
- 渴望得到某物
- He was panting for a chance to prove himself.他渴望得到一个证明自己的机会。
- panting like a dog
- 像狗一样气喘吁吁
- He ran until he was panting like a dog.他一直跑到像狗一样气喘吁吁。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pant像“盼”加个t：跑完步大口喘气，心里盼着休息。记住pant=喘气，也引申为渴望。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：after physical exertion、during strong emotion、in literary or formal writing 作动词时，pant 通常指运动后或情绪激动时急促呼吸，属中性用法；而表达“渴望”或“（心脏）悸动”的引申义多用于文学或较正式的表达，因此整体语域可视为混合。
Grammar Note
当表示'渴望'时，常接介词for。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都含有 -ant 且读作 /ænt/，与 pant /pænt/ 押韵。注意拼写相似的 paint /peɪnt/ 和 pane /peɪn/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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