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N-COUNT
(尤指驚訝、震驚或疼痛時的)喘息,喘氣,倒抽氣
A gasp is a short quick breath of air that you take in through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain.
例句
An audible gasp went round the court as the jury announced the verdict...
陪審團宣布判決的時候,聽到法庭上有人倒抽了一口氣。
She gave a small gasp of pain.
她疼得吸了一小口氣。
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VERB
(尤指驚訝、震驚或疼痛時)喘息,喘氣,倒抽氣
When you gasp, you take a short quick breath through your mouth, especially when you are surprised, shocked, or in pain.
例句
She gasped for air and drew in a lungful of water...
她喘了口氣,吸入了一大口水。
I heard myself gasp and cry out.
我聽到自己一邊喘一邊喊。
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PHRASE
最終階段;最后時刻
You describe something as the last gasp to emphasize that it is the final part of something or happens at the last possible moment.
例句
...the last gasp of a dying system of censorship...
行將就木的審查制度的最終時刻
He snatched a last gasp winner.
他在最后關頭一舉奪冠。