1 gasp (at sth) to take a sudden loud breath with your mouth open, usually because you are surprised or in pain 张开嘴大声喘气（通常因惊讶或痛苦）: She gasped in surprise as she read the letter. 来信使她吃惊得倒抽了一口凉气。

2 to have difficulty breathing 呼吸困难: I pulled the boy out of the pool and he lay there gasping for breath. 我把那男孩从水池里拉起来，他躺在那里呼呼地直喘气。 gasp noun [C]: to give a gasp of surprise/pain/horror 吃惊╱痛苦╱惊恐得抽一口气