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Gasp Attested Open Mouth Norse 5731.Gasp 英 Gɑːsp]美

正面 5731.gasp
英 [gɑːsp]美 [ɡæsp]

背面
释义:
vi. 喘气;喘息;渴望vt. 气喘吁吁地说;喘着气说话n. 喘气
例句:
1. I heard myself gasp and cry out.我听到自己一边喘一边喊。

1. 壳生锈了,外壳生锈了。
gasp 喘气来自gape,目瞪口呆,喘气。
gasp (n.)1570s, from gasp (v.). Earliest attested use is in the phrase last gasp "final breath before dying." To gasp up the ghost "die" is attested from 1530s.gasp (v.)late 14c., gaspen, "open the mouth wide; exhale," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse geispa "to yawn," or its Danish cognate gispe "gasp," which probably are related to Old Norse gapa "open the mouth wide" (see gap (n.)). Related: Gasped; gasping."

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