gulp
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they gulp | |
| he / she / it gulps | |
| past simple gulped | |
| past participle gulped | |
| -ing form gulping |
- [transitive] gulp something (down)
to swallow large amounts of food or drink quickly 狼吞虎咽；大口吞咽；匆匆吞下 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greedily
- quickly
- noisily
- …
- [intransitive]
to swallow, but without eating or drinking something, especially because of a strong emotion such as fear or surprise （尤因害怕或惊讶而）倒吸气 She gulped nervously before trying to answer. 她紧张地倒吸了一口气才尽力回答。 ‘Do you know where she is?’ asked Chris. The man gulped nervously and nodded. “你知道她去哪里了吗？”克里斯问。那个男人局促不安地喘 气，点了点头。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nervously
- gulp for air
- gulp for breath
- [intransitive, transitive]
to breathe quickly and deeply, because you need more air 深呼吸；喘大气；大口大口地吸气 - gulp (for something)
She came up gulping for air. 她气喘吁吁地走上前来。 Keith swam to the surface and gulped for air. 基思游到水面，大口吸气。 - gulp something (in)
He leant against the car, gulping in the cold air. 他倚着汽车大口大口地呼吸冷空气。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nervously
- gulp for air
- gulp for breath
- gulp (for something)
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Dutch gulpen, of imitative origin.