gasp學測 L5KK [ˈgæsp] ｜ /ˈgæsp/
（因驚訝）倒抽一口氣·（因疲累）喘氣·倒抽一口氣；驚呼聲·喘著說出
學測愛考的驚訝與喘氣動詞，義項易混淆
The moment his head broke the surface of the water, he gasped for air.
他的頭一浮出水面，就立刻大口喘氣。
一個畫面：張嘴猛吸一口氣
受驚倒吸驚嚇或意外時猛然吸一口氣
缺氧喘息運動或缺氧後急促呼吸
喘著開口上氣不接下氣仍勉強說話
義項
受驚倒吸C1verb（因驚訝）倒抽一口氣
Lucy gasped when she saw a huge spider on her arm.
露西看到手臂上有隻大蜘蛛時，倒抽了一口氣。
gasp in surprisegasp in shock
缺氧喘息C1verb（因疲累）喘氣
After running ten miles, I had to stop and gasp for air.
跑了十英里之後，我不得不停下來大口喘氣。
gasp for airgasp for breath
驚呼聲C1noun倒抽一口氣；驚呼聲
A gasp filled the classroom when everyone saw the test score on the board.
當大家看到黑板上的段考成績時，教室裡響起一陣驚呼聲。
a loud gaspa sharp gasp
喘著開口C2verb喘著說出
The tired runner gasped out that he was fine and kept jogging.
疲累的跑者喘著說他沒事，然後繼續慢跑。
gasp out an answer
片語
gasp for air奮力吸氣 →拼命大口喘氣
let out a gasp驚呼出聲 →發出一聲倒抽氣
a gasp of surprise驚訝倒吸 →因驚訝倒抽一口氣
gasp in horror嚇到倒抽氣 →嚇得倒抽一口氣
你會不會這樣說？
She was so surprised that she ___ (gasp / grasp) loudly.
看答案
gasped
gasp 是倒抽氣，grasp 是抓住，拼字只差一個字母。
「The tired runner gasped out that he was fine and kept jogging.」這句中的 gasped out 最接近哪個意思？(A) 大聲喊叫 (B) 喘著把話說出來 (C) 突然停止呼吸
看答案
(B)
表示上氣不接下氣時仍擠出話語，非單純大喊或停止呼吸。
字族
gasping 喘不過氣的