1.(intake of breath)+of breathless person喘息；喘气；+of pain喘气；吸气；+of surprise倒抽气
He was breathing in short gasps.他急促地喘着气。
He gave a small gasp of pain.他疼得倒吸了一小口气。
2.the last gasp
(last moment)最后一刻
a last gasp of good feeling最后时刻的美好感觉
(point of death)临终；垂死
the last gasp of a dying system of censorship行将就木的审查制度的最终时刻
The engine gave one last gasp and died.发动机最后发出一声轰鸣便熄火了。
The drug addict lying in a doorway was at his last gasp.躺在门口的瘾君子已是奄奄一息。