pant

pant
verb

[no obj.]breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement
（尤指用力或激动时）气喘；气促
he was panting when he reached the top.
他到达山顶时喘息不止。
■[with adverbial of direction]run or go in a specified direction while panting
气喘吁吁地跑（或走）
they panted up the stairs.
他们气喘吁吁地上了楼。
■[with direct speech]say something breathlessly
气喘吁吁地说
‘We'll never have time,’ she panted.
“我们永远不会有时间，”她气喘吁吁地说。
■long for or to do something
渴望
it makes you pant for more.
这使你渴望得到更多。
■(poetic/literary)(of the heart or chest) throb violently from strong emotions
(诗/文)（心）剧跳；（胸部）剧烈起伏

noun

a short, quick breath
气喘；喘息
■(poetic/literary)a throb or heave of a person's heart or chest
(诗/文)心跳；胸部的起伏

派生
pantingly
adverb
语源

Middle English: related to Old French pantaisier 'be agitated, gasp', based on Greek phantasioun 'cause to imagine', from phantasia (see fantasy)

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