gulp
v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) swallow (food or drink) quickly or greedily 快速或贪婪地吞咽(食物或饮料)
gulp one's food 狼吞虎咽地吃东西
gulp down a cup of tea 一口气喝下一杯茶.
2 [I] make a swallowing motion 吞咽; 咽
She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her. 她紧张地咽了一下, 似乎那问题把她难住了.
3 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (in) breathe (air) deeply, (as if) to recover from partial suffocation 深呼吸; 喘大气; 喘长气
She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air. 她爬上河岸, 躺在那里喘著大气.
4 (phr v) gulp sth back prevent (the expression of emotion) by swallowing (以吞咽动作)抑制(感情的流露); 咽下; 咽回
She gulped back her tears and tried to smile. 她咽下眼泪, 强作笑容. gulp, n
1 act of gulping 吞咽: swallow/sob with loud gulps 大声吞咽[抽泣].
2 mouthful, esp of sth liquid 一大口(尤指液体)
a gulp of cold milk 一大口冷牛奶.
3 (idm 习语) at a `gulp with one gulp 一口气吞下
empty a glass at a gulp 一口气喝完一杯.
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时,木盖打开了,孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
No. Your aunt did foresee that Ms flower might die before her.