pant
pant — 動詞
- pantpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pantshe / she / it
- pantedpast simple
- panting-ing form
1. to take fast, noisy breaths through an open mouth — typically after hard running
喘氣；喘息
因激烈活動或炎熱而急促大聲地呼吸
to take fast, noisy breaths through an open mouth — typically after hard running, climbing, or heavy work, or when feeling very hot.
Marcus was panting heavily after sprinting up six flights of stairs.
Marcus 一口氣衝上六層樓後，喘得很厲害。
pant + adverb of manner (heavily, hard, loudly)
The old dog lay in the shade, panting with its pink tongue out.
那隻老狗躺在陰涼處，吐著粉紅色的舌頭喘氣。
pant + with + body-part detail
"I can't keep going," Lina panted, leaning on a tree by the trail.
「我撐不下去了，」Lina 一邊喘氣一邊說，靠在步道旁的一棵樹上。
pant + direct speech (reporting verb)
The firefighters were panting hard inside their heavy gear.
消防員們穿著沉重的裝備，在裡頭喘得很厲害。
Priya finished the race red-faced and panting for breath.
Priya 跑完比賽臉紅紅的，正在大口喘氣。
collocation: panting for breath
- pant heavily
- pant hard
- pant for breath
- pant like a dog
- breathe steadily
describes calm, even breathing
文法句型
pant + (out) + speech
pant + adverb of manner
用法筆記
Frequently appears with adverbs that show intensity (heavily, hard, loudly) or with the phrase 'panting for breath'. When used as a reporting verb, it pictures the speaker struggling to get words out between breaths.
常見錯誤
pant after
phrasal verbTo want something very much, often in a way that shows strong desire.
渴望
The young actor panted after the lead role in the movie.
Why does he pant after fame and fortune so desperately?
pant for
phrasal verbTo feel a strong need or desire for something, especially air or water.
渴望
After the long run, the athlete panted for water.
The hikers panted for fresh air in the stuffy cave.
puff and pant
idiomTo breathe very fast and noisily, usually after hard exercise.
氣喘吁吁
After running up the stairs, Mia was puffing and panting.
The old dog was puffing and panting after chasing the ball.
pant — 名詞
1. a single short, hard breath that someone takes when they are out of breath or st
喘息聲；急喘
一次短促費力的呼吸
a single short, hard breath that someone takes when they are out of breath or struggling to get enough air.
Sarah finished the climb with a long pant and sat on a flat rock.
Sarah 爬完那段路，重重喘了一口氣，坐在一塊平坦的石頭上。
a + adjective + pant (countable noun)
Between pants, the runner managed to thank the medic on the track.
在兩次喘息之間，那位跑者勉強向跑道上的醫護人員道謝。
between + pants (plural countable)
Each pant pulled cold air deep into the climber's lungs.
每一次急喘都把冷空氣深深拉進那位登山者的肺裡。
The boxer answered the reporter in short, painful pants.
那位拳擊手用一陣陣短促又痛苦的喘息回答記者。
in + adjective + pants (manner)
- short pant
- shallow pant
- ragged pant
- between pants
文法句型
a/the + pant
pant + of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always countable, often plural. Distinguish from sense 2 (the chest movement that goes with the breath) and sense 3 (a mechanical puffing sound). Frequently modified by adjectives like 'short', 'shallow', 'painful', or 'ragged'.
常見錯誤
2. the rise and fall of someone's chest that you can see while they are breathing h
胸口起伏
急促呼吸時胸部明顯的上下動作
the rise and fall of someone's chest that you can see while they are breathing hard.
The doctor watched the rapid pant of the patient's chest with concern.
醫生擔心地看著病人胸口快速的起伏。
the pant of + body-part
You could see the steady pant of the horse's flanks after the race.
比賽結束後，可以看見那匹馬腹部規律地起伏著。
visible + pant of + flanks/chest/sides
A faint pant of the climber's chest showed how tired he really was.
那位登山者胸口微微的起伏，透露出他其實有多累。
pant of + chest (visible breathing)
The nurse counted breaths by watching the slow pant of her grandmother's ribs.
護理師看著祖母肋骨緩慢的起伏，數著她的呼吸次數。
watch + pant + of + ribs/chest
- the pant of the chest
- rapid pant
- watch the pant
- heave
stronger, slower up-and-down movement, often from sobbing or exhaustion
- rise and fall
neutral, descriptive phrase for any breathing motion
文法句型
the + pant + of + body-part
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 is the audible breath itself, while this sense is the visible body movement that goes with it. Subject is usually a body part (chest, flanks, ribs, shoulders) introduced by 'of'. Mostly literary or medical.
常見錯誤
3. a short, throbbing puff of sound or air made by an engine, pipe, or other machin
噗噗聲
引擎或管線發出的短促噴氣聲
a short, throbbing puff of sound or air made by an engine, pipe, or other machine, similar to the noise of someone breathing hard.
The old steam train left the station with a loud pant of white smoke.
那輛舊蒸氣火車離站時，發出響亮的噗噗聲，並冒出白煙。
pant of + steam/smoke (machine sound)
Each pant from the boiler shook the workshop floor a little.
鍋爐每噗一聲，工坊的地板就微微震動一下。
pant + from + machine source
The mechanic listened to the slow, regular pant of the engine.
那位機械師聽著引擎緩慢而規律的噗噗聲。
A sharp pant of steam shot from the pipe near Marcus's foot.
一股尖銳的蒸氣聲從靠近 Marcus 腳邊的管子噴出。
sharp/loud + pant + of + steam
- pant of steam
- pant of smoke
- loud pant
- regular pant
文法句型
pant + of + steam/smoke
pant + from + machine
用法筆記
Subject is always a machine or mechanical part (engine, boiler, pipe, train). Object of 'of' is typically steam, smoke, or air. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about a person or animal's breath, and sense 2, which is about visible chest movement.