panting
panting — 動詞
- pantingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pantings3rd person singular
- pantinging-ing form
- pantingedpast simple
1. taking quick, short, noisy breaths through the mouth, usually after running, cli
氣喘吁吁
因激烈活動或炎熱而急促大聲呼吸
taking quick, short, noisy breaths through the mouth, usually after running, climbing, or any hard physical effort, or when the body is very hot
Jin arrived at the top of the hill panting and dripping with sweat.
Jin 抵達山頂時氣喘吁吁，全身是汗。
arrive + panting (after physical effort)
The old dog lay on the kitchen floor, panting hard in the summer heat.
那隻老狗趴在廚房地板上，在夏天的高溫中喘得很厲害。
panting + adverb (hard)
Esme was still panting heavily five minutes after finishing the race.
比賽結束五分鐘後，Esme 還在喘個不停。
Nkechi came up the stairs panting and had to sit down for a moment.
Nkechi 爬上樓梯時喘個不停，只好先坐下來休息一下。
By the final lap, every runner on the track was panting and red in the face.
到了最後一圈，跑道上每個選手都氣喘吁吁、滿臉通紅。
- breathing easily
calm, regular breaths with no effort
文法句型
be + panting
panting + adverb
come in / arrive + panting
用法筆記
Most often used as a present participle describing how someone breathes after exertion or in heat, rather than as a main verb. Pair it with adverbs of intensity ('heavily', 'hard', 'softly') or with another action ('arrived panting', 'spoke panting').
常見錯誤
panting — 名詞
1. the act or sound of quick, short, noisy breaths drawn through the mouth, usually
喘氣聲
急促大聲呼吸的動作或聲音
the act or sound of quick, short, noisy breaths drawn through the mouth, usually after hard effort or in great heat
Aarav could hear the runner's panting clearly even from the back row of the stands.
Aarav 即使坐在看台最後一排，也聽得到那位跑者的喘氣聲。
[possessive] + panting (the sound)
The only sound in the empty gym was the heavy panting of two boxers between rounds.
空蕩的健身房裡，只剩下兩名拳擊手在回合之間沉重的喘氣聲。
the + adjective + panting (sound focus)
After the long climb, João's panting slowly turned into normal, even breathing.
爬完那段長坡後，João 的喘氣慢慢回復成平穩規律的呼吸。
Élise listened to her dog's loud panting and brought him a fresh bowl of water.
Élise 聽見狗大聲喘氣，便端來一碗新鮮的水給牠。
- gasping
stronger; suggests pain or shock, not just exertion
- puffing
informal; emphasises the effort, often used of unfit people
- heavy breathing
a neutral everyday phrase that covers most uses of this noun
文法句型
[possessive] + panting
the sound of + panting
用法筆記
Uncountable in normal use — say 'the panting' or 'heavy panting', not 'a panting' or 'three pantings'. Often appears as the subject when describing what someone or something hears.
常見錯誤
2. the visible rising and falling of the chest or sides of the body that goes with
胸口起伏
急促呼吸時胸部或身體兩側的明顯起伏
the visible rising and falling of the chest or sides of the body that goes with this kind of fast breathing, usually noticed in animals or in people who are very tired
Pim watched the panting of the horse's sides slow down as the animal cooled off.
Pim 看著那匹馬兩側的起伏隨著降溫慢慢趨緩。
the panting of + [body part] — visible movement
From across the field, you could see the panting of the exhausted runner's chest.
從球場另一邊，就能看見那位筋疲力盡的跑者胸口劇烈起伏。
see + the panting (visible movement)
The vet checked the puppy's gums while the panting of its tiny ribs slowly settled.
獸醫檢查小狗的牙齦，同時小狗瘦小的肋骨起伏也漸漸平穩下來。
Christopher placed his palm on the dog's side and felt the steady panting beneath his hand.
Christopher 把手掌貼在狗的身側，感覺到掌下穩定的起伏。
- heaving
stronger; suggests larger, more laboured up-and-down movement of the chest
- rise and fall
a neutral descriptive phrase for the same chest movement
- stillness
no visible movement of the chest
文法句型
the panting of + [chest / sides]
see + the panting
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names what you can SEE or FEEL (the chest rising), not what you HEAR. Mostly used in descriptive or veterinary writing rather than everyday speech.
常見錯誤
3. a regular, repeating noise made by a machine, especially an old engine, that res
機器喘息聲
機器（多為老引擎）規律的轟鳴或噗噗聲
a regular, repeating noise made by a machine, especially an old engine, that resembles the short, throbbing breaths of a tired person or animal
Henrik could hear the steady panting of the old steam engine long before the train came into view.
Henrik 在火車進站之前，遠遠就聽見那部老蒸汽引擎平穩的喘息聲。
the panting of + [engine] — metaphorical sound
The factory was quiet at last, with no panting of pistons or hiss of steam.
工廠終於安靜下來，再也聽不到活塞的喘息聲或蒸汽的嘶嘶聲。
panting of pistons (machine sound)
From the harbour, Mert heard the slow panting of a boat's engine as it left the dock.
Mert 在港口聽見一艘船的引擎在離岸時緩慢喘息的聲音。
All night, the panting of the water pump in the basement kept Rachid awake.
整夜地下室抽水機的喘息聲讓 Rachid 無法入睡。
- humming
smooth, continuous machine sound rather than a throbbing one
文法句型
the panting of + [machine]
用法筆記
A literary or descriptive use — you will mostly meet it in novels, travel writing, or older texts about machinery. Modern technical writing prefers 'throbbing', 'chugging', or 'pulsing' for engine noise.