wordreference.com 오늘의 영단어: Gulp

 

Intermediate+ Word of the Day: gulp – WordReference Word of the Day

To gulp means ‘to gasp or swallow air,’ in the same way that we would take a large swallow of something liquid. It also means ‘to swallow eagerly,’ when we’re talking about food or drink. When we are talking about emotions, to gulp, usually followed by back or down, means ‘to suppress or hold back.’ As a noun, a gulp is the act of gulping and the amount of something swallowed at one time.

벌컥벌컥 마시다!

 

Example sentences

• Exhausted, the runner stopped and gulped great lungfuls of air.
• Paul gulped the water thirstily. 목이 너무 마르니 허겁지겁 물을 마시지용
• Laura gulped back a sob. 로라는 훌쩍훌쩍 울었당
• Susan swallowed the cookie in a single gulp.
• Nervously, Aaron took a gulp of wine before he began speaking.