“气喘吁吁”常见的英文表达有 panting heavily、out of breath 或 gasping for breath,具体使用可根据语境和表达重点选择:
panting heavily:侧重描述因剧烈运动、紧张等导致的急促呼吸状态,例如:
After running up the stairs, he was panting heavily.(跑上楼梯后,他气喘吁吁。)
out of breath:强调因体力消耗或情绪激动而呼吸急促,无法正常说话,例如:
By the time we reached the top of the hill, we were all out of breath.(当我们到达山顶时,大家都气喘吁吁。)
gasping for breath:语气更强烈,常用于描述极度呼吸困难的场景,例如:
The swimmer struggled to the shore, gasping for breath.(游泳者挣扎着游向岸边,气喘吁吁。)