"gulping" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大口吞嚥
• 狼吞虎嚥

Definition

快速吞嚥食物或飲料，通常是大量或用力地吞下。有時也指因情緒或緊張而吞嚥口水。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Gulping' 多用於口語上，形容大口或急促地吞嚥，常見於很渴、害怕或緊張時。常見搭配有 'gulping water'（大口喝水）、'gulping nervously'（緊張地吞口水）。勿與 'sipping'（小口喝）混淆。

Examples

He was gulping water after his run.

他跑步後在**大口吞嚥**水。

The boy is gulping his juice.

那個男孩正在**大口吞嚥**果汁。

She kept gulping during the scary movie.

她看恐怖電影時不停地**吞嚥**。

"Stop gulping your soda so fast," his mom said.

他媽媽說：「別把汽水**大口喝**那麼快。」

I could hear him gulping in the quiet room.

我能在安靜的房間裡聽到他在**吞嚥**。

Jake started gulping nervously when the teacher called his name.

老師叫Jake的名字時，他開始緊張地**吞嚥**。