Shona struggled for breath.

肖娜艰难地喘着气。

《牛津词典》

She gasped for breath, her chest heaving.

她喘着气，胸部不停地起伏。

《牛津词典》

Gasping for breath, she leaned against the door.

她靠在门上,大口喘着气,

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I gasped for breath -- and yet the officers heard it not.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

I think it takes your breath away to think of the unspeakably high hopes that John Milton had for his career.

我觉得像弥尔顿这样说出自己对职业如此高的希望,是很让人吃惊的。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

I would just say that in my experience you really have to want to do this, I would definitely encourage people to be aware of the breath and try to be mindful, but remember too it's very difficult for us to leave the negative feelings.

我只想说,根据个人经验，确实要真心想这么做，我肯定会鼓励大家,留意自己的气息，并尝试着留心察觉，但让我们抛下负面情绪,也非常困难。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

When its smartphone badges practically demand a pause for breath, you know there's a problem.

ENGADGET: Verizon's HTC DLX may be called Droid DNA, Windows Phone 8 devices get tentative prices

Leighton was taken to hospital on 29 November 2010 after he began "gasping for breath".

BBC: York mother 'shook baby to death' after losing temper

That makes the downturn in the tar sands less a collapse than a pause for breath.

ECONOMIST: China invests in Canada's tar sands