吭哧 kēnɡchi A. onomatopoeia puff and blow ▸ 累得吭哧吭哧直喘气 puffing and blowing with fatigue to the point of gasping B. verb ① （指做事） toil ▸ 她吭哧了半天才把照相机修好。 She spent ages tinkering with her camera before she fixed it. ② （指说话） hum and haw ▸ 他吭哧了好久也没把意思说清楚。 He hemmed and hawed for ages and still didn’t make himself clear. |