cough
v
1 [I] send out air from the lungs violently and noisily, esp to clear one's throat or when one has a cold, etc 咳嗽
She was coughing (away) all night. 她咳了一整夜.
(fig 比喻) The engine coughed and spluttered into life, ie started noisily. 這發動機起動時喀喀作響.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) get sth out of the throat or lungs by coughing 咳出某物
He'd been coughing up blood. 他那時一直在咳血.
3 (phr v) cough (sth) up (Brit infml 口) say or produce sth reluctantly 勉強說出某話; 不情愿地提供某物
He owes us money, but he won't cough (it) up. 他欠我們錢, 卻不愿還帳.
Come on, cough up: who did it? 好了, 說出來, 是誰干的? cough, n
1 [C] act or sound of coughing 咳嗽; 咳嗽聲
She gave a quiet cough to attract my attention. 她輕輕地咳了一聲好引起我注意.
2 [sing] illness, infection, etc that causes a person to cough often 咳嗽
have a bad cough 咳嗽得很厲害
[attrib 作定語]
`cough medicine, mixture, etc, ie taken to relieve a cough 止咳的藥、 合劑等.