cough

英 [kɒf]

美 [kɔːf]

v.  咳嗽; (从喉咙或肺中)咳出; 突然发出刺耳的声音
n.  咳嗽; 咳嗽声; 咳嗽病

过去式：coughed　现在分词：coughing　复数：coughs　第三人称单数：coughs　过去分词：coughed　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.5757 / COCA.6157

短语动词

短语用例

cough up

cough sth↔up

• 勉强给（尤指钱）
  to give sth, especially money, unwillingly
  1. Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.
     她有时咯血。

牛津词典

verb

• 咳嗽
  to force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold
  1. I couldn't stop coughing.
     我咳嗽不止。
  2. to cough nervously/politely/discreetly
     紧张地 / 斯文地 / 小心翼翼地咳嗽
• （从喉咙或肺中）咳出
  to force sth out of your throat or lungs by coughing
  1. Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.
     她有时咯血。
• 突然发出刺耳的声音
  to make a sudden unpleasant noise

noun

• 咳嗽；咳嗽声
  an act or a sound of coughing
  1. She gave a little cough to attract my attention.
     她轻轻地咳了一声以引起我的注意。
• 咳嗽病
  an illness or infection that makes you cough often
  1. to have a dry/persistent/hacking cough
     干咳；顽固的咳嗽；频咳
  2. My cold's better, but I can't seem to shake off this cough.
     我感冒好些了，但这咳嗽好像老也不好。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 咳嗽
  When youcough, you force air out of your throat with a sudden, harsh noise. You often cough when you are ill, or when you are nervous or want to attract someone's attention.
  1. Graham began to cough violently...
     格雷厄姆开始剧烈咳嗽。
  2. He coughed. 'Excuse me, Mrs Allsworthy, could I have a word?'
     他咳了一声说道，“奥尔斯沃西夫人，打断您一下，我能说句话吗？”
  3. Coughis also a noun.
     
  4. Coughs and sneezes spread infections much faster in a warm atmosphere...
     在温暖的环境中，咳嗽和喷嚏传播疾病的速度要快得多。
  5. They were interrupted by an apologetic cough.
     他们被一声透着歉意的咳嗽打断了。
• N-COUNT 咳嗽(病)
  Acoughis an illness in which you cough often and your chest or throat hurts.
  1. ...if you have a persistent cough for over a month.
     如果你持续咳嗽一个月以上
• VERB 咯出(血等)
  If youcoughblood or mucus, it comes up out of your throat or mouth when you cough.
  1. I started coughing blood so they transferred me to a hospital.
     我开始咯血，于是他们把我转到了医院。
  2. Cough upmeans the same ascough.
     cough up 同 cough
  3. On the chilly seas, Keats became feverish, continually coughing up blood.
     在寒冷彻骨的海上，基茨开始发烧，不断地咯血。
• VERB (发动机等)突然发出刺耳的噪声
  If an engine or other machinecoughs, it makes a sudden, harsh noise.
  1. Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered and died.
     接着，发动机突然咔咔地响了几声，然后就熄火了。

英英释义

noun

• a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages
  Synonym:coughing

verb

• exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
  1. The smoker coughs all day

双语例句

• He suffered from a snotty nose, runny eyes and a slight cough.
  他又是流鼻涕，又是流眼泪，还有点咳嗽。
• Winter is a time of cough and cold.
  冬季是易患咳嗽和感冒的季节。
• The great communicability of whooping cough, males it desirable to isolate the patient for four to six weeks.
  百日咳有强烈的传染性，因此最好将患者隔离4～6周。
• He made up a bottle of cough medicine.
  他配制了一瓶咳嗽药。
• This cough medicine tastes nice but it doesn't do much good.
  这咳嗽药不难吃，但作用不大。
• A cold can easily cause a cough.
  感冒了就容易咳嗽。
• She heard a muffled cough behind her.
  她听到身后一声低沉的咳嗽。
• Mother was advised to keep indoors for a week after her cough seemed better.
  医生嘱咐母亲咳嗽见好之后在家里呆一星期，不要外出。
• He owes us money, but he won't cough up.
  他欠我们钱，却不愿还账。
• Try gargling with salt water as soon as a cough begins
  一开始咳嗽就马上试着用盐水漱口。