英语词汇“cough”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cough

(kôf, kŏf)

v. coughed, cough·ing, coughs

v.intr.

1. To expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to keep the respiratory passages free of irritating material.

2. To make a noise similar to noisy expulsion of air from the lungs: The engine coughed and died.

v.tr.

To expel by coughing: coughed up phlegm.

1. The act of coughing.

2. An illness marked by frequent coughing.

Phrasal Verb:

cough up Slang

1. To hand over or relinquish (money or another possession), often reluctantly.

2. To confess or disclose: When he saw that the police might arrest him, he coughed up the details of what he had seen.

3. Sports

a. To lose possession of (the ball or puck), especially because of defensive pressure from the opposing team.

b. To fail to maintain (a lead in a game).

[Middle English coughen, ultimately of imitative origin.]

单词	cough
释义	cough (kôf, kŏf) v. coughed, cough·ing, coughs v.intr. 1. To expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to keep the respiratory passages free of irritating material. 2. To make a noise similar to noisy expulsion of air from the lungs: The engine coughed and died. v.tr. To expel by coughing: coughed up phlegm. n. 1. The act of coughing. 2. An illness marked by frequent coughing. *Phrasal Verb:* *cough up* Slang 1. To hand over or relinquish (money or another possession), often reluctantly. 2. To confess or disclose: When he saw that the police might arrest him, he coughed up the details of what he had seen. 3. Sports a. To lose possession of (the ball or puck), especially because of defensive pressure from the opposing team. b. To fail to maintain (a lead in a game). [Middle English coughen, ultimately of imitative origin.]
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