cough
cough
verb
noun
语源
cough something up (或 cough up)
verb
- [no obj.]expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound
咳；咳嗽
■(of an engine) make a sudden harsh noise, especially as a sign of malfunction
（尤指机器出现故障时）发出刺耳的噪音
■[with obj.]force (something, especially blood) out of the lungs or throat by coughing
咳出（尤指血）
he coughed up bloodstained fluid.
他咳出了血痰。
■[with obj.](cough something out)say something in a harsh, abrupt way
严厉生硬地说出
he coughed out his orders.
他语气生硬地作出命令。
■(Brit. informal)reveal information; confess
(英，非正式)透露情报；供认
once he realized we knew he was ready to cough fast enough.
他一意识到我们已经知道了，就立刻供认不讳。
- an act or sound of coughing
咳嗽；咳嗽声
she gave a discreet cough.
她轻轻地咳嗽了一下。
■a condition of the respiratory organs causing coughing
咳嗽病
he looked feverish and had a bad cough.
他看上去发烧了并且咳嗽得很厉害。
noun
语源
- Middle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen 'to cough' and German keuchen 'to pant'
cough something up (或 cough up)
- give something reluctantly, especially money or information that is due or required
勉强拿出；勉强给出（尤指到期的钱或需要的信息）
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