Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense coughs, present participle coughing, past tense, past participle coughed
1VERB 咳嗽 When you cough, 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. 咳嗽
Graham began to cough violently. [VERB]
格雷厄姆开始剧烈咳嗽。
He coughed. 'Excuse me, Mrs Allsworthy, could I have a word?' [VERB]
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?”
SYN clear your throat, bark, hawk, hack [informal]
Cough is also a noun.
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。
They were interrupted by an apologetic cough.
他们被一声透着歉意的咳嗽打断了。
coughing
He was then overcome by a terrible fit of coughing.
接着他便控制不住地剧烈咳嗽了一阵。
2N-COUNT 咳嗽(病) A cough is an illness in which you cough often and your chest or throat hurts. 咳嗽(病)
...if you have a persistent cough for over a month.
如果你持续咳嗽一个月以上
SYN frog or tickle in your throat, bark, hack [informal]
3VERB 咯出(血等) If you cough blood or mucus, it comes up out of your throat or mouth when you cough. 咯出(血等) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
I started coughing blood so they transferred me to a hospital. [VERB noun]
我开始咯血,于是他们把我转到了医院。
Cough up means the same as cough .cough up 同 cough
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。
4VERB (发动机等)突然发出刺耳的噪声 If an engine or other machine coughs, it makes a sudden, harsh noise. (发动机等)突然发出刺耳的噪声
Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered and died. [VERB]