(also hiccough)Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense hiccups, present participle hiccuping, present participle hiccupping, past tense, past participle hiccuped, past tense, past participle hiccupped
1 also hiccough.
2N-COUNT [oft n NOUN]小问题;(尤指)暂时的耽搁 You can refer to a small problem or difficulty as a hiccup, especially if it does not last very long or is easily put right. 小问题;(尤指)暂时的耽搁 [Also + in]
A recent sales hiccup is nothing to panic about.
用不着为最近销售上出现的一点小问题感到惊慌。
Despite the occasional hiccup, the US and Laos have had quite cordial relations.
3N-UNCOUNT [oft theNOUN]呃逆;打嗝 When you have hiccups, you make repeated sharp sounds in your throat, often because you have been eating or drinking too quickly. 呃逆;打嗝
A young baby may frequently get a bout of hiccups during or soon after a feed.
小婴儿进食过程中或刚刚进食后经常会打嗝。
4N-COUNT 打嗝声 A hiccup is a sound of the kind that you make when you have hiccups. 打嗝声
5VERB 呃逆;打嗝 When you hiccup, you make repeated sharp sounds in your throat. 呃逆;打嗝
She was still hiccuping from the egg she had swallowed whole. [VERB]