cough

verb

1. 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
2. （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。
3. 突然发出刺耳的声音
   to make a sudden unpleasant noise

noun

1. 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。
2. 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。

1. VERB 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.
   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. Cough is 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。
2. N-COUNT 咳嗽(病)
   A cough is 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
3. VERB 咯出(血等)
   If you cough blood 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 up means the same as cough .
      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。
4. VERB (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.
   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。

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. 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。
4. 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。
5. I'll have to cough up$ 10,000 a year for tuition
   我每年将不得不付1万美元的学费。
6. Will this be enough to persuade Congress to cough up?
   这能说服国会掏钱吗？
7. 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。
8. The quiet was broken by Astley's hacking cough.
   这片宁静被阿斯特利刺耳的干咳声打破了。
9. Inhalations can soothe and control the cough
   吸入药剂可以缓解并抑制咳嗽。
10. Grit from the highway made him cough
    公路上扬起的沙子呛得他咳嗽起来。
11. She heard a muffled cough behind her.
    她听到身后一声低沉的咳嗽。
12. His cough grew more persistent until it never stopped
    他咳嗽持续的时间越来越长，直到咳个不停。
13. Symptoms are streaming eyes, a runny nose, headache and a cough.
    症状包括流泪、流鼻涕、头痛和咳嗽。
14. 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。
15. Have you had your child vaccinated against whooping cough?
    你给你的孩子打过百日咳疫苗了吗？
16. Measles, mumps and whooping cough are spreading again because children are not being vaccinated.
    因为孩子们没接种疫苗，麻疹、腮腺炎和百日咳又蔓延开来。
17. He made up a bottle of cough medicine.
    他配制了一瓶咳嗽药。
18. 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。
19. Winter is a time of cough and cold.
    冬季是易患咳嗽和感冒的季节。
20. 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。
21. She was shocked at the bill, but she had to cough up.
    她颤抖地拿着这张支票，但不得不交出。
22. This cough medicine tastes nice but it doesn't do much good.
    这咳嗽药不难吃，但作用不大。
23. Come on, cough up, who did it?
    好了，说出来，是谁干的？
24. He owes us money, but he won't cough up.
    他欠我们钱，却不愿还账。
25. She coughed a terrible cough.
    她咳嗽得非常厉害。
26. Let the cough drop melt in your mouth.
    让止咳糖在你嘴里溶化。
27. She dosed up the children with cough syrup.
    她把止咳糖浆给孩子们喝了。
28. The child has a bad cough and it rather worries her.
    她的孩子咳得很厉害，这使得她很着急。
29. A split-second later there was an asthmatic cough and the sound of a toilet flushing.
    接着传来一阵哮喘患者的咳嗽声和厕所里的冲水声。
30. A cold can easily cause a cough.
    感冒了就容易咳嗽。

cough up

cough sth↔up

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

noun

1. a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages

   Synonym:    coughing

verb

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