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cough

verb
🔊/kɒf/
🔊/kɔːf/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cough
🔊/kɒf/
🔊/kɔːf/
he / she / it coughs
🔊/kɒfs/
🔊/kɔːfs/
past simple coughed
🔊/kɒft/
🔊/kɔːft/
past participle coughed
🔊/kɒft/
🔊/kɔːft/
-ing form coughing
🔊/ˈkɒfɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkɔːfɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive] to force out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold咳嗽
    • I couldn't stop coughing.我咳嗽不只。🔊🔊
    • to cough nervously/politely/discreetly紧张地／斯文地／小心翼翼地咳嗽
    Extra Examples
    • He had a coughing fit and couldn't speak for a few moments.他突然一阵咳嗽，好一会儿不能说话。
    • The brandy made her cough and splutter.白兰地呛得她直咳嗽，嘴里的酒都喷了出来。
    • He inhaled the smoke and started coughing and spluttering.他吸了烟，开始咳嗽和扑鼻。
    • She coughed nervously and looked at me.她紧张地咳嗽了一下，又看了看我。
    Topics Illnessb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • a bit
    • a little
    • lightly
    • …
    phrases
    • cough and splutter
    • a coughing fit
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  2. [transitive] cough something (up) to force something out of your throat or lungs by coughing（从喉咙或肺中）咳出
    • Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.她有时咯血。
    Extra Examples
    • He vomited and began coughing up blood.他呕吐并开始咳血。
    • He coughed the dust out of his lungs.他把吸进肺里的尘埃咯了出来。
    Topics Illnessb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • a bit
    • a little
    • lightly
    • …
    phrases
    • cough and splutter
    • a coughing fit
    See full entry
  3. [intransitive] (of an engine发动机) to make a sudden noise, especially as a sign that the engine is not working correctly突然发出刺耳的声音
    • The old engine coughed and spluttered into life.那台旧发动机咳嗽了一下，飞起来了。
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen ‘to cough’ and German keuchen ‘to pant’.

cough

noun
🔊/kɒf/
🔊/kɔːf/
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  1. an act or a sound of coughing咳嗽；咳嗽声 (= forcing out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold)
    • She gave a little cough to attract my attention.她轻轻地咳了一声以引起我的注意。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She struggled to stifle a cough.她努力要忍住咳嗽。
    • The butler gave a little cough to announce his presence.男管家轻轻咳了一下，示意自己在场。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • polite
    • slight
    • …
    verb + cough
    • give
    • have
    • suffer from
    • …
    cough + noun
    • drop
    • medicine
    • mixture
    • …
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  2. an illness or infection that makes you cough often咳嗽病
    • to have a dry/persistent cough干咳/持续咳嗽
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • He had a smoker's cough and nicotine-yellowed fingers.他因吸烟患上了咳嗽，手指也被尼古丁熏黄了。
    see also hacking cough, whooping coughTopics Illnessb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • polite
    • slight
    • …
    verb + cough
    • give
    • have
    • suffer from
    • …
    cough + noun
    • drop
    • medicine
    • mixture
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen ‘to cough’ and German keuchen ‘to pant’.