1 [I] to send air out of your throat and mouth with a sudden loud noise, especially when you have a cold, have sth in your throat, etc 咳嗽:
Cigarette smoke makes me cough.香烟的烟雾呛得我咳嗽。☞picture at sneeze 见sneeze插图
2 [T] cough (up) sth to send sth out of your throat and mouth with a sudden loud noise 咳出:
When I started coughing (up) blood I called the doctor.我开始咳血,便叫了医生。
cough (sth) up(informal 非正式) to give money when you do not want to (不情愿地)提供(金钱):
Come on, cough up what you owe me!快,把你欠我的还给我!
cough²
/kɒf; US kɔ:f ||; kɔf/noun[C]
1 an act or the sound of coughing 咳嗽;咳嗽声:
He gave a nervous cough before he started to speak.他紧张地咳了一声,然后开始说话。
2 an illness or infection that makes you cough a lot (因病或感染而)咳嗽:
Kevin's got a bad cough.凯文咳嗽咳得厉害。