cough

名词 cough:

1. sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
   同义词：coughing
2. the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise
   同义词：coughing

动词 cough:

1. exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

1. You really ought to/should do something about that cough!
   你咳嗽那麽厉害，真得治一治了！
2. The baby has a cough.
   婴儿咳嗽了。
3. Why don't you lay off smoking for a while until your cough gets better?
   你为什么不先戒烟等你的咳嗽好了一些后再说?
4. She gave a quiet cough to attract my attention.
   她轻轻地咳了一声好引起我注意。

cough

v.（动词）
coughed,cough.ing,coughs
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often to keep the respiratory passages free of irritating material.
咳，咳嗽：从肺里突然的带有声响地排出气体，通常为了使呼吸道不受物质阻碍
To make a noise similar to noisy expulsion of air from the lungs:
发出咳嗽般的声音：制造象从肺里有声音地放气般的声音，发出象咳嗽般的声音：
例句：
The engine coughed and died.
发动机喀隆了几声就熄火了

v.tr.（及物动词）
To expel by coughing:
通过咳嗽排出：
例句：
coughed up phlegm.
咳出痰

n.（名词）
The act of coughing.
咳嗽：咳嗽的动作
An illness marked by frequent coughing.
咳嗽病：以经常性咳嗽为特点的病

<常用词组>cough up 【俚语】
To hand over or relinquish (money or another possession), often reluctantly.
勉强交出：掏出或放弃（金钱或其他财产），通常是不情愿地
To confess or disclose:
承认或供出：
例句：
When he saw that the police might arrest him, he coughed up the details of what he had seen.
当他意识到警察也许会逮捕他，才全盘托出他看到的一切

来源：
Middle English coughen
中古英语 coughen
[ultimately of imitative origin]
[极大程度上源自模仿]