cough

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cough1 /kɒf $ kɒːf/ ●●● S3 W3 verb [intransitive]  1  HBHto suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, often repeatedly 咳嗽，咳 Matthew coughed and cleared his throat. 马修咳了一声清清喉咙。 I think I’m getting a cold or flu – I’ve been coughing and sneezing all day. 我想我是着凉了，或者得了流感——我整天都在咳嗽和打喷嚏。2  SOUNDto make a sudden sound like someone coughing 发出咳嗽般的声音 The engine coughed and spluttered, then stopped altogether. 发动机地响了一两声，然后就完全停下了。3 cough up phrasal verb a) PAY FOR informal to give someone money, information etc when you do not really want to 勉强给〔钱、信息等〕 Come on, cough up. 快点，说呀。cough something ↔ up Insurance companies had to cough up £10 million in storm damage claims. 保险公司只得掏出1,000万英镑赔偿暴风雨造成的损失。b) cough something ↔ up to push something out of your throat or lungs into your mouth 咳出〔某物〕 You must go to the doctor if you’re coughing up blood. 如果你咯血，那就一定要去看医生。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

cough• Hugh seemed too weary to cough.• Is the pain worsened by straining or coughing?• The patient may need assistance to cough.• I've been coughing and sneezing all day.• The old car coughed and sputtered before starting.• Then he simply extends the arrow to full length once more while appearing to cough the whole thing up again.• She heard him catch at air, and cough up the last slime of the river.• In the morning, Belle had a temperature and by night, she was coughing without stopping.

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cough2 ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]  1  MIa medical condition that makes you cough a lot 咳嗽〔指疾病〕 He's got a bad cough. 他咳嗽得很厉害。 Symptoms include a sore throat and a nasty cough. 症状是喉咙痛和干咳。 cough medicine 止咳药2  [countable]HBH the action or sound made when you cough 咳嗽〔指动作或声音〕 Stuart gave an embarrassed cough. 斯图尔特尴尬地咳了一声。 COLLOCATIONSverbshave (got) a cough 咳嗽I’ve had a cough for weeks now. 我已经咳嗽好几个星期了。get/catch a cough 得了咳嗽A lot of people get coughs at this time of year. 每年这个时候会有许多人患咳嗽。adjectivesa bad cough 严重的咳嗽Jason’s at home with a bad cough. 贾森咳嗽得厉害，在家待着。a nasty/violent cough (=a very bad cough) 剧烈咳嗽a smoker's cough (=one caused by smoking) 抽烟引起的咳嗽a dry cough (=one that does not produce any liquid) 干咳a loose cough (=one that produces liquid) 痰咳a chesty cough British English (=one that affects your chest) 〔肺部疾病引起的〕痰咳a hacking cough (=a bad cough with an unpleasant sound) 猛烈的干咳a slight cough (=one that is not very serious) 轻微咳嗽nHe has a slight cough but I don’t think he’s really ill.a tickly cough (=one that keeps irritating your throat) 喉咙干痒咳a persistent cough (=one that is difficult to cure) 持续性咳嗽cough + NOUNcough medicine/cough mixture/cough syrup (=liquid containing medicine for a cough) 止咳药水You should take some cough medicine. 你应该吃点止咳药。a cough drop (also a cough sweet British English) (=a sweet you suck to make a cough less irritating) 止咳糖，润喉糖He was sucking on a cough sweet. 他正吃着润喉糖。

Examples from the Corpus

cough• I find honey is the best thing for a cough.• The juggernaut started with a cough and splutter, was thrown into gear and began to move off down the narrow road.• Four months after the show opened in October 1995, she missed 10 performances because of a sore throat and cough.• Disease can be spread by coughs.• He was about to kiss her again when he heard a discreet cough.• Then a little move, a little cough, made you aware of his presence.• Rye whiskey, mixed with rock-sugar syrup, remained a popular cough remedy into the early twentieth century.• Ms. Meyers has this hacking smoker's cough.• That cough of hers worries me; she's had it for weeks.gave ... cough• The chauffeur gave a discreet cough.• At length, he gave a little cough.• And there were other things; saliva drooled from her lips and every few seconds she gave a retching cough.• They gave him cough syrup and blankets.From Longman Business Dictionarycoughcough /kɒfkɒːf/ verb → cough something → up→ See Verb tableOrigin cough1 (1300-1400) From an unrecorded Old English cohhian

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cough¹ /kɒf $ kɒːf/ verb [intransitive]1. to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, often repeatedly:
    Matthew coughed and cleared his throat.
    I think I’m getting a cold or flu – I’ve been coughing and sneezing all day.
2. to make a sudden sound like someone coughing:
    The engine coughed and spluttered, then stopped altogether.
     
cough up phrasal verb
  1. informal to give someone money, information etc when you do not really want to:
    Come on, cough up.
    cough something ↔ up
    Insurance companies had to cough up £10 million in storm damage claims.
  2. cough something ↔ up to push something out of your throat or lungs into your mouth:
    You must go to the doctor if you’re coughing up blood.

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cough² noun [countable]
1. a medical condition that makes you cough a lot:
    He's got a bad cough.
    Symptoms include a sore throat and a nasty cough.
    cough medicine
2. [countable] the action or sound made when you cough:
    Stuart gave an embarrassed cough.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ have (got) a cough I’ve had a cough for weeks now.
   ▪ get/catch a cough A lot of people get coughs at this time of year.
■ adjectives
   ▪ a bad cough Jason’s at home with a bad cough.
   ▪ a nasty/violent cough (=a very bad cough)
   ▪ a smoker's cough (=one caused by smoking)
   ▪ a dry cough (=one that does not produce any liquid)
   ▪ a loose cough (=one that produces liquid)
   ▪ a chesty cough British English (=one that affects your chest)
   ▪ a hacking cough (=a bad cough with an unpleasant sound)
   ▪ a slight cough (=one that is not very serious) He has a slight cough but I don’t think he’s really ill.
   ▪ a tickly cough (=one that keeps irritating your throat)
   ▪ a persistent cough (=one that is difficult to cure)
■ cough + NOUN
   ▪ cough medicine/cough mixture/cough syrup (=liquid containing medicine for a cough) You should take some cough medicine.
   ▪ a cough drop (also a cough sweet British English) (=a sweet you suck to make a cough less irritating) He was sucking on a cough sweet.