phlegm

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phlegm /flem/ noun [uncountable]  1. HBHthe thick yellowish substance produced in your nose and throat, especially when you have a cold 痰 SYN mucus2. CALMunusual calmness in worrying, frightening, or exciting situations 冷静，沉着

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phlegm• After gargling on her phlegm for a while, she began to choke.• An irritating cough producing very little phlegm and becoming worse when taking a deep breath.• My voice is like sandpaper, I cough up gobs of phlegm, my liver feels like a sandbag.• Kingsley rolled phlegm in his throat but remained with his head bowed.• He looked in the mirror and could see a gout of her smoker's phlegm on his cheek.Origin phlegm (1300-1400) Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma, from Greek, “flame, phlegm”, from phlegein “to burn”

phlegm nounChinese  

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phlegm
phlegm /flem/ noun [uncountable]1. the thick yellowish substance produced in your nose and throat, especially when you have a cold
   SYN  mucus
2. unusual calmness in worrying, frightening, or exciting situations

phlegmBrE /flem/ 🔊NAmE /flem/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the thick substance that forms in the nose and throat, especially when you have a cold 痰the ability to remain calm in a situation that is difficult or upsetting 冷静；镇定；自制力