cough

verb

/kɒf/

/kɔːf/

动词形式

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

[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
- 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.他吸入烟雾，开始咳嗽和喷溅。
- She coughed nervously and looked at me.她紧张地咳嗽了一下，又看了看我。
Topics Illnessb1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a bit
- a little
- lightly
- …
phrases
- cough and splutter
- a coughing fit
[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。
- 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
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- a bit
- a little
- lightly
- …
phrases
- cough and splutter
- a coughing fit
[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.这台旧发动机咳嗽了一声，啪啪作响地启动了。

词源Middle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen ‘to cough’ and German keuchen ‘to pant’.

cough

noun

/kɒf/

/kɔːf/

an act or a sound of coughing (= forcing out air suddenly and noisily through your throat, for example when you have a cold) 咳嗽；咳嗽声
- She gave a little cough to attract my attention.她轻轻地咳了一声以引起我的注意。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- polite
- slight
- …
verb + cough
- give
- have
- suffer from
- …
cough + noun
- drop
- medicine
- mixture
- …
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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- polite
- slight
- …
verb + cough
- give
- have
- suffer from
- …
cough + noun
- drop
- medicine
- mixture
- …

词源Middle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen ‘to cough’ and German keuchen ‘to pant’.