词组 | cough |
释义 | noun | verb cough1 /kɒf $ kɒːf/ noun 1. a medical condition that makes you cough a lotverbshave (got) a cough I’ve had a cough for weeks now.get/develop a cough A lot of people get coughs at this time of year.relieve/soothe/treat a cough (=make it less severe) This medicine will help to relieve your cough.adjectivesa bad/nasty/terrible cough She had a bad cough and a sore throat.a slight cough (=one that is not very serious) He has a slight cough but I don’t think he’s really ill.a hacking cough (=a severe and noisy cough) The man next to me had a hacking cough.a smoker’s cough (=one caused by smoking) He’s a heavy smoker and has the typical smoker’s cough.a tickly cough (=one that keeps irritating your throat) I had a tickly cough, a runny nose, and a high temperature.a violent cough (=one in which someone coughs very loudly) The symptoms include a violent cough.a persistent cough (=one that is difficult to cure) A persistent cough can be very tiring.a chesty cough BrE (=one that affects your chest) You need a medicine that is suitable for a chesty cough.a dry cough (=one that does not produce any liquid) A dry cough often causes a sore throat.a loose cough (=one that produces liquid) She has a rather loose cough in the mornings.cough + nounscough medicine/syrup/mixture You should take some cough medicine.a cough drop also a cough sweet BrE (=a sweet you suck to make a cough less severe) He was sucking on a cough sweet.2. the action of coughingadjectivesa loud cough There was a loud cough from someone in the audience.a quiet/little cough His friend gave a little cough, to attract his attention.verbsgive a cough Stuart gave an embarrassed cough. noun | verb cough2 /kɒf $ kɒːf/ verb to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, often repeatedlyadverbscough politely/discreetly She coughed politely to get their attention.cough nervously He coughed nervously and changed the subject.cough apologetically The inspector coughed apologetically, uncertain what to say next.cough loudly He walked into the doctor’s room, coughing loudly.cough violently (=with a lot of force and noise, because you are very ill) One of the injured soldiers was coughing violently.verbsmake sb cough The dust in the air made him cough.phrasesbe coughing and sneezing I think I’m getting a cold – I’ve been coughing and sneezing all day.be coughing and spluttering BrE (=coughing a lot) She woke up coughing and spluttering.a coughing fit (=a long period of continued coughing) He had a terrible coughing fit.cough (up) blood/food etc (=push blood, food etc out of your mouth by coughing) If she coughs up any blood, call an ambulance. |
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