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cough /kɒf; kɔːf/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 咳，咳嗽
2. (发动机、枪炮等)发出咳嗽般的喀喀声
The motorcar came coughing up the road. 汽车沿着公路噗哧噗哧地开过来。
An ancient truck coughed into life. 一辆老得没牙的卡车噗哧噗哧开动起来。
3. 〈英口〉认罪；供认
She hasn't coughed yet. 她还没有认罪。
❷ vt.
1. 咳，咳出
He coughed his cigarette cough. 他咳了一声，那是抽烟人特有的咳嗽声。
2. 咳得使…
cough oneself hoarse 咳得嗓子沙哑
He kept coughing as though he would cough his life away. 他不停地咳着，像是要咳死为止。
II n.
1. 咳，咳嗽
give a warning cough 咳嗽一声以示警告
a smoker's cough 抽烟者的咳嗽
2. 咳嗽声；咳嗽似的声音
His cough became husky. 他咳嗽声变得沙哑了。
the cough of an engine 引擎发出的喀喀声
Without a cough in warning, the pistons simply stopped. 活塞连噗的一声征兆也未发出就这么停了。
3. 咳嗽病
have a bad cough 咳得很厉害
4. 〈俚〉(警探用语)真实可信的证据
[ME coughen; 与 MD cuchen to cough, Ger keuchen to gasp 有关 < 拟声] phr. a cough and a split 〈俚〉(影剧中没几句台词)咳嗽一声就下台的角色 cough down (听众)故意咳嗽以阻挠 (演讲者) cough it 认罪；供认 cough out 1. 咳出 2. 说出；勉强说出；吐露；供出 cough up 1. 咳出 cough up blood 咳出血来 cough up a fish bone 咳出一根鱼刺 2. 说出；勉强说出；吐露；供出 I suppose I shouldn't be coughing up these details. 我想我不该说出这些细节。After several hours of questioning, he finally coughed up the information. 经过几个小时的审问，最后他供出了情报。3. 掏出，支付；交出 (赃物、欠款等)They were forced to cough up an extra dollar a barrel. 他们被迫每桶多付一块钱。We know the stolen watch is in your possession, so you may as well cough it up. 我们知道那只被偷的表在你这儿，你还是把它交出来的好。4. 出钱，掏腰包 No use asking the old man. He'd never cough up. 不用问那老头子要，他是不会掏腰包的。 |