| 单词 | phlegm |
| 释义 | phlegmWord family adjectivephlegmagogicphlegmaticphlegmonicphlegmynounphlegmagoguephlegmasiaphlegmonphlegmadverbphlegmatically Human, Illness & disability phlegm /flem/ noun [uncountableU] 1. HBHthe thick yellowish substance produced in your nose and throat, especially when you have a cold 痰 SYN mucus 2. CALMunusual calmness in worrying, frightening, or exciting situations 冷静，沉着 Examples from the Corpus 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. (1300-1400) Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma, from Greek, “flame, phlegm”, from phlegein “to burn” |
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