hic·cup
noun/ˈhɪkʌp/
/ˈhɪkʌp/
(also hiccough)
- [countable] a sharp, usually repeated, sound made in the throat, that is caused by a sudden movement of the diaphragm and that you cannot control
嗝；呃逆 - She gave a loud hiccup.
她打了一个响嗝。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- small
- loud
- give
- let out
- She gave a loud hiccup.
- (the) hiccups[plural] a series of hiccups
一连串的打嗝 - I ate too quickly and got hiccups.
我吃得太快，结果不断地打嗝。 - He had the hiccups.
他接连打嗝。 - He suddenly had an attack of the hiccups.
他忽然打了一阵呃逆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + hiccups- get
- have
- I ate too quickly and got hiccups.
- [countable] hiccup (in something) (informal) a small problem or temporary delay
小问题；暂时性耽搁 - There was a slight hiccup in the timetable.
时间安排上出了点小问题。 - We’ve planned it down to the last detail—we don’t want any unexpected hiccups.
我们已经计划好了每一个细节——我们不希望出现任何意外的问题。
Extra Examples- This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team's steady progress up the League.
这次失利只是球队在朝联赛稳步前进的道路上唯一的小挫折。 - Apart from the occasional hiccup, things ran pretty well.
除了那个偶然出现的小问题外，事情进展得颇为顺利。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- minor
- slight
- …
- hiccup in
- There was a slight hiccup in the timetable.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative; the form hiccough arose by association with cough.