cough
verb/kɒf/
/kɔːf/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| 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/ |
- [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.
我咳嗽不止。 - to cough nervously/politely/discreetly
紧张地／斯文地／小心翼翼地咳嗽
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsb1- 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、口吐白沫。 - She coughed nervously and looked at me.
她紧张地咳嗽了一下，又看了看我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a bit
- a little
- lightly
- …
- cough and splutter
- a coughing fit
- I couldn't stop coughing.
- [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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsb1- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a bit
- a little
- lightly
- …
- cough and splutter
- a coughing fit
- Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.
- [intransitive] (of an engine) 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（尤指故障的征兆） - The old engine coughed and spluttered into life.
旧发动机嘎吱作响，发动起来。
- The old engine coughed and spluttered into life.
Word OriginMiddle English: of imitative origin; related to Dutch kuchen ‘to cough’ and German keuchen ‘to pant’.