(亦作 hiccough,读音同)
1
- an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic sound like that of a cough打嗝。
1.1
hiccups
an attack of such spasms occurring repeatedly for some time接连打嗝：then she got hiccups.
接着她打起嗝来。
1.2
- a temporary or minor difficulty or setback暂时（或小）的困难（或挫折）：
just a little hiccup in our usual wonderful service.
只是我们一向极好服务中的一个小挫折。
(hiccuped, hiccupping)no obj.
- suffer from or make the sound of a hiccup or series of hiccups打嗝, 呃逆。
派生词
hiccupy
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: imitative; the form hiccough arose by association with COUGH.