cough

英 [kɒf] 美[kɔf]

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n. 咳嗽，咳嗽声；咳嗽病
vt. 咳出
vi. 咳嗽
n. (Cough)人名；(英)考夫

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中文词源

cough 咳嗽

拟声词，模仿咳嗽的声音。

词态变化

复数: coughs;第三人称单数: coughs;过去式: coughed;过去分词: coughed;现在分词: coughing;

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英文词源

cough: cough: [14] Although it is largely disguised by the modern English pronunciation, cough is of onomatopoeic origin. It came from a prehistoric Germanic base *kokh- (the kh pronounced not unlike the ch of loch), which initiated the sound of coughing. This has no recorded Old English descendant (although one probably existed, *cohhian), and first appears in the language as Middle English coughen.
cough (v.): early 14c., coughen, probably in Old English, but not recorded, from Proto-Germanic *kokh- (with the rough "kh" of German or of Scottish loch; cognates: Middle Dutch kochen, Middle High German kuchen). Onomatopoeic. Related: Coughed; coughing. As a noun from c. 1300.

双语例句

1. Will this be enough to persuade Congress to cough up?: 这能说服国会掏钱吗？

2. I'll have to cough up $10,000 a year for tuition.: 我每年将不得不付1万美元的学费。

3. His cough grew more persistent until it never stopped.: 他咳嗽持续的时间越来越长，直到咳个不停。

4. Try gargling with salt water as soon as a cough begins.: 一开始咳嗽就马上试着用盐水漱口。

5. He suffered from a snotty nose, runny eyes and a slight cough.: 他又是流鼻涕，又是流眼泪，还有点咳嗽。

英英释意

1. sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

2. the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise

考试真题

She has almost recovered from the cough.

A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a persistent bad cough.

Eventually, my cough got so much worse that I couldn't sleep at night, so I decided to give it a try.

I didn't feel any improvement in my condition in the first couple of days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to lessen.

No matter how many different remedies I tried, I still couldn't get rid of the cough.

实用场景例句

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

Sometimes she coughed (up) blood.: 她有时咯血。

Steve finally coughed up the money he owed us.: 史蒂夫最终勉强归还了他欠我们的钱。

She gave a little cough to attract my attention.: 她轻轻地咳了一声以引起我的注意。

to have a dry/persistent/hacking cough: 干咳；顽固的咳嗽；频咳

My cold's better, but I can't seem to shake off this cough.: 我感冒好些了，但这咳嗽好像老也不好。

Graham began to cough violently...: 格雷厄姆开始剧烈咳嗽。

He coughed. 'Excuse me, Mrs Allsworthy, could I have a word?': 他咳了一声说道，“奥尔斯沃西夫人，打断您一下，我能说句话吗？”

...if you have a persistent cough for over a month.: 如果你持续咳嗽一个月以上

I started coughing blood so they transferred me to a hospital.: 我开始咯血，于是他们把我转到了医院。

Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered and died.: 接着，发动机突然咔咔地响了几声，然后就熄火了。

The cough seemed to rack his body.: 他咳得全身震动.

He made up a bottle of cough medicine.: 他配制了一瓶咳嗽药.

The medicine may loosen your cough.: 这种药能减轻你的咳嗽.

The child has a bad cough and it rather worries her.: 她的孩子咳得很厉害,这使得她很着急.

Whooping cough is very prevalent just now.: 百日咳正在广泛流行.

Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it.: 这药非但不镇咳,反而使我咳嗽得更厉害.

My fever has gone, but I have a cough.: 我退烧了, 但开始咳嗽.

His illness started with a slight cough.: 他的病是从轻微咳嗽开始的.

He had a chronic cough.: 他患了慢性咳嗽.

The damp weather touched up his cough.: 潮湿的天气加剧了他的咳嗽.

The butler gave a little cough to announce his presence.: 男管家轻轻咳了一下,示意他已到场.

The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.: 他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了.

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