cough

1. V-I When you cough, you force air out of your throat with a sudden, harsh noise. You often cough when you are ill, or when you are nervous or want to attract someone's attention. 咳嗽

Graham began to cough violently. 格雷厄姆開始劇烈地咳嗽。

2. N-COUNT Cough is also a noun. 咳嗽

Coughs and sneezes spread infections much faster in a warm atmosphere. 咳嗽和噴嚏在溫煖的空氣裡傳播疾病快得多。

3. coughingN-UNCOUNT 咳嗽

He was then overcome by a terrible fit of coughing. 之後他一陣劇烈咳嗽，咳到無法控制。

4. V-T If you cough blood or mucus, it comes up out of your throat or mouth when you cough. 咳出 (血、痰等)

I started coughing blood so they transferred me to a hospital. 我開始咳血，所以他們把我送到了一家毉院。

5. PHRASAL VERB Cough up means the same as . 咳嗽

On the chilly seas, Keats became feverish, continually coughing up blood. 在寒冷的海邊，濟慈開始發燒，不斷地咳血。

6. N-COUNT A cough is an illness in which you cough often and your chest or throat hurts. 咳嗽

I had a persistent cough for over a month. 我持續咳嗽已經一個多月了。