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cough

/kɑf/ /kɒf/ /kɔf/

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noun

咳嗽，咳。

A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.

Examples :

"Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough."

在我身后，我听到一声清晰而干燥的咳嗽声。

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noun

咳嗽，咳嗽的毛病

A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.

Examples :

"The cough kept waking him up at night, disrupting his sleep. "

他晚上总是因为咳嗽醒来，睡眠受到了影响。

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noun

嗯哼，清嗓子。

Used to focus attention on a following utterance, often a euphemism or an attribution of blame

Examples :

"He was – cough – indisposed."

他——嗯哼——身体不太舒服。

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verb

咳嗽，吭哧

To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

Examples :

"I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough."

我不小心吸了一大口烟，然后就开始咳嗽起来。

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verb

咳嗽，咳出

(sometimes followed by "up") To force something out of the throat or lungs by coughing.

Examples :

"Sometimes she coughed (up) blood."

有时候她会咳嗽，咳出血来。

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verb

咳嗽，咳。

To make a noise like a cough.

Examples :

"The engine coughed and sputtered."

发动机吭哧吭哧地咳嗽了几声，然后就熄火了。

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