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cough /ˈkɑːf/  

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh
  • verb
    coughs; coughed; coughing
    [no obj]
    to force air through your throat with a short, loud noise often because you are sick
    She was coughing and sneezing all day.
    The dust made him cough.
    to make a noise like that of coughing
    The engine coughed and sputtered and then stopped.
    cough up
    [phrasal verb]
    cough up (something) or cough (something) up
    to have (something, such as blood) come up through your throat and out of your mouth when you cough
    He was coughing up blood.
    informal :to give (something, such as money or information) to someone especially when you do not want to
    We had to cough up an extra hundred dollars for the car rental.
    The police made the suspect cough up the names of his accomplices.
    US sports :to fail to keep or hold (something)
    The quarterback coughed up [=fumbled] the ball.
    They coughed up [=lost, gave up] the lead in the second half.
    noun
    plural coughs
    [count] a physical condition or illness that causes someone to cough
    He has a cough and a cold.
    They both have bad coughs.
    He has a terrible smoker's cough. [=a cough caused by smoking] - see also whooping cough
    an act of coughing or the sound made when someone coughs
    I heard a cough from the back of the church.
    He gave a cough [=he coughed] to get my attention.
    dry/hacking coughs

    * Các từ tương tự:
    cough drop, cough syrup