coughing - Tìm kiếm | Laban Dictionary - Từ điển Anh - Việt, Việt - Anh

Tra từ

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh

cough

/ˈkɑːf/

US UK

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