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VERB
咳嗽
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.
例句
Graham began to cough violently...
格雷厄姆開始劇烈咳嗽。
He coughed. 'Excuse me, Mrs Allsworthy, could I have a word?'
他咳了一聲說道，“奧爾斯沃西夫人，打斷您一下，我能說句話嗎？”
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N-COUNT
咳嗽(病)
A cough is an illness in which you cough often and your chest or throat hurts.
例句
...if you have a persistent cough for over a month.
如果你持續咳嗽一個月以上
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VERB
咯出(血等)
If you cough blood or mucus, it comes up out of your throat or mouth when you cough.
例句
I started coughing blood so they transferred me to a hospital.
我開始咯血，于是他們把我轉到了醫院。
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VERB
(發動機等)突然發出刺耳的噪聲
If an engine or other machine coughs, it makes a sudden, harsh noise.
例句
Then suddenly, the engine coughed, spluttered and died.
接著，發動機突然咔咔地響了幾聲，然后就熄火了。