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cough

B1 verb
gen /kɑʔf/

Các nghĩa

  1. ho ra

    Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

    transitive

    Sometimes she coughed up blood.

  2. ho đến mức

    To cause (oneself or something) to be in a certain condition in the manner described in etymology 1 sense 1.1.

    transitive

    He almost coughed himself into a fit.

  3. nói bằng giọng ho

    To express (words, etc.) in the manner described in etymology 1 sense 1.1.

    transitive

    No ſtationary ſteeds / Cough their ovvn knell, vvhile heedleſs of the ſound / The ſilent circle fan themſelves, and quake.

  4. khai ra

    To surrender (information); to confess.

    figuratively · transitive

  5. nộp, trả (tiền)

    Chiefly followed by up: to give up or hand over (something); especially, to pay up (money).

    figuratively · slang · transitive

    Thanks to Jeeves I was not going to be called on to cough up several thousand quid.

  6. ho

    To push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth, usually to expel something blocking or irritating the airway.

    intransitive

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

  7. ho

    To make a noise like a cough.

    intransitive

    The engine coughed and sputtered.

  8. khai ra, thú nhận

    To surrender information; to confess, to spill the beans.

    intransitive · slang

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