hiccough

/hik-uhp, -uhp/US // ˈhɪk ʌp, -əp //UK // (ˈhɪkʌp) //

咳嗽,咳咳,咳嗽声,咳咳咳

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- : Usually hiccups. the condition of having such spasms: She got the hiccups just as she began to speak.
- : Informal. a minor difficulty, interruption, setback, etc.: a hiccup in the stock market.

v.无主动词 verb

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hic·cuped or hic·cupped, hic·cup·ing or hic·cup·ping.
- : to make the sound of a hiccup: The motor hiccuped as it started.
- : to have the hiccups.
- : Informal. to experience a temporary decline, setback, interruption, etc.: There was general alarm when the economy hiccuped.

as inhiccup

Synonyms

Involuntarily Howell gave a little hiccough of emotion, which answered Dafydd sufficiently.
At this moment a hiccough was heard, and a rather fast and rakish-looking chap, named Stagger, spoke up.
"Heaven save us from meeting any more such driftwood," said the pilot unsteadily with a hiccough.
She told Esprit (one of the doctors) that it was the death-hiccough.
His face was white and drawn, and every now and then he shook with a hiccough.