cough词组,隐喻,短语

cough

coughcough[kɒf],cough 'up; ,cough sth 'up (informal)1.■(especially BrE) to pay for sth or give sb money unwillingly不情愿地支付(或给钱):You owe me ￡20. Come on, cough up! 你欠我20 英镑。快点掏腰包吧！ Don’t cough up the money until the job’s finished.活干完之前不要掏钱。[synonym]pay up2.■(BrE) to admit sth or give sb information unwillingly不情愿地承认(或提供信息) :Come on, cough up:where’ve you been? 快点说，你去哪儿了？[synonym]own up (to sth/to doing sth);confess (to sth/to doing sth) (more formal)[G]v+adv ◆ v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,cough sth 'up 3.■to force sth out of the throat or lungs by coughing咳出…:He’s been coughing up blood.他一直在咳血。[OBJ]blood[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv