cough
US /kɑf/
verb, noun Target · B2 Sức khỏe
Definition
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
If your cough lasts more than two weeks, you should see a doctor.
Word Family
NounNoun
cough gốc
coughing
VerbVerb
cough gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Collocations
- Easy bad coughdescribing bad cough (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency)
- Medium cough medicine from the pharmacyto cough medicine from the pharmacy, meaning to exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
- Hard persistent dry cough symptomdescribing persistent dry cough symptom (never-ceasing)
- Very Hard cough up the money reluctantlyto cough up the money reluctantly, meaning to exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
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