Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

cough

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Hắt hơi, ho

BrE /kɒf/ AmE /kɑːf/

verb / noun en → vi

past coughed pp coughed ing coughing

1 ACTION [intransitive] A1

Hắt hơi, ho

to force air out of your lungs through your throat, usually because you are ill or have something in your throat

  • cough loudly/quietly

Collocations cough a lot · cough violently

  • She coughed and spluttered for several minutes.

    Cô ấy ho và sputter trong vài phút.

2 ILLNESS [countable] A1

Ho

a sudden, short action of forcing air out of your lungs through your throat

  • have a cough

Collocations bad cough · dry cough

  • He's been suffering from a bad cough for weeks.

    Anh ấy đã bị ho dai dẳng trong nhiều tuần.

Phrasal verbs

cough up PRODUCE B1

Ho ra, nôn ra

  • He coughed up a lot of phlegm.

    Anh ấy ho ra nhiều đờm.

cough something out EXPEL B2

Ho ra, nôn ra

  • She coughed the food out.

    Cô ấy ho thức ăn ra.

Idioms

cough up (money) B2

Đưa tiền

  • He finally coughed up the money.

    Cuối cùng anh ấy đã đưa ra số tiền đó.