cough: [14] Although it is largely disguised by the modern English pronunciation, cough is of onomatopoeic origin. It came from a prehistoric Germanic base *kokh- (the kh pronounced not unlike the ch of loch), which initiated the sound of coughing. This has no recorded Old English descendant (although one probably existed, *cohhian), and first appears in the language as Middle English coughen.
early 14c., coughen, probably in Old English, but not recorded, from Proto-Germanic *kokh- (with the rough "kh" of German or of Scottish loch; cognates: Middle Dutch kochen, Middle High German kuchen). Onomatopoeic. Related: Coughed; coughing. As a noun from c. 1300.
双语例句
1. Will this be enough to persuade Congress to cough up?
这能说服国会掏钱吗？
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2. I'll have to cough up $10,000 a year for tuition.
我每年将不得不付1万美元的学费。
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3. His cough grew more persistent until it never stopped.
他咳嗽持续的时间越来越长，直到咳个不停。
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4. Try gargling with salt water as soon as a cough begins.
一开始咳嗽就马上试着用盐水漱口。
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5. He suffered from a snotty nose, runny eyes and a slight cough.
