cough學測 L3KK [ˈkɑf] ｜ /ˈkɑf/
咳嗽；清喉嚨·咳嗽；咳嗽聲
三民B2課文收錄，感冒必用字
He tried to cough quietly during the exam so no one would notice.
他在考試中盡量小聲咳嗽，才不會被發現。
一個畫面：喉頭刺激噴氣
喉嚨刺激感冒或異物刺激喉部
胸腔擠壓肌肉收縮把空氣擠出
噴氣出聲氣流爆衝發出咳嗽聲
義項
喉部反射B1verb咳嗽；清喉嚨
He coughed loudly during the movie, and everyone turned to look at him.
他在電影播放時大聲咳嗽，大家都轉頭看他。
cough loudlykeep coughing
夜咳惡化B2noun咳嗽；咳嗽聲
Her cough got worse every night, so her mom took her to see a doctor.
她的咳嗽一天比一天嚴重，媽媽帶她去看醫生。
a bad coughcough syrup
片語
cough up咳嗽吐出 →不情願地交出錢或消息
cough drop含喉糖片 →治咳嗽的喉糖
smoker's cough菸嗓咳聲 →長期吸菸引起的咳嗽
你會不會這樣說？
He was so tired that he fell asleep on the ___ after coughing all night. (couch / cough)
看答案
couch
couch 是沙發，cough 是咳嗽，拼字只差一個字母易混淆。
醫生用聽診器聽的是 cough 的哪一種詞性與意義？(A) 動詞，咳嗽動作 (B) 名詞，咳嗽聲
看答案
(B)
hook 提到醫生聽診器聽的是名詞 cough，指咳嗽聲而非動作。
字族
cough syrup 止咳糖漿・whooping cough 百日咳