hiccup
hiccup
(亦作 hiccough,读音同)
noun
hiccupy
adjective
语源
(亦作 hiccough,读音同)
noun
- an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic sound like that of a cough
打嗝
■(hiccups)an attack of such spasms occurring repeatedly for some time
接连打嗝
then she got hiccups.
接着她打起嗝来。
■a temporary or minor difficulty or setback
暂时（或小）的困难（或挫折）
just a little hiccup in our usual wonderful service.
只是我们一向极好服务中的一个小挫折。
- [no obj.]suffer from or make the sound of a hiccup or series of hiccups
打嗝，呃逆
hiccupy
adjective
语源
- late 16th cent.: imitative; the form hiccough arose by association with cough
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