hiccup
noun
(UKalsohiccough)uk/ˈhɪk.ʌp/us/ˈhɪk.ʌp/hiccupnoun(NOISE)
[Cusually plural]
aloudnoisethat you make in thethroatwithoutwantingto,causedby asuddentighteningof amusclejust below thechestand usuallyhappeningrepeatedly
呃逆,打嗝the hiccups[plural]
aseriesof hiccups:
接连打嗝I'vegotthe hiccups.我不断地打嗝。
anattackof the hiccups一阵连续的打嗝
Noises made by the body
- belch
- blow
- borborygmus
- break
- break windidiom
- bruit
- burp
- clear
- footstep
- grumble
- pass windidiom
- sneeze
- snore
- snorer
- snoring
- snort
- wheeze
- wheezy
- wind
- yawn
hiccupnoun(PROBLEM)
[C]
aproblemthatdelaysorinterruptssomething for a while, but does not usuallycauseseriousdifficulties:
(造成短暂延误或中断的)小问题We've had one or twoslighthiccups, butprogresshasgenerallybeenquitesteady.我们出现了一两个小问题,但整个进程还是比较平稳。
Difficult things and people
- a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
- albatross
- bane
- be dead meatidiom
- be in the clearidiom
- be out of the woodsidiom
- bump
- equation
- hindrance
- hot potato
- impediment
- incubus
- marathon
- nut
- teaser
- teething troubles
- the tip of the icebergidiom
- thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
- tiesomeoneup
- twist
hiccup
verb[I]
(UKalsohiccough)uk/ˈhɪk.ʌp/us/ˈhɪk.ʌp/-p-to make a hiccup:
呃逆,打嗝I can'tstophiccuping - does anyoneknowa goodcure?我止不住地打嗝——有人知道有什么治它的好办法吗?
Noises made by the body
- belch
- blow
- borborygmus
- break
- break windidiom
- bruit
- burp
- clear
- footstep
- grumble
- pass windidiom
- sneeze
- snore
- snorer
- snoring
- snort
- wheeze
- wheezy
- wind
- yawn