cough/kɒf $ kɑːf/

v. force air out of your lungs through your throat with a short loud sound

n. an act or a sound of coughing

v. [I] 咳嗽：He coughed all night. 他一整晚都在咳嗽。

n. [C] 咳嗽（声）：I heard a loud cough in the room. 我听见房间里有人大声咳嗽了一下。

◇She had a bad cough. 她咳得厉害。

常犯错误

✗ He has terrible cough.

✓ He has a terrible cough. 他咳得非常厉害。

[✌cough是可数名词]