cough out

• 短语动词，表示用力咳嗽把东西从喉咙或肺里排出，也非正式地指不情愿地交出或支付（钱财）。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of expelling something from the throat or lungs by coughing, or (informally) to reluctantly give or pay something.

不可数 · 及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Expel from throatinformal

   To forcefully expel something from the throat or lungs by coughing.

   咳出

   • He coughed out a piece of food that was stuck in his throat.
   • She coughed out the dust after cleaning the attic.
   • The patient coughed out phlegm during the examination.

   同义词bring upcough upexpectorate

2. Reluctantly give or revealinformal

   To give or reveal something, especially money or information, unwillingly.

   不情愿地交出

   • The company finally coughed out the payment after months of delay.
   • He coughed out the truth under pressure from the investigators.
   • She coughed out the password when threatened.

   同义词come acrosscough updisgorgefork outfork overhand overpay uprelinquishshell outspillsurrenderyield

基本动词cough