单词：hiccoughs
音标：['hɪkʌp] ；
vi. 打嗝
n. 打嗝
n. 打嗝
n. (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
v. breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
v. breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
hiccup的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- There's been a slight hiccup in our mailing system.我们的邮政系统临时出了一点小问题。
- If the strange pathway of the nerves is a product of our fish origin, the hiccup itself may have arisen from the past we share with amphibians.假使如此不合理的神经路线是鱼类祖先所留下，那麽打嗝就可能源自和我们有著同样过往的两生类。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
- When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water.当你不得不打嗝时，喝一杯冷水就好了。
- When did he stop hiccupping?How long did he hiccup?什么时候停止打嗝，他打嗝多久了？
词汇搭配
- spasmodic hiccup痉挛性呃逆
- hiccup caused by disorder of vital energy气呃
经典引文
The hiccups of suppressed laughter.
出自：P. P. ReadShe..sat down again beside him, shivering and hiccuping.
出自：A. Ghosh