hiccup

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n. 打嗝 v. 打嗝

发音

UK /ˈhɪkʌp/

词形变化

hiccups 复数 hiccups hiccuped hiccuping hiccupped hiccupping hiccups 三单 hiccuping 现在分词 hiccupping 现在分词 hiccuped 过去式 hiccuped 过去分词 hiccupped 过去式 hiccupped 过去分词

别名

hiccough hickup

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.

    打嗝（儿）

    呃逆

    打思噎

    打思肊

    There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.

  2. 2.

    A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.

    A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.

  3. 3.

    Any spasm or sudden change.

    引申义
  4. 4.

    A minor obstacle or setback.

    非正式

    There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.

v.
  1. 1.

    To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To say with a hiccup.

    及物

    "I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped.

  3. 3.

    To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.

    不及物

    The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

hiccough singultus

上位词 4

reflex symptom reflex response unconditioned reflex
动词

同义词 1

hiccough

上位词 4

breathe respire suspire take a breath

词源

From earlier hickop, alteration of earlier hicket, hyckock, from hic (onomatopoeic) + -ock (diminutive suffix). Akin to Scots hick, hix (“hiccup”), West Frisian hik (“hiccup”), Dutch hik (“hiccup”), Middle Low German hükup, huckup, hueckup (modern Low German hick (“hiccup”)), German hicksen (“to hiccup”, verb), Alemannic German Hidsgi (“hiccup”), Danish hikke (“hiccup”), Swedish hicka (“hiccup”), hicka (“to hiccup”, verb), Icelandic hiksti (“hiccup”). Displaced yex, from Middle English yexen, ȝisken, ȝixen, ȝoxen (“to hiccup”), from Old English ġiscian, ġeocsian (“to hiccup”).

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