hiccup
Word family nounhiccupadjectivehiccupy
hic·cup1, hiccough /ˈhɪkʌp, -kəp/ noun [countableC] 1 [usually plural]HBHBREATHE a sudden repeated stopping of the breath, usually caused by eating or drinking too fast 呃逆,打嗝get/have hiccups British EnglishBrE, get/have the hiccups American EnglishAmE Don’t drink so fast – you’ll get hiccups. 别喝这么快——会打嗝的。
2 PROBLEMa small problem or delay 小问题;短暂的耽搁hiccup in a hiccup in the negotiations 谈判中出现的小问题
get/have the hiccups• I got the hiccups, excuse me. hiccup2 verb (hiccupped, hiccupping) [intransitiveI] Origin hiccup1 (1500-1600) From the sound