hiccup

US: /ˈhɪkəp/
UK: /hˈɪkʌp/


English Vietnamese dictionary


hiccup /'hikʌp/ (hiccup) /'hikʌp/
  • danh từ
    • (y học) nấc
    • nội động từ
      • nấc
      • ngoại động từ
        • vừa nói vừa nấc

      Advanced English dictionary


      (also hiccough) noun, verb
      + noun
      1 [C] a sharp, usually repeated, sound made in the throat, that is caused by a sudden movement of the DIAPHRAGM and that you cannot control: She gave a loud hiccup.
      2 (the) hiccups [pl.] a series of hiccups: I ate too quickly and got hiccups. + He had the hiccups.
      3 (informal) a small problem or temporary delay: There was a slight hiccup in the timetable. + We've planned it down to the last detail-we don't want any unexpected hiccups.
      + verb [V] to have hiccups or a single hiccup

      Collocation dictionary


      1 sound made in the throat

      ADJ.

      small | loud

      VERB + HICCUP

      give, let out
      She gave a loud hiccup.

      2 (the) hiccups: series of hiccups

      QUANT.

      attack
      He suddenly had an attack of the hiccups.

      VERB + HICCUP

      get, suffer from
      I ate too quickly and got hiccups.

      3 small problem

      ADJ.

      little, slight | occasional | temporary

      PREP.

      ~ in
      This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team's steady progress up the League.