hiccup
US: /ˈhɪkəp/
UK: /hˈɪkʌp/
UK: /hˈɪkʌp/
English Vietnamese dictionary
hiccup /'hikʌp/ (hiccup) /'hikʌp/
- danh từ
- (y học) nấc
- (y học) nấc
- nội động từ
- nấc
- 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.
