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单词 hiccup
释义 hic·cup
I. noun
or hic·cough \ˈhi]ˌkəp sometimes ˈhē] or ]_kəp or ]ˌkȯf or ]ˌkäf\
(-s)
Etymology: hiccup of imitative origin; hiccough by folk etymology (influence of cough) from hiccup
1. : a spasmodic inspiratory movement of the diaphragm involuntarily checked by a sudden closure of the glottis that produces a characteristic sound
2. or hiccups plural but sometimes singular in construction : an attack of hiccuping
 < severe hiccups is sometimes seen after operation — Lancet >
 < intractable hiccup … may be successfully treated — Journal American Medical Association >
II. verb
also hiccough \“\
(hiccuped also hiccupped also hiccoughed ; hiccuped also hiccupped also hiccoughed ; hiccuping also hiccupping also hiccoughing ; hiccups also hiccoughs)
intransitive verb
1. : to have or suffer from hiccups : make a hiccup
2. : to make a sound suggestive of hiccups
 < the locomotive hiccuped and belched a gobbet of smoke into the air — S.H.Adams >
transitive verb
: to speak with or as if with hiccups — usually used with out
 < was hiccuping out the lines — W.M.Thackeray >
III. noun
also hiccough
1. : a slight irregularity, error, or malfunction
 < a few hiccups in the computer system >
 < whatever hiccup in the genetic code … sets them off from their fellows — Karl Nyren >
2.
 a. : a usually short-lived interruption or disruption in a sequence, series, or process
  < during that hiccup in the nation's affairs, when it faced economic disaster — Stephen Fay >
 b. : a usually small and short-lived upturn or downturn
  < a hiccup in the stock market >
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