| 单词 | hiccup |
| 释义 | hiccup /hik"up, -euhp/, n. , v. , hiccuped or hiccupped, hiccuping or hiccupping. n. 1. a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound. 2. Usually, hiccups. the condition of having such spasms: She got the hiccups just as she began to speak. 3. Informal. a minor difficulty, interruption, setback, etc.: a hiccup in the stock market. v.i. 4. to make the sound of a hiccup: The motor hiccuped as it started. 5. to have the hiccups. 6. Informal. to experience a temporary decline, setback, interruption, etc.: There was general alarm when the economy hiccuped. Also, hic-cough /hik"up, -euhp/. [1570-80; alter. of hocket, hickock, equiv. to HIC + -OCK; akin to LG hick hiccup; see HOCKET] |
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