(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion;
"how do you cure the hiccups?"
Verb:
breathe spasmodically, and make a sound;
"When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"
双语例句
1. A recent sales hiccup is nothing to panic about.
用不着为最近销售上出现的一点小问题感到惊慌。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She gave a loud hiccup.
她打了一个响嗝。
来自《权威词典》
3. Despite the occasional hiccup, the US and Laos have had quite cordial relations.
尽管偶尔出现一些小的磕碰，美国和老挝一直保持着很友好的关系。
来自柯林斯例句
4. This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team's steady progress up the League.
这次失利只是球队在朝联赛稳步前进的道路上唯一的小挫折.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. There's been a slight hiccup in our mailing system.
我们的邮政系统临时出了一点小问题.
来自辞典例句
用作名词 (n.)
There's been a slight hiccup in our mailing system. 我们的邮政系统临时出了一点小问题。
If the strange pathway of the nerves is a product of our fish origin, the hiccup itself may have arisen from the past we share with amphibians. 假使如此不合理的神经路线是鱼类祖先所留下，那麽打嗝就可能源自和我们有著同样过往的两生类。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)
When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water. 当你不得不打嗝时，喝一杯冷水就好了。
When did he stop hiccupping?How long did he hiccup? 什么时候停止打嗝，他打嗝多久了？
