cough up

美 [kɔːf ʌp]英 [kɒf ʌp]
  • (常指勉强地)支付,给予(钱);咯出(血或黏液)
cough upcough up

These words all mean to give money to pay for goods or services.以上各词均含用钱、花钱之义。

to give money to pay for goods or services 指用钱、花钱:

She spent £100 on a new dress.

她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。

(of an organization or a government) to spend money on sth in order to make it better or more successful 指(机构或政府)投资:

The government has invested heavily in public transport.

政府已对公共交通投入了大量资金。

to pay a lot of money for sth or to sb 指为某事或向某人付巨款:

The company pays out a large share of its profits in dividends.

该公司将很大一部分利润用作红利。

( rather informal ) to pay all the money that you owe to sb, especially when you do not want to or when the payment is late 指总算付清全部欠款:

I had a hard time getting him to pay up.

我好不容易让他还清了全部欠款。

( informal ) to pay or give money unwillingly 指勉强付出或交出(钱):

She finally coughed up the money she owed.

她最终勉强归还了她的欠款。

You can cough up money that you or sb else owes. You cannot pay up for sb else's debts, only your own. Pay up does not take an object.

( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly 尤指不情愿地大量花钱、大把掏钱:

We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years.

这些年来我们花了许多钱做房屋装修。

( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth指大量花钱、大把掏钱

You fork out for sth more unwillingly than you shell out for sth.

cough up

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    PHRASAL VERB (常指勉强地)支付,给予(钱)
    If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to.

    I'll have to cough up $10,000 a year for tuition...

    我每年将不得不付1万美元的学费。

verb

1
discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Synonym: expectorate cough out spit up spit out
2
give reluctantly
He coughed up some money for his children's tuition
Synonym: pony up spit up

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  1. Can Foxconn really persuade Apple , the world 's most powerful electronics firm , to cough up more money ?

    富士康真的有能力让全球最大电子商苹果公司愿意支付出资更多吗?

  2. It may be logical for individual companies and remuneration committees to cough up multimillion rewards to executives .

    个别公司和薪酬委员会向高管支付数百万美元薪酬的做法,或许是合理的。

  3. Will this be enough to persuade Congress to cough up ?

    这能说服国会掏钱吗?

  4. I 'll have to cough up $ 10,000 a year for tuition

    我每年将不得不付1万美元的学费。

  5. Come on , cough up , who did it ?

    好了,说出来,是谁干的?

  6. He owes us money , but he won 't cough up .

    他欠我们钱,却不愿还账。

  7. She was shocked at the bill , but she had to cough up .

    她颤抖地拿着这张支票,但不得不交出。

  8. They could cough up more than two tickets per student .

    他们可以给每个学生2张以上的礼券。

  9. I have to cough up money to get the car fixed .

    我只好花钱去修车。

  10. Come on , cough up , it 's your turn to pay .

    掏钱吧,这回轮到你付了。

  11. He would cough up the money for the tickets .

    他会出钱买票的。

  12. I don 't think he 'll cough up unless you put pressure on him .

    1我认为除非你对他施加压力,否则他是不会说出来的。

  13. They 'll cough up something even as they beat you guys up .

    他们在打你的时候说不定会说出点什么?

  14. If you cough up blood , see your GP as soon as possible .

    如果你咳嗽了血,看到您的家庭医生尽快。

  15. He was eventually forced to cough up details of the crime .

    他最后被迫供出犯罪细节。

  16. I had to cough up for the medical bills .

    我不得不掏钱付医疗费。

  17. He had to cough up all he knew about it .

    他不是不说他所知道的有关那件事的全部情况。

  18. Then cough up the money for some ice cream afterward .

    然后那一些钱享受一些冰淇淋。

  19. If this happens , it can become very difficult to cough up phlegm .

    如果发生这种情况,它可以成为很困难的痰咳起来。

  20. Its difficult to watch your baby cough up blood and struggle to breathe .

    看著你的宝贝一边咳著血、一边挣扎著吸气,是相当难受的。

  21. You act . I 'm the producer , I cough up .

    你扮演的,我是导演,我被迫付出。

  22. and you will cough up the location .

    然后你就会招出地点

  23. Who is drying her hair ? Come on , cough up : who did it ?

    谁正在弄干她的头发?好了,说出来,是谁干的?

  24. Cough up some of that Hollywood money .

    吐点好莱坞赚来的钱吧。

  25. I 've just had to cough up $ 10 for a parking fine .

    我刚刚不得不掏出10英镑作为停车罚款。

  26. Did you cough up much sputum ?

    你咳出来的痰多吗?

  27. It is very uncommon to cough up cancer , but she did it .

    把癌症咳出来非常罕见,但是她做到了。

  28. My attempt to speak is momentarily aborted as I cough up blood .

    当我交出血的时候,要说的我尝试暂时地被失败。

  29. But the moment you decide to get a divorce you 've got to cough up the original amount , plus interest .

    但如果你们决定离婚了,你们面临的不止是偿还本金,还要加付利息。

  30. I wonder if you cough up phlegm .

    我想问一下,您咳痰吗?