- [countable]
a sharp, usually repeated, sound made in the throat, that is caused by a sudden movement of the diaphragm and that you cannot control 嗝；呃逆 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- small
- loud
- give
- let out
- (the) hiccups[plural]
a series of hiccups 一连串的打嗝 I ate too quickly and got hiccups. 我吃得太快，结果不断地打嗝。 He had the hiccups. 他接连打嗝。 He suddenly had an attack of the hiccups. 他忽然打了一阵呃逆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + hiccups- get
- have
- [countable] hiccup (in something) (informal)
a small problem or temporary delay 小问题；暂时性耽搁 There was a slight hiccup in the timetable. 时间安排上出了点小问题。 We’ve planned it down to the last detail—we don’t want any unexpected hiccups. 我们已经计划好了最后的细节——我们不想有任何意外的停顿。
Extra ExamplesThis 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。 Apart from the occasional hiccup, things ran pretty well. 除了那个偶然出现的小问题外，事情进展得颇为顺利。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- minor
- slight
- …
- hiccup in
Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative; the form hiccough arose by association with cough.