搭配 “have a chesty
cough1” 的意思是 “肺部感染引起的咳嗽”,它具体指因肺部炎症而导致的胸闷、呼吸不畅、咳嗽、多痰等症状。
若想强调咳嗽的症状非常严重,可以在 “chesty cough” 前加上 “
terrible2”、“
awful3” 等形容病情 “严重” 的形容词,即 “have (
got4) a terrible chesty cough” 或者 “have (got) an awful chesty cough” 。
例句
Dan has been
off6 work for a
few7 days because he has a terrible chesty cough. He sounds awful!
丹请了几天病假,因为他咳嗽得很厉害。他听起来病得很严重!
A: How can I help you?
B: I've got an awful chesty cough. Can you
recommend8 anything to take?
“我能帮你吗?”
“我咳嗽得特别厉害。你能推荐什么药吗?”
昨天汤姆被要求提前下班回家,因为他咳嗽得非常厉害,而且一直咳个不停!