hiccup
noun (UK also hiccough) uk/ˈhɪk.ʌp/ us/ˈhɪk.ʌp/
(NOISE)
[ C usually plural ]呃逆，打嗝
a loud noise that you make in the throat without wanting to, caused by a sudden tightening of a muscle just below the chest and usually happening repeatedly
the hiccups [ plural ] 接连打嗝
a series of hiccups
I've got the hiccups. 我不断地打嗝。
an attack of the hiccups 一阵连续的打嗝
He says you can cure the hiccups by placing a sugar cube under your tongue.
She always gets the hiccups when she laughs a lot.
He has the hiccups and it's driving me mad.
Jamie couldn't sing because he had the hiccups.
(PROBLEM)
[ C ]（造成短暂延误或中断的）小问题
a problem that delays or interrupts something for a while, but does not usually cause serious difficulties
We've had one or two slight hiccups, but progress has generally been quite steady. 我们出现了一两个小问题，但整个进程还是比较平稳。
hiccup
verb [ I ] (UK also hiccough) uk/ˈhɪk.ʌp/ us/ˈhɪk.ʌp/ -p-
呃逆，打嗝
to make a hiccup
I can't stop hiccuping - does anyone know a good cure? 我止不住地打嗝——有人知道有什么治它的好办法吗？