cough up

phrasal verbphr v

a) PAY FOR informal to give someone money, information etc when you do not really want to 勉强给〔钱、信息等〕

Come on, cough up.

快点，说呀。

cough something ↔ up

Insurance companies had to cough up £10 million in storm damage claims.

保险公司只得掏出1,000万英镑赔偿暴风雨造成的损失。

b) cough something ↔ up to push something out of your throat or lungs into your mouth 咳出〔某物〕

You must go to the doctor if you’re coughing up blood.

如果你咯血，那就一定要去看医生。

Examples from the Corpus

cough up• You have to cough up $2 just to get into the park.• You owe me twenty pounds. Come on, cough up!

cough upChinese

cough up

To spend or to pay money: disburse, spend, pay...