cough up

英 [kɒf ʌp]

美 [kɔːf ʌp]

咯出（血或黏液）; （常指勉强地）支付，给予（钱）

牛津词典

以上各词均含用钱、花钱之义。
These words all mean to give money to pay for goods or services.
指用钱、花钱：
to give money to pay for goods or services
1. She spent £100 on a new dress.
  她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。
指（机构或政府）投资：
(of an organization or a government) to spend money on sth in order to make it better or more successful
1. The government has invested heavily in public transport.
  政府已对公共交通投入了大量资金。
指为某事或向某人付巨款：
to pay a lot of money for sth or to sb
1. 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。
指总算付清全部欠款：
( 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
1. I had a hard time getting him to pay up.
  我好不容易让他还清了全部欠款。
指勉强付出或交出（钱）：
( informal ) to pay or give money unwillingly
1. She finally coughed up the money she owed.
  她最终勉强归还了她的欠款。
尤指不情愿地大量花钱、大把掏钱：
( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly
1. 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。
指大量花钱、大把掏钱
( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth

verb

discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
Synonym:expectoratecough outspit upspit out
give reluctantly
1. He coughed up some money for his children's tuition
Synonym:pony upspit up

He was eventually forced to cough up details of the crime.
他最后被迫供出犯罪细节。
I wonder if you cough up phlegm.
我想问一下，您咳痰吗？
If MeerKAT succeeds, it might help persuade sceptical governments to cough up for the SKA.
如果海猫成功了，可能能帮助说服那些持怀疑态度的政府为SKA出钱。
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。
Do you cough up any phlegm?
您咳嗽时有痰吗？
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？
Did you cough up much sputum?
你咳出来的痰多吗？
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。
He owes us money, but he won't cough up.
他欠我们钱，却不愿还账。
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。