| 词汇 | hack up |
| 释义 | phrasehack up1. hack up sth • hack sth up to get something out of your throat or lungs by coughing violently: It was a shock when I saw him sit up in bed and hack up some blood.■ SIMILAR TO: cough up, bring up, spew up BrE informal2. hack up sth • hack sth up to cut something into pieces using a knife or something sharp, without being very careful about what you are doing: John used the axe to hack up some of the larger pieces of wood, and we carefully built a small campfire.■ SIMILAR TO: chop uphack up1. To cut something into pieces, often in a clumsy or sloppy manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." We need to hack up these big branches. 2. To wreck, mar, or otherwise spoil something's appearance, usually by cutting. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." I'll never use that landscaper again, not with the way he hacked up my poor bushes! 3. To expel something by coughing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hack" and "up." Gross, my cat just hacked up another hairball. hack something up1. Lit. to chop something up into pieces. (Refers often to wood.) Hack all this old furniture up, and we'll burn it in the fireplace. Hack up this stuff, and we'll burn it. 2. Fig. to damage or mangle something. Who hacked my windowsill up? Who hacked up my table? hack upv. 1. To cut or chop something into pieces, usually with little care: The cook hacked up the potatoes and dumped them in the pot. We hacked the wood up and threw it in the fireplace. 2. To mangle or disfigure something, especially by cutting: That barber hacked up your hair badly! I accidentally hacked the shrubs up with the electric clippers. 3. To force something from the throat or lungs and out of the mouth by coughing: The patient hacked some phlegm up. My cat hacked up some blood, so I made an appointment with the vet. |
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