cough it upcough是咳嗽，但是cough up这个短语却有很多不同的意思cough up something 第一可以指让对手领先比赛to allow an opponent to take the lead in a petition.例句：Sele got a 3—0 lead in the second inning（局） but then coughed it up in the third.第二可以指不情愿地把钱物交出来to pay money unwillingly.To hand over or relinquish (money or another possession) reluctantly.例句：I had to cough up $35 for administration fees .Martinez's lawyers knew the banks had the money,and pushed them to cough it up.最后可以指坦白揭露To confess or disclose:例句：When he saw that the police might arrest him,he coughed up the details of what he had seen. 英语
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【答案】 勉强交出、掏出或放弃(金钱或者其它财产)通常是不情愿的
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