expectorate
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/ɪkˈspektəreɪt/
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/ɪkˈspektəreɪt/
to cough out phlegm from your lungs
After a long illness, he had to frequently expectorate the thick phlegm.
经过长时间的疾病,他不得不频繁地咳出浓痰。