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.
經過長時間的疾病,他不得不頻繁地咳出濃痰。