head cold
head cold — 名詞
1. a common cold whose main symptom is a very stuffy or blocked nose, often with sn
鼻塞感冒
以鼻塞為主要症狀的感冒
a common cold whose main symptom is a very stuffy or blocked nose, often with sneezing and sinus pressure
Paloma's head cold was so bad she could not breathe through her nose at work.
Paloma 的鼻塞感冒嚴重到她在上班時完全無法用鼻子呼吸。
collocation: head cold + could not breathe through [body part]
Tunde's head cold cleared up after three days of rest and hot tea.
Tunde 的鼻塞感冒在休息了三天、喝了熱茶之後就好了。
Ari went through an entire box of tissues while fighting a stubborn head cold.
Ari 在對抗頑固的鼻塞感冒期間，用掉了一整盒衛生紙。
The pharmacist recommended a decongestant spray for Aylin's head cold.
藥師推薦了一款鼻塞噴劑給 Aylin 來緩解她的鼻塞感冒。
Mira cancelled her dinner plans because the head cold gave her a pounding headache.
Mira 取消了晚餐約會，因為鼻塞感冒讓她頭痛欲裂。
- cold
more general — does not specify which symptoms or body area are most affected
- common cold
more formal and medical-sounding; used in the same broad way as 'cold'
用法筆記
A head cold focuses on symptoms above the neck (blocked nose, sinus pressure, sneezing). It is different from a chest cold, where coughing and lung congestion are the main problems.