搭配 “have a chesty cough” 的意思是 “肺部感染引起的咳嗽”，它具体指因肺部炎症而导致的胸闷、呼吸不畅、咳嗽、多痰等症状。

若想强调咳嗽的症状非常严重，可以在 “chesty cough” 前加上 “terrible”、“awful” 等形容病情 “严重” 的形容词，即 “have (got) a terrible chesty cough” 或者 “have (got) an awful chesty cough” 。

例句
Dan has been off work for a few days because he has a terrible chesty cough. He sounds awful!
丹请了几天病假，因为他咳嗽得很厉害。他听起来病得很严重！

A: How can I help you?
B: I’ve got an awful chesty cough. Can you recommend anything to take?
“我能帮你吗？”
“我咳嗽得特别厉害。你能推荐什么药吗？”

Tom was sent home from work yesterday as he had a really bad chesty cough. He couldn’t stop coughing!
昨天汤姆被要求提前下班回家，因为他咳嗽得非常厉害，而且一直咳个不停！