“咳嗽药”常见的英文表达是 cough medicine 或 cough syrup(如果是糖浆剂型)。
cough medicine 是一个较为通用的说法,涵盖了各种形式的止咳药物。
cough syrup 则更具体地指止咳糖浆这种液态的止咳药 。
例如:
I need to buy some cough medicine at the pharmacy.(我需要去药店买些咳嗽药。 )
The doctor prescribed a bottle of cough syrup for me.(医生给我开了一瓶止咳糖浆。 )