1N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN]咽喉;喉咙;嗓子 Your throat is the back of your mouth and the top part of the tubes that go down into your stomach and your lungs. 咽喉;喉咙;嗓子
2N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN]喉部;颈前部 Your throat is the front part of your neck. 喉部;颈前部
His striped tie was loosened at his throat.
他的条纹领带松松地挂在脖子上。
3PHRASE 清嗓子 If you clear your throat, you cough once in order to make it easier to speak or to attract people's attention. 清嗓子
Cross cleared his throat and spoke in low, polite tones.
克罗斯清了清嗓子,开始有礼貌地低声说话。
4PHRASE 向…反复灌输;向…不断强调;迫使…接受 If you ram something down someone's throat or force it down their throat, you keep mentioning a situation or idea in order to make them accept it or believe it. 向…反复灌输;向…不断强调;迫使…接受
I've always been close to my dad but he's never rammed his career down my throat.
我一直和爸爸很亲近,不过他从不强迫我继承他的事业。
I can't understand why we're trying to ram Shakespeare down their throats.
我搞不懂我们为什么硬要他们学习莎士比亚的作品。
5PHRASE 激烈争吵;凶猛打斗 If two people or groups are at each other's throats, they are quarrelling or fighting violently with each other. 激烈争吵;凶猛打斗
The idea that Billy and I are at each other's throats couldn't be further from the truth.
认为我和比利斗得你死我活的想法真是大错特错。
6PHRASE 使无法接受 If something sticks in your throat, you find it unacceptable. 使无法接受
What sticks in my throat is that I wasn't able to win the trophy.
令我耿耿于怀的是自己没能获奖。
She wanted to ask if he had news of Keith, but the words stuck in her throat.