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a passage in the neck through which food and air pass on their way into the body; the front part of the neck 咽喉；喉咙；颈前部 a sore throat 咽喉痛 A sob caught in his throat. 他泣不成声。 He held the knife to her throat. 他拿刀子顶着她的喉咙。 Their throats had been cut. 他们的咽喉被割断了。 They caught a pig and Jack slit (= cut) its throat. 他们抓到一头猪，杰克割断了它的喉咙。 He quickly stuffed a hot dog down his throat. 他很快把热狗塞进喉咙。
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyb1She felt the cold water trickle down her throat. 她感到凉水顺着喉咙流下去。 She seized her attacker by the throat. 她揪住了袭击者的喉部。 The chemical causes eye, nose, and throat irritations. 这种化学物质会引起眼睛、鼻子和喉咙发炎。 The medicine left a sour taste in the back of my throat. 药在我嗓子眼儿那儿留下酸酸的味道。 His throat constricted with fear when he saw the knife. 他看见刀吓得喉咙哽住了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + throat- cut
- slash
- slit
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- by the throat
- -throated
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the colour of throat mentioned; making a sound in the throat of the type mentioned 有…喉咙的；嗓子…的 a blue-throated macaw 一只蓝喉金刚鹦鹉 a deep-throated roar 低沉的咆哮
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics see also cut-throat
Word OriginOld English throte, throtu, of Germanic origin; related to German Drossel. Compare with throttle.
Idioms
be at each other’s throats
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(of two or more people, groups, etc. 两个以上的人或群体等 to be fighting or arguing with each other 打架斗殴；激烈争吵；吵架
clear your throat
to cough (= to force out air noisily through your throat) so that you can speak clearly 清喉咙；清嗓子
cut your own throat
to do something that is likely to harm you, especially when you are angry and trying to harm somebody else （尤指生气和要加害于人时）自食恶果，卡自己的脖子，自寻死路
force/thrust/ram something down somebody’s throat
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to try to force somebody to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying 强加于人；强迫接受（观点） People are sick of having advertising rammed down their throats. 人们厌倦了无所不在却又无所逃遁的广告。
have, etc. a frog in your throat
to lose your voice or be unable to speak clearly for a short time （暂时）失音，嗓音嘶哑
have, etc. a lump in your throat
to feel pressure in the throat because you are very angry or emotional （因愤怒或情绪激动而）喉咙哽住，哽咽
jump down somebody’s throat
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to react very angrily to somebody 愤怒地反驳；猛烈回击某人
stick in your throat/craw (informal)
(of words 话语 to be difficult or impossible to say 难以启齿；说不出口 She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat. 她想说她有多抱歉，但话似乎卡在喉咙里了。
(of a situation 情况 to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angry 难以接受；无法接受；令人气愤