throat
noun [ C ] uk/θrəʊt/ us/θroʊt/
B1 颈前部;咽喉，喉咙
the front of the neck, or the space inside the neck down which food and air can go
A fish bone got stuck in my throat. 我喉咙里卡了一根鱼刺。
a sore throat 咽喉痛
He cleared his throat (= coughed so he could speak more clearly) and started speaking. 他清了清嗓子，然后开始讲话。
- More examples
- The old man drew a long gnarled finger across his throat.
- A fish bone had lodged in her throat.
- It was quite a moving speech - it almost brought a lump to my throat.
- The vet put something down the dog's throat to make it vomit.
- I've got a sore throat and a runny nose .
Idioms
at each other's throatsidiom （两人）激烈争吵
If two people are at each other's throats, they are arguing angrily.
Those two are always at each other's throats. 那俩人总是吵个没完。
force/ram something down someone's throatidiom 强迫（某人）接受
to force someone to listen to opinions and ideas and to try to get him or her to accept them
I can't stand it when someone starts ramming their views down your throat. 我受不了别人把自己的观点强加于人。