throat UK [θrəʊt] US [θroʊt] noun countable IMPROVER ■the front of the neck, or the space inside the neck down which food and air can go 颈前部;咽喉,喉咙•A fish bone got stuck in my throat.我喉咙里鲠了一根鱼刺。 •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。 UK [θrəʊt] US [θroʊt] noun countable at each other's throats ■If two people are at each other's throats, they are arguing angrily (两人)激烈争吵•Those two are always at each other's throats.那两人总是吵个没完。 UK [θrəʊt] US [θroʊt] noun countable force/ram sth down sb's throat ■to force someone to listen to opinions and ideas and to try to get them to accept them 强迫(某人)接受•I can't bear 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。 |