新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

throat

英  [θrəʊt]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • throats

    1[C 可数名词] 喉咙

    Your throat is the back of your mouth and the top part of the tubes that go down into your stomach and your lungs.

    双语例句

    例:

    She had a sore throat.

    她喉咙痛。

    2[C 可数名词] 喉部 , 颈前部

    Your throat is the front part of your neck.

    双语例句

    例:

    His striped tie was loosened at his throat.

    他的条纹领带松着挂在脖子上。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • clear your throat

    1清喉咙

    If you clear your throat, you cough once either to make it easier to speak or to attract people's attention.

    双语例句

    例:

    Cross cleared his throat and spoke in low, polite tones.

    克罗斯清了清喉咙,有礼貌地低声说起话来。

  • ram something down someone's throat , force something down someone's throat

    1反复灌输以让人接受或相信

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    I've always been close to my dad but he's never rammed his career down my throat.

    我和父亲一直很亲近,但是他从来没有强迫我继承他的事业。

  • at each other's throats

    1激烈争吵 , 激烈打斗

    If two people or groups are at each other's throats, they are arguing or fighting violently with each other.

    双语例句

    例:

    The idea that we are at each other's throats couldn't be further from the truth.

    认为我们在激烈争吵的想法简直是无稽之谈。