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throat /θrəʊt/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 咽，咽喉，喉，喉咙；咽门，喉头；喉道；颈前部
clear one's throat 清清喉咙
He has a sore throat. 他喉咙痛。
The murderer cut the old man's throat. 那凶手割断了老汉的咽喉。
take (或 have, grip, seize) sb. by the throat 掐住某人的脖子
She wore a silver brooch at her throat. 她在颈前别了一枚银饰针。
2. 咽喉状部分，狭窄通道；(器物等的)颈部；管路；口子
the throat of a mine 矿井的巷道口
the throat of a vase 花瓶颈
the throat of a tennis racket 网球拍的颈部
a throat plate (缝纫机的)针板
3. 嗓音，嗓门；〈书〉(尤指鸣禽的)歌喉
at the top of one's throat 放开嗓门高声地
a lady's deep throat 一位女士低沉的嗓门
The nightingale poured out his throat in song. 夜莺敞开歌喉尽情欢唱。
4. 〈口〉咽喉痛
He had a throat coming on. 他喉咙开始痛起来了。
In the last year she had been subject to “throats” and coughs. 在最后一年里，她经常咽喉痛并咳嗽。
5. (取暖炉的)炉喉；(鞋的)鞋帮口
6. 【船】(肋材、 锚臂、 前后帆等的)弯曲处，凹口；(滑车上的)绳孔
7. 【植】喉部
II vt.
1. 用喉音说(或唱)，从喉部发出声音说(或唱)
throat threats 压低着声音发出威胁
2. 开沟于，开槽于
[< OE throtu; 与 OHG drozza, ON throti swelling 有关] phr. a lump in the (或 one's) throat 见 lump¹
at each other's (或 one another's) throat(s) 激烈争吵，吵架；打架，斗殴
She and my father were at each other's throats over politics. 她和我父亲就政治问题激烈争吵。
cram down sb.'s throat = ram down sb.'s throat
cut down each other's (one another's) throat相互残杀；相互倾轧
cut one's own throat 自己害自己，自寻死路
It's cutting your own throat to be so careless. 你这么粗心大意是在自己害自己。
fly at sb.'s throat 扑向某人去掐脖子；突然向某人发起猛烈攻击
When Tom called Dick a bad name, Dick flew at his throat. 汤姆骂了狄克，狄克便向汤姆猛扑过去。
force down sb.'s throat = ram down sb.'s throat
give sb. the lie in histhray见 lie¹
grab by the throat 控制住
have (got) the game (或 it) by the throat 〈澳俚〉已控制住局势
jump down sb.'s throat 〈口〉猛烈批评某人，严厉训斥某人；突然猛烈攻击某人
The ecologists will jump down our throats if we kill an endangered species for sport. 如果我们杀死一只濒临绝种的动物取乐，生态学家就会猛烈抨击我们。
lie in one's throat 见 lie¹
ram (或 shove) down sb.'s throat 强迫某人接受(意见、观点等)；强行向某人灌输
They rammed a pro-company contract down the union's throat. 他们强迫工会接受有利于资方的合同。
stick in sb.'s throat 卡在某人嗓子里说不出口；令某人无法接受，令某人难以置信
The accusation stuck in his throat. 那些指责的话他觉得说不出口。
It is his treatment of his aged mother that really sticks in my throat. 他对待自己老母亲的态度使我极为反感。
stuff (或 thrust) down sb.'s throat = ram down sb.'s throat |