单词 | stick in sb throat |
释义 | stick in sb throatstick in sb throat 1 British EnglishBrE, stick in somebody’s craw American EnglishACCEPT if a situation or someone’s behaviour sticks in your throat, it is so annoying that you cannot accept it 〔某种处境或某人的行为〕使某人难以接受 Her criticism really stuck in my craw. 她的批评我实在无法接受。 Examples from the Corpus stick in somebody’s throat/gullet• Swallow, something sticking in my throat.• Did he want me to eat shit or the words stick in my throat and choke me?• The breath was stuck in her throat and her mouth felt dry.• It stuck in my throat and I had to cough and cough to dislodge it.• Now sheer monotony makes it stick in the gullet like sawdust.• While the arrows still seemed stuck in their throats they danced to right and left with short, shuffling steps. → stick in somebody’s throat/gullet at stick1(4) 2 if words stick in your throat, you are unable to say them because you are afraid or upset 〔因害怕或生气〕使某人难以启齿[说不出口] Examples from the Corpus stick in somebody’s throat• When the time came to say "I do, " the words stuck in my throat.• Swallow, something sticking in my throat.• Did he want me to eat shit or the words stick in my throat and choke me?• The breath was stuck in her throat and her mouth felt dry.• It stuck in my throat and I had to cough and cough to dislodge it.• While the arrows still seemed stuck in their throats they danced to right and left with short, shuffling steps. → stick in somebody’s throat at stick1(5) |
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