throat/θrəʊt/

n C

1. 咽喉；喉咙；喉头

• He has had a sore throat since yesterday. 他的喉咙从昨天疼到现在。

• The collar is too tight around my throat. 这领子在喉头部分太紧了。

2. 喉咙状东西；(器皿的)颈部

词组at each other's (或one another's) throat(s) 争吵；打架

• We were at each other's throats over this issue. 我们为这个问题激烈争吵。

cut one's own throat 自寻死路 jump down sb.'s throat 猛烈抨击

• 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灭绝的动物取乐，生态学家就会猛烈抨击我们。

ram (或force) down sb.'s throat 非正式 强迫某人接受(意见等) stick in one's throat 令人难以接受；令人难以置信