the passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal 咽,(咽)喉 ■the front part of a person's or animal's neck, behind which the gullet, windpipe, and blood vessels serving the head are situated 咽门,喉头;喉道;颈前部 a gold pendant gleamed at her throat. 一个金链坠在她的颈前熠熠生辉。 ■(poetic/literary)a voice of a person or a songbird (诗/文)嗓音,嗓门;歌喉 from a hundred throats came the cry ‘Vive l'Empereur!’. 成百个嗓门同时喊出“皇帝万岁!”。 ■a thing compared to a throat, especially a narrow passage, entrance, or exit 咽喉状部分(尤指狭窄通道、进出管路) ■(Sailing)the forward upper corner of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail (航海)(肋材、锚臂或前后帆等的)弯曲处,凹口
常用词组 be at each other's throats
(of people or organizations) quarrel or fight persistently (人,机构)激烈争吵,吵架;打架,斗殴
force (或 ram 或 shove) something down someone's throat
force ideas or material on a person's attention by repeatedly putting them forward 强迫某人接受;强行向某人灌输
grab (或 take) someone by the throat
put one's hands around someone's throat, typically in an attempt to throttle them 扼住某人的咽喉,掐住某人的脖子 ■(grab something by the throat)seize control of something 牢牢控制 Scotland took the game by the throat. 苏格兰队牢牢控制住了比赛。 ■attract someone's undivided attention 使心无旁顾,使聚精会神 the film grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go. 这部电影紧紧吸引了你的注意力,让你从头到尾全神贯注。