throat

throat
noun
  1. 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
  1. (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
  1. 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
  1. 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。
派生
throated
adjective
  1. 声音洪亮的男中音
    [in combination]a full-throated baritone.
语源
  1. Old English throte, throtu, of Germanic origin; related to German Drossel. Compare with throttle
英语宝典
考试词汇表