stick in someone's throat

Related to word: stick

Idiom

Definition

  1. To be unable to articulate what one wants to say, often due to a strong emotion.

    (通常因强烈的情绪而)无法说出想说的话。

    • She gazed at him, but the words she wanted to say stuck in her throat.

      她凝视着他,但想说的话却卡在喉咙里。

    • When he heard the news, he was so shocked that his words stuck in his throat.

      当他听到这个消息时,他震惊得说不出话来。

    • She tried to express her feelings, but she was too emotional and her words got stuck in her throat.

      她试图表达自己的感受,但她太激动了,话卡在喉咙里。

  2. To cause someone to feel angry or resentful.

    使(某人)感到气愤或恼怒。

    • What really sticks in my throat is that he got promoted while I was overlooked.

      真正让我感到气愤的是他得到了晋升,而我却被忽略了。

    • The way they treat their employees really sticks in my throat; I’m very dissatisfied.

      他们对待员工的方式真的让我感到非常不满。

    • It really sticks in my throat to see her blatantly lie and get away with it.

      看到她明目张胆地撒谎却逍遥法外,真的让我感到非常气愤。