stick in someone's throat

相關詞: stick

成語

Definition

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

    (通常因強烈的情緒而)無法說出想說的話。

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

      她凝視著他,但想說的話卻卡在喉嚨裡。

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

      當他聽到這個消息時,他震驚得說不出話來。

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

      她試圖表達自己的感受,但她太激動了,話卡在喉嚨裡。

  2. To cause someone to feel angry or resentful.

    使(某人)感到氣憤或惱怒。

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

      真正讓我感到氣憤的是他得到了晉升,而我卻被忽略了。

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

      他們對待員工的方式真的讓我感到非常不滿。

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

      看到她明目張膽地撒謊卻逍遙法外,真的讓我感到非常氣憤。