英语词汇“to clear one's throat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to clear one's throat: to clear phlegm from the throat by coughing or hawking, esp. before speaking or singing; to cough slightly before speaking so as to speak more clearly, to attract attention, or to delay speaking when hesitant. Also in figurative contexts. Cf. throat-clearing n. and adj. at Compounds 6.

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1576 G. Gascoigne Complaynt of Phylomene in Steele Glas sig. B.iij^v I selly soule..Gan cleere my throte, and straue to sing my best.

1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. L3^v One spreads his armes, cleares his throate, as who should say, attend, attend, for now hee speakes, whose conclusions are vnanswerable.

1703 P. Motteux et al. tr. M. de Cervantes Hist. Don Quixote IV. lxvi. 447 He cough'd and clear'd his Throat, and then with a voice somewhat hoarse..sung the following Song.

1840 New Monthly Mag. 59 397 Mrs. Hawkey is..clearing her throat for a long talk, myself settled down..for a long listen.

1872 Daily News 7 Aug. 6/2 The crowd was just clearing its throat for applause.

1892 W. H. Hudson Naturalist in La Plata xx. 307 The violent hawking of a man clearing his throat.

1907 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 19 May 33/5 Ireland has been clearing its throat for years and making other subdued noises to attract the attention of the British law-makers.

1990 D. Shekerjian Uncommon Genius i. i. 7 The husband cleared his throat, stalling for time in which to think of a polite response.

2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 5 She got to her feet, cleared her throat and began singing.

单词	to clear one's throat
释义	> as lemmas to clear one's throat a. to clear one's throat: to clear phlegm from the throat by coughing or hawking, esp. before speaking or singing; to cough slightly before speaking so as to speak more clearly, to attract attention, or to delay speaking when hesitant. Also in figurative contexts. Cf. throat-clearing n. and adj. at Compounds 6. ΚΠ 1576 G. Gascoigne Complaynt of Phylomene in Steele Glas sig. B.iij^v I selly soule..Gan cleere my throte, and straue to sing my best. 1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. L3^v One spreads his armes, cleares his throate, as who should say, attend, attend, for now hee speakes, whose conclusions are vnanswerable. 1703 P. Motteux et al. tr. M. de Cervantes Hist. Don Quixote IV. lxvi. 447 He cough'd and clear'd his Throat, and then with a voice somewhat hoarse..sung the following Song. 1840 New Monthly Mag. 59 397 Mrs. Hawkey is..clearing her throat for a long talk, myself settled down..for a long listen. 1872 Daily News 7 Aug. 6/2 The crowd was just clearing its throat for applause. 1892 W. H. Hudson Naturalist in La Plata xx. 307 The violent hawking of a man clearing his throat. 1907 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 19 May 33/5 Ireland has been clearing its throat for years and making other subdued noises to attract the attention of the British law-makers. 1990 D. Shekerjian Uncommon Genius i. i. 7 The husband cleared his throat, stalling for time in which to think of a polite response. 2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 5 She got to her feet, cleared her throat and began singing. extracted from throatn. < as lemmas
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