throat

throat

T0188100 (thrōt)n.1. The anterior portion of the neck.2. Anatomy The portion of the digestive tract that lies between the rear of the mouth and the esophagus and includes the fauces and the pharynx.3. A narrow passage or part suggestive of the human throat: the throat of a horn.4. Botany The opening of a tubular corolla or calyx where the tube joins the limb.tr.v. throat·ed, throat·ing, throats To pronounce with a harsh or guttural voice.Idiom: ram/shove down (someone's) throat Informal To compel to accept or consider: always ramming his political opinions down my throat.

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[Middle English throte, from Old English.]

throat

(θrəʊt) n1. (Anatomy) a. that part of the alimentary and respiratory tracts extending from the back of the mouth (nasopharynx) to just below the larynxb. the front part of the neck2. something resembling a throat, esp in shape or function: the throat of a chimney. 3. (Botany) botany the gaping part of a tubular corolla or perianth4. informal a sore throat5. cut one's throat cut one's own throat to bring about one's own ruin6. have by the throat to have compete control over (a person or thing)7. jump down someone's throat See jump²⁴8. ram something down someone's throat force something down someone's throat to insist that someone listen to or accept (something): he rammed his own opinions down my throat. 9. stick in one's throat stick in one's craw informal to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe[Old English throtu; related to Old High German drozza throat, Old Norse throti swelling]

throat

(θroʊt)

n. 1. the first part of the passage from the mouth to the stomach and lungs, including the pharynx, larynx, and upper parts of the trachea and esophagus. 2. some analogous or similar narrowed part or passage. 3. the front of the neck below the chin and above the collarbones. 4. the narrow opening between a fireplace and its flue or smoke chamber. 5. the forward edge of the opening in the vamp of a shoe. 6. barrel (def. 8). v.t. 7. to speak or sing throatily. Idioms: stick in one's throat, to be difficult or impossible to express. [before 900; Middle English throte, Old English throte, throta, throtu; akin to Old High German drozza throat, Old Norse throti swelling. compare throttle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	throat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbonepharynxglossa, lingua, tongue, clapper - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavitygustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongueupper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and tracheanasopharynx - cavity forming the upper part of the pharynxoropharynx - cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouthlaryngopharynx - the lower part of the pharynxadenoid, Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis - a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and eliminationcervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"tubular cavity - a cavity having the shape of a tubepharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
	2.	throat - an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instepopening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
	3.	throat - a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass
	4.	throat - the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throatexternal body part - any body part visible externally

throat

noun gullet, windpipe, oesophagus, crop, maw, craw, trachea, pharynx She had a sore throat.Related words
adjectives guttural, gular, jugular

Translations

咽喉喉咙颈前

throat

(θrəut) noun1. the back part of the mouth connecting the openings of the stomach, lungs and nose. She has a sore throat. 咽喉 咽喉2. the front part of the neck. She wore a silver brooch at her throat. 頸前 颈前-throated having a (certain type of) throat. a red-throated bird. （構成形容詞）表示「...頸的」、「…喉的」 ...颈的 ˈthroaty adjective (of a voice) coming from far back in the throat; deep and hoarse. 喉部發出的(聲音)，嘶啞的 喉部发出的（声音），嘶哑的 ˈthroatily adverb 從喉部發出(聲音)地 从喉部发出（声音）地 ˈthroatiness noun 喉音 喉音

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