| 釋義 |
throatn. Phrases in the throat of death: in the jaws of death在死神的嘴里(在鬼門(mén)關(guān))。 △R.III.5.4.4: “His horse is slain,andall on foot he fights,/ Seeking for Richmond in thethroat of death.”他的馬被殺死了,他就徒步作戰(zhàn),在死神的嘴里尋找里士滿(mǎn)。 in the very throat: at the very time of speaking,tothe face在說(shuō)話(huà)當(dāng)時(shí),當(dāng)面。 △Mac.2.3.44 (38): “Thatit did,sir,i’ the very throat on me;”i.e. It gave methe lie(i.e.called me a liar) to my face. 的確,先生,它直罵到我是撒謊鬼。(按:據(jù)當(dāng)時(shí)決斗規(guī)則,被人當(dāng)面罵為撒謊者,即“give one the lie in the throat”,必以決斗解決。) lie in one’s throat: lie deliberately or infamously故意地說(shuō)謊,可恥地撒謊。 △2H.IV.1.2.93(81):“I had liedin my throat if I had said so.” (Subjunctive in a mainclause with condition attached.)我要是說(shuō)過(guò)那樣的話(huà),我就是故意撒了個(gè)大謊。 throat咽喉見(jiàn)pharynx條。 throat[θr?ut]n. 咽喉 ◇ at each other’s throats 互相爭(zhēng)斗 cut one’s own throat 自刎 have a bone in one’s throat難以啟齒 jump down sb.’s throat 突然打斷某人講話(huà) take by the throat 扼殺 |