| 词汇 | choke down |
| 释义 | Phr V choke down chokes, choking, choked choke back/down sth or choke sth back/down to force yourself not to show your feelings, or to stop yourself from saying something'John has had an accident,' said Jane, choking back the tears.She had to choke down an overpowering urge to tell them she didn't want the job anyway. choke down sth or choke sth down to eat or drink something with difficulty, especially when you are ill, upset, or do not like what you are eating or drinkingHe managed to choke down the raw fish. choke down verb to force yourself to swallow an alcoholic drink despite any difficulty with taste or capacity UK, 1988choke downTo swallow something with difficulty, often because it tastes bad or is cumbersome. A noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "down." I didn't know that Lexie was a terrible cook until I had to choke down some of the disgusting stew she'd made. I couldn't choke down any of those pills—they're just too big! choke something downto eat something, even though it is hard to swallow or tastes bad. The cough medicine tasted terrible, but I managed to choke it down. She choked down four of those pills all at once. |
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