"bring a lump to your throat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 让人哽咽

Definition

当某事让你情感激动到快要哭出来，喉咙哽咽。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是形容情感激动的习惯用语，适用于感动或悲伤的情境，如故事、演讲、音乐等。不要和“哽咽”(choked up)混淆。不是字面意义上的喉咙有硬块。

Examples

That sad movie brought a lump to my throat.

那部悲伤的电影**让我哽咽了**。

His farewell speech brought a lump to my throat.

他的告别演讲**让我哽咽了**。

Seeing the old photographs brought a lump to her throat.

看到旧照片**让她哽咽了**。

The way he talked about his late father really brought a lump to my throat.

他谈论已故父亲的方式真的**让我哽咽了**。

The children’s song brought a lump to our throats, reminding us of our own childhoods.

那首儿童歌曲**让我们哽咽了**，让我们想起自己的童年。

I could see the story brought a lump to your throat—it touched you deeply.

我看到这个故事**让你哽咽了**，它真的感动了你。