"a lump in your throat" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 喉嚨哽咽

Definition

一種強烈的情緒或緊張，讓你幾乎想哭或說不出話，通常由悲傷、自豪或焦慮引起。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是慣用語，並非真的喉嚨有什麼東西。既能表達悲傷，也能表達感動、自豪等情緒。和“感覺到”、“有”等動詞搭配使用。常在故事或情感敘述中出現。

Examples

I had a lump in my throat when I said goodbye to my friends.

和朋友道別時，我有**喉嚨哽咽**的感覺。

The sad movie gave her a lump in her throat.

那部悲傷的電影讓她**喉嚨哽咽**。

He felt a lump in his throat when he saw the old photographs.

看到舊照片時，他感到**喉嚨哽咽**。

When she accepted the award, she got a lump in her throat and could hardly speak.

她領獎時，激動得**喉嚨哽咽**，幾乎說不出話。

Just thinking about leaving home always brings a lump in my throat.

一想到要離開家，我就會**喉嚨哽咽**。

There was a lump in my throat when my son graduated from college.

我兒子大學畢業時，我有**喉嚨哽咽**的感覺。