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something sticks in one's gullet
比喻难以接受或吞咽的事物。
The criticism stuck in his gullet.
批评声卡在他的喉咙里，难以接受。
食道；食管
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食道；食管
the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
The criticism stuck in his gullet.
批评声卡在他的喉咙里，难以接受。
喉咙或食道
The throat or esophagus.
纤毛虫的细胞咽,食物通过它摄入。
The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
锯片齿间的空隙。
The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
水渠；水道。
A channel for water.
The berry went down the bird's gullet into its stomach.
那颗浆果顺着鸟的食道进入了它的胃。
After eating too quickly, he felt something stuck in his gullet.
吃得太快之后，他感觉有东西卡在食道里。
The doctor explained that the gullet carries food from the throat to the stomach.
医生解释说，食道把食物从咽喉送到胃里。
比喻难以接受或吞咽的事物。
The criticism stuck in his gullet.
批评声卡在他的喉咙里，难以接受。
形容快速大量地喝下液体。
He poured the cold beer down his gullet.
他把冰啤酒一饮而尽。
可指地理上的狭窄通道。
The narrow gullet of the canyon forced the river into rapids.
峡谷狭窄的通道迫使河流形成急流。
Not this
I have a pain in my gullet.
Use this
I have a pain in my throat.
英语中，表示咽喉部位的普通疼痛常用 'throat'，而 'gullet' 特指食道，不用于日常的喉咙痛表达。
Not this
Gullet is a tube that carries food.
Use this
The gullet is a tube that carries food.
'gullet' 是可数名词，表示具体器官时通常需要冠词 'the' 或 'a'，单数形式不能单独使用。
Not this
He swallowed the food into his gullet.
Use this
He swallowed the food down his gullet.
动词 'swallow' 后接 'down' 表示食物沿食道下行，'into' 则强调进入内部，但习惯用法常用 'down'。
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