a lump in/to somebody's throatCRYa feeling that you want to cry 某人喉咙哽住,某人哽咽欲泣 There was a lump in her throat as she gazed at the child. 她凝视着孩子,哽咽欲哭。
a lump in/to somebody’s throat• That thought brought a lump to my throat, tears to my eyes.• Melanie felt a lump in her throat; it was a touching and whole-hearted welcome.• Even the Station Commander had a lump in his throat.• When she finished Charlie found that he had a lump in his throat.• Kathleen swallowed a lump in her throat, Ben coughed discreetly and Jack busied himself at the X-ray box.• There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features.• For a moment she said nothing, she just swallowed as if there were a lump in her throat.
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