| 单词 | choke up |
| 释义 | choke upSEE SYNONYMS FOR choke up ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)to block (a drain, pipe, etc) completely informal (usually passive) to overcome (a person) with emotion, esp without due cause Words nearby choke upchoke off, chokepoint, choker, choker-setter, chokes, choke up, chokey, choking, choko, choky, chol- Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with choke upchoke up Block a channel or other passage, as in Vegetation choked up the creek like a dam. [Late 1600s] Be too emotional or upset to speak, as in She became so emotional about winning that she choked up and was unable to give an interview. Become too nervous or tense in a critical situation to perform, as in He's fine during practice but in a match he tends to choke up. This usage, also put as to choke alone, is especially common in sports. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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