choke up; be choked with emotion
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to choke up; to have a lump in one's throat
literary常用来形容因悲伤、激动、感激等强烈情绪导致喉咙堵塞，说不出话的状态。也可指异物导致的堵塞，但更侧重于情感引起的生理反应。
Tā她
cái才
shuō说
le了
liǎng两
gè个
zì字
，
huà话
biàn便
gěng哽
sè塞
zài在
sǎng嗓
zi子
yǎn眼
r儿
lǐ里
le了
。
She had only spoken two words before her voice choked up in her throat.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
bēi悲
shāng伤
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
hóu喉
lóng咙
gěng哽
sè塞
，
jiǔ久
jiǔ久
bù不
néng能
yán言
yǔ语
。
Hearing the sad news, he had a lump in his throat and couldn't speak for a long time.
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Huí回
xiǎng想
qǐ起
guò过
qù去
de的
ēn恩
qíng情
，
tā他
yī一
shí时
gěng哽
sè塞
，
rè热
lèi泪
yíng盈
kuàng眶
。
Remembering past kindness, he was momentarily choked up, his eyes brimming with tears.