(因情绪激动而)哽咽,说不出话;(因烟、气味、食物等)呛得喘不过气来。(也可指“(车辆、机器)阻塞/噎住”但较少见。)
/ˈtʃoʊk ʌp/
When she mentioned her father, I choked up.
当她提到她父亲时,我哽咽了。
He started to choke up while giving the farewell speech, struggling to finish his words.
他在告别演讲时开始哽咽,艰难地把话说完。
choke 原意是“使窒息、使噎住”,与“喉咙被卡住”的身体感觉有关;加上 up 常带有“堵住、阻住”的感觉,因此 choke up 引申为“情绪涌上来,喉头发紧,话说不出”,也可用于真实的“被烟/食物呛到”。