a feeling of tightness or dryness in the throat caused by strong emotion, especially sadness(尤指因悲伤)哽咽
take (或 get) one's lumps
(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)suffer punishment; be attacked or defeated(非正式,主 北美)受惩罚;被攻击(或打败)
lump in (one's) throat
A feeling of constriction in the throat caused by emotion.哽咽:感情激动造成的喉咙哽住
英语四级真题
A 16th century castle in Scotland is close to collapsing after lumps of soil were washed away by floods, threatening its foundations.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
英语六级真题
It is certain that the Census procedures, which lump the online sales of major traditional retailers like Walmart with "'non-store retailers" like food trucks, can mask major changes in individual retail categories.
If you say that you have a lump in your throat, you mean that you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sorrow or gratitude.