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throaty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++throat·y /ˈθrəʊti $ ˈθroʊ-/ adjective  LOW SOUND OR VOICEa throaty laugh, cough, voice etc sounds low and rough 〔笑、咳嗽、说话等时〕声音低沉的,声音沙哑的throatily adverbthroatiness noun [countable, uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
throatyThe crickets sing on, their throaty croaking rising and falling a pitch or two, as the evening passes into night.She always spoke with a throaty German accent.But instead of the tinny rippling of coils, San Franciscans heard the throaty roar of rock.Each indrawn breath was a little throaty snore.Then I hear a soft, throaty sound from his bed, like the chuckle of a horse.Instead, I laugh, a throaty, superior laugh.Julie had a throaty voice that made her sound older than she was."Be quiet, " she said in a throaty voice.
throat·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
a and rough voice throaty cough, low sounds laugh, Corpus etc


throaty
throaty /ˈθrəʊti $ ˈθroʊ-/ adjective
a throaty laugh, cough, voice etc sounds low and rough
—throatily adverb
—throatiness noun [uncountable and countable]


throatyBrE /ˈθrəʊti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈθroʊti/ 🔊 adjectivesounding low and rough 声音低沉的;嘶哑的a throaty laugh嘎嘎的笑声the throaty roar of the engines发动机的低沉轰鸣声 throat·ily BrE /ˈθrəʊtɪli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈθroʊtɪli/ 🔊 adverb