咽喉 — meaning in English

English meaning

• gorge noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
• notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.

Senses

咽喉 is used for these senses in English:

• gorge (geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.
• notch A mountain pass; a defile.

gorge — full definition

1. noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
2. noun The throat or gullet.
3. verb To eat greedily and to excess.

notch — full definition

1. noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.
2. noun A level or degree, especially in a scale of quality or achievement.
3. verb To achieve or score something, adding it to one's record.

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