windpipe

IPA/ˈwɪndpaɪp/
IPA/ˈwɪndpaɪp/

windpipe — noun

  • windpipesingular
  • windpipesplural

1. the passage inside your neck that air moves through during breathing, linking th

1.名詞B2
釋義

the passage inside your neck that air moves through during breathing, linking the upper throat with the lungs

例句

Anna felt a sharp pain in her windpipe after swallowing too quickly.

A piece of mango got stuck in Otis's windpipe and he started coughing.

collocation: food gets stuck in the windpipe

同義詞
  • trachea

    the formal medical term, used by doctors and in scientific writing

  • airway

    a broader term that includes the windpipe plus other breathing passages like the bronchi

用法筆記

The everyday word for the medical term 'trachea'. Used in general conversation rather than in formal medical writing.

常見錯誤

❌I swallowed water down the wrong pipe — my windpipe.
✅I swallowed water down the wrong pipe
💡my esophagus.' — The windpipe carries air to the lungs; the esophagus is the food pipe that leads to the stomach.