craw
craw — 名詞
1. a small bag-like organ in a bird's throat (or a similar structure in some insect
嗉囊
鳥類或昆蟲的儲食器官
a small bag-like organ in a bird's throat (or a similar structure in some insects) where food is stored and softened before it moves into the stomach.
The robin's craw was full of berries after a morning in the garden.
知更鳥的嗉囊裡裝滿了莓果，那是牠在花園裡待了一整個早上的成果。
A vet can tell what a wild bird has been eating by checking its craw.
獸醫可以透過檢查鳥類的嗉囊來判斷牠在野外吃了什麼。
collocation: check one's craw
Yuna brought a pigeon to the vet, who found gravel in its craw.
Yuna 把鴿子帶去給獸醫檢查，獸醫在牠的嗉囊裡發現了砂礫。
Some insects have a craw-like pouch that holds food before digestion begins.
有些昆蟲具有類似嗉囊的構造，可在消化前先儲存食物。
The biologist showed students how a chicken's craw slowly softens hard grain.
生物學家向學生展示雞的嗉囊如何慢慢軟化堅硬的穀粒。
- crop
the standard biological term; 'crop' is more common than 'craw' in modern scientific writing
用法筆記
This is the original literal meaning. In everyday conversation, 'craw' is almost always used in the idiom 'stick in one's craw' (see idioms below) rather than as a standalone biological term.
2. a feeling that words are very difficult to say aloud, usually because of strong
難以啟齒
因情緒而說不出口
a feeling that words are very difficult to say aloud, usually because of strong emotion such as embarrassment, guilt, or anger.
The apology stuck in Henrik's craw, but he forced himself to say it.
那句道歉讓 Henrik 難以啟齒，但他還是硬著頭皮說了出來。
pattern: apology + stuck in one's craw
Gita tried to thank her rival, but the words stuck in her craw.
Gita 想感謝她的對手，但話語卡在喉嚨裡說不出口。
Yasmin wanted to confess to breaking her sister's lamp, but the words stuck in her craw.
Yasmin 想承認自己打破了妹妹的檯燈，但那些話怎麼也說不出口。
The compliment stuck in Leo's craw because he did not mean a word of it.
那句恭維讓 Leo 說不出口，因為他根本言不由衷。
- choke on
more physical; 'choke on one's words' suggests the speaker literally cannot get the words out
文法句型
words / phrase + stick in one's craw
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3: this sense focuses on the difficulty of SPEAKING, while sense 3 focuses on the difficulty of ACCEPTING a situation. Both senses are always used in the idiom 'stick in one's craw', never as standalone noun meanings.
常見錯誤
3. a situation, idea, or decision that angers you because you find it unfair and ca
難以接受
因不公平而令人惱怒
a situation, idea, or decision that angers you because you find it unfair and cannot bring yourself to agree with it.
It stuck in Olivia's craw that her partner took all the credit.
Olivia 難以接受的是搭檔把功勞全都攬在自己身上。
pattern: it sticks in one's craw that...
The new rule sticks in the craw of every teacher who has to enforce it.
這條新規定讓每一位必須執行的老師都難以接受。
What really sticks in my craw is that nobody even apologised for the mistake.
最讓我難以接受的是，出了錯之後居然沒有人道歉。
Sade's unfair promotion stuck in the craw of everyone who had worked harder for years.
Sade 不公平的晉升讓多年來更努力工作的同事們都難以接受。
The manager's rude comment stuck in Talia's craw long after the meeting ended.
主管那句粗魯的評論在 Talia 心中揮之不去，會議結束後許久都還讓她耿耿於懷。
- accept
the opposite emotional response — to agree to something rather than resent it
文法句型
something + sticks in one's craw
it sticks in one's craw that...
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about a SITUATION or DECISION you cannot accept, not about words you cannot say. The subject is typically an event, a rule, or a piece of news, whereas sense 2's subject is words or an apology.