clear the throat

1. The waitress returned to clear the boy's dish and when she picked it up, she felt something in her throat.
   女店员过来收拾男孩用过的盘子，当她拿起盘子时，她的喉咙却有点哽咽。
2. Clear the throat, as of phlegm.
   清除咽喉中的粘液之类的东西。

verb

1. clear mucus or food from one's throat
   1. he cleared his throat before he started to speak

   Synonym:    hawk