"难以启齿"用英语怎么说? | Stick Expressions

words stick in sb’s throat 〔因害怕/生气/伤心〕使某人说不出话/难以启齿[说不出口]

If words stick in your throat, you are unable to say them because you are afraid or upset.

• Susie was crying so hard. ↘ When she tried to speak, ↗ the words just stuck in her throat. ↘

Susie恸哭着，当她想说话的时候，却说不出来。

stick in sb’s mind〔因不同寻常或有趣而〕深深留在某人的脑海里，令某人记忆犹新

If something sticks in your mind, you remember it well because it is unusual or interesting.

• The incident stuck in my mind↗/ because it was the first example / I had seen of racism / in that country. ↘ 
 那个事件令我难以忘怀，因为那是我看到的那个国家的第一例种族歧视事件。

stick up for sb. 为…辩护；支持；维护

to defend someone who is being criticized, especially when no one else will defend them

• Thank you↗/ for sticking up for me back there. ↘ It just felt like / everyone was against me. ↘

感谢那个时候支持我。感觉那时候所有人都在反对我。