She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her.是什么意思？

She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her.

她紧张地咽了一下, 似乎那问题把她难住了。

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

gulped

v. 狼吞虎咽地吃，吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 )，大口地吸（气），哽住；

例句
She quickly gulped her tea.
她将茶一饮而尽。

nervously

adv. 神经质地，焦急地，提心吊胆地；

例句
I cradled my video camera nervously on my lap, but its cold contours did nothing to comfort me.
我紧张地把摄影机架在大腿上，但是它冰冷的外形并没能给我任何安慰。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

if

conj. 如果，倘若，即使，〈口〉是否，假设；n. 条件，设想；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

question

n. 问题，疑问，怀疑，议题；vt. 问（某人）问题，对（某事物）表示[感到]怀疑；

例句
...certain assumptions which are accepted without question as absolute truths.
某些未经质疑就被作为绝对真理而全盘接受的假设

bothered

v. 打扰( bother的过去式和过去分词 )，烦扰，迷惑，（使）不安；

例句
I just can't be bothered to look after the house...
我就是不想费事照看这所房子。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。