The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say "Good morning", nothing came out but a croak.

第二天早上，他张嘴想说“早上好”时，发出的却是呱呱声。

youdao

Everyone seemed rather out of sorts and inclined to croak.

每个人似乎都有点不对劲，想发发牢骚。

youdao

So Meg went down, wearing an injured look, and wasn't at all agreeable at breakfast time. Everyone seemed rather out of sorts and inclined to croak.

梅格说完走下去，脸上带着一种受伤的表情，吃早餐时也全无心绪。

youdao

Twenty-year term guarantees that as long as you make the level premium payments for the next 20 years, the insurance company will pay out to the beneficiaries if you (ahem) croak.

FORBES: Fear Of Death...And Life Insurance