| 词组 | throw |
| 释义 | throw [threw, thrown, throwing] throw aside throw aside sth • throw sth aside to suddenly get rid of an old idea, belief, or feeling that you had: ▪ We must throw aside the old prejudices and learn to live with our former enemies. ▪ Throwing aside their loyalty to Tsar Nicholas, many officers changed sides and joined the Revolution. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cast aside throw at throw yourself at sb informal to try very hard to attract someone's attention and show them that you want to have a sexual relationship with them.: ▪ She'd thrown herself at that man, Henchard, and made a complete fool of herself. throw away 1. throw away sth • throw sth away to get rid of something that you do not want or need: ▪ I shouldn't have thrown away the receipt. ▪ Do you want to keep these catalogues, or shall I throw them away? ▪ I can't find Corrie's letter - I must have thrown it away. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑chuck out informal, ↑throw out throwaway adj only before noun a throwaway product is one that can be thrown away after it has been used: ▪ soft drinks in throwaway bottles throwaway society n singular a society in which products are designed to be thrown away after a short time, so that a lot of things are wasted: ▪ We live in a throwaway society. Why repair things when it's so cheap to replace them? 2. throw away sth • throw sth away to waste an opportunity or lose an advantage - used when you think someone is silly if they do this: ▪ This could be the best chance you've ever had - don't throw it away. ▪ It would be foolish to throw away all that we have achieved over the past five years. ▪ In a brief fit of carelessness, United threw away their two goal lead. throw back throw back sth • throw sth back informal to drink all of an alcoholic drink quickly: ▪ Ted threw back three shots of whiskey before we had even ordered dinner. ▪ She poured herself a brandy, threw it back and poured out another. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑knock back informal throw back at throw sth back at sb • throw back sth at sb to criticize someone by reminding them of something dishonest, wrong, or stupid that they said or did in the past: ▪ George Bush had said "No new taxes." It was a promise that the President's critics would throw back at him repeatedly in the years to come. be thrown back on be thrown back on sth/sb to be forced to rely or depend on something or someone because of a change in your situation: ▪ Homeless and jobless, Joss was thrown back on what little support his parents could offer. ▪ When you are out there on your own, you're thrown back on your own resources and you have to learn to cope. throw down 1. throw down a challenge/the gauntlet to invite someone to argue, fight, or compete against you: ▪ The National Union of Miners had thrown down a challenge to the government. ▪ After lunch Marcia threw down the gauntlet and challenged me to a game of tennis. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑lay down, challenge 2. throw down your weapons/arms etc if soldiers throw down their weapons, they stop fighting, usually because they have been defeated: ▪ Realizing that their situation was hopeless, the rebels threw down their arms and surrendered. throw in 1. throw in sth • throw sth in to include more things with the thing that you are selling to someone, without increasing the price: ▪ The person selling the house may offer to throw in carpets and curtains as part of the deal. ▪ The price includes two nights in a three-star hotel, with breakfast and a sight-seeing tour thrown in. 2. throw in sth • throw sth in to add something to a performance, a story, an idea etc in order to improve it or make it more interesting: ▪ We could throw in a song or two to liven up the performance. thrown in for good measure (=added to get the result that is wanted) ▪ It's basically a detective story with a little sex thrown in for good measure. 3. throw in your lot with sb/throw your lot in with sb especially BrE to decide to support someone and work with them, so that your future depends on their future: ▪ At first Italy remained neutral, but in 1915 she threw in her lot with the allies and entered the war. ▪ former socialists who had thrown their lot in with the conservatives 4. throw in sth • throw sth in to add a remark or piece of information during a conversation, speech etc: ▪ We were all wishing Debbie luck - even her old rival, Kay Jones, threw in a word or two of encouragement. 5. throw in sb/sth • throw sth/sb in to send soldiers into a battle that has already started: ▪ General Rawlinson continued to throw in his troops, and by midday 100,000 men were involved in the battle. 6. throw in sb • throw sb in to put a new player into a team immediately before or during a match: ▪ So many of our players had injury problems that we had to throw in four new lads from the reserves. 7. throw in sth • throw sth in BrE if you throw in a job, you leave, especially when you are not going to start another job: ▪ She threw in a good job with an insurance company just so she could follow her boyfriend out to Hawaii. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑quit, ↑pack in spoken, ↑chuck in BrE informal throw in/into throw sb in/into sth usually passive to put someone in prison, especially before they have been judged in a court of law be thrown in jail/prison ▪ Anyone caught selling liquor was likely to get thrown in jail. ▪ Many of the rioters were arrested and thrown into prison. throw into 1. throw sb into confusion/panic to make people feel very confused, afraid etc: ▪ Everyone was thrown into confusion by the news of Gandhi's death. ▪ Within days Hungary was in revolt and the Soviet leadership was thrown into panic. 2. throw sth into turmoil/chaos/disarray to suddenly make something very confused and badly organized: ▪ A failure of the computer system threw London's ambulance service into chaos. ▪ The world's money markets were thrown into turmoil last night. ■ SIMILAR TO: plunge sth into 3. throw sth into doubt/question/uncertainty to suddenly make people uncertain whether something is true, or whether something will happen: ▪ These shocking events throw into doubt the whole future of the Olympic Games. 4. throw yourself into sth to start doing an activity or job eagerly and with a lot of effort: ▪ Now Julia threw herself into her work, staying up late every night. throw off 1. throw off sth • throw sth off to remove a piece of clothing quickly and carelessly: ▪ She threw off her clothes and stepped into the shower. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑rip off 2. throw off the yoke/shackles/chains literary to get free from something that has been limiting your freedom: ▪ Russia has at last thrown off the shackles of communism. ▪ nations that were struggling to throw off the yoke of colonial rule 3. throw off sth • throw sth off BrE to succeed in getting rid of an illness that is not very serious: ▪ I've had this cold for a several weeks and I can't seem to throw it off. ▪ She's taken a long time to throw off the illness, and she's still not fully fit. ■ SIMILAR TO: get rid of, ↑shake off 4. throw off sth • throw sth off to succeed in getting rid of a problem or an unpleasant feeling that has been having a bad effect: ▪ Carnival is a time to throw off your worries and dance the night away. ▪ The city has been making great efforts to throw off its negative image. ■ SIMILAR TO: get rid of, ↑shake off throw on throw on sth • throw sth on to put on a piece of clothing quickly and carelessly: ▪ Throwing on a dressing-gown, I stumbled downstairs to open the door. throw out 1. throw out sth • throw sth out to get rid of something that you do not want or do not need: ▪ We threw out lots of stuff when we moved house. ▪ Do you think I should throw these roses out? They're dead aren't they? ▪ I hope you haven't thrown out yesterday's paper - there was something I wanted to read. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑throw away, ↑chuck out informal 2. throw sb out • throw out sb informal to force someone to leave a house, school, job, organization etc: ▪ We can't throw him out in this kind of weather - he's nowhere else to go. +of ▪ Wayne was thrown out of school for taking drugs. ▪ Pop star James Atkin was thrown out of a hotel after his band, EMF, held a wild party there. be thrown out of work (=lose your job) ▪ Hundreds of men were thrown out of work when Smith's shipyard closed on Teesside. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑kick out, ↑boot out informal 3. throw out sth • throw sth out if a parliament, a committee, or a court of law throws out a plan, suggestion, claim etc they refuse to accept it or make it legal: ▪ The Senate had thrown out a bill for welfare reform the previous year. ▪ Claims against British tobacco companies have been thrown out by the courts. ■ SIMILAR TO: reject, ↑turn down 4. throw out sth • throw sth out BrE to produce large amounts of heat, light, smoke etc and send it out in all directions: ▪ These electric radiators throw out a lot of heat. ▪ Some of the bigger candles can throw out a lot of light. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑give off throw over throw sb over • throw over sb to end a romantic relationship with someone: ▪ They'd been going out together for about a year when he threw her over for someone else. ■ SIMILAR TO: ditch, ↑dump throw overboard throw sth overboard • throw overboard sth to completely get rid of an idea or system that seems useless or unnecessary: ▪ By 1949 Stalin had thrown overboard all thoughts of negotiating with the West. ▪ The Labour Party's old principles of socialism were thrown overboard in the scramble to get elected. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑abandon, ditch throw to throw sb to the lions/wolves/sharks etc to kill someone by feeding them to wild animals: ▪ In ancient Rome, the Emperor Nero threw Christians to the lions. ▪ When galley slaves were too weak to row, they were thrown to the sharks. to deliberately put someone into a situation where they will be severely criticized or punished: ▪ Clinton knew that if his supporters deserted him, he would be thrown to the wolves. throw together 1. throw sth together • throw together sth to produce something quickly without planning it carefully, using whatever things you have available: ▪ I'm afraid it isn't much of a meal - just something I threw together while you were unpacking. ▪ cheap little houses thrown together by some builder for a quick profit ▪ Charlie had thrown the show together at short notice. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put together, ↑cobble together 2. throw sb together • throw together sb usually passive if a situation throws people together, they meet and get to know each other because of the situation they are both in: ▪ This is the story of a beautiful young heiress and a poor country boy who are thrown together on a transatlantic voyage. throw up 1. throw up sth • throw sth up especially BrE if something throws up new ideas, new problems or new people, it produces them: ▪ The report throws up some interesting questions. ▪ The newborn British rock culture was throwing up great performers like Cliff Richard. 2. throw up • throw up sth • throw sth up informal to bring food or drink up from your stomach and out through your mouth, because you are feeling ill: ▪ The smell was so disgusting, it made you want to throw up. ▪ My stomach clenched and I threw up my dinner. ■ SIMILAR TO: vomit, be sick, ↑puke up informal 3. throw up sth • throw sth up to quickly build or make something such as a wall or fence: ▪ Citizens threw up barricades around the Kremlin. ▪ Thames Valley Police threw up roadblocks on the stretch of motorway leading to the airport. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put up, erect formal 4. throw up sth • throw sth up BrE informal to suddenly leave a job or a course of study, especially when you are not going to start another job or course of study: ▪ He threw up a good job, sold his house, and went off to join one of these religious cults. ▪ You have a brilliant future to look forward to. It would be crazy to throw it all up now. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑chuck in BrE informal, ↑jack in BrE informal 5. throw up sth • throw sth up to make dust, sand, water etc rise into the air, by driving or running over it: ▪ Khalil saw a truck approaching, throwing up huge dust-clouds as it bumped along the rutted track. |
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