●ˌchuck sth aˈway (BrE, informal) 1.to not make good use of sth; to waste sth不充分利用；浪费◆She’s chucking all her money away on presents for him. 她把钱都乱花在给他买礼物上了。◆It’s too good an opportunity to chuck away. 这是个大好机会，不能错过。2. ( ˌchuck sth ˈout) to throw sth away because you no longer want or need it丢弃；抛弃◆We chucked the old sofa away. 我们扔掉了旧沙发。◆Don’t chuck yesterday’s paper out. I still haven’t done the crossword. 昨天的报纸可别扔了。我还没有做填字游戏呢。SYNthrow sth away[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]