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单词 thrown-away
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thrown-away
C1. With following adverbs, forming adjectives corresponding to adverbial combinations of the verb (see throw v.1 Phrasal verbs), as thrown-away, thrown-down, thrown-on, thrown-together, etc.
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1649 J. Ogilby tr. Virgil Georgicks ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 65 Cast in the thrown-out mould again, And with thy feet tread the whole surface plaine.
1676 Earl of Monmouth & W. Brent tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. France i. 34 They insinuated how the third Article of the already-thrown-out Writing touching each parties assisting their Confederates might be regulated.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xxvii. 151 Prostrating himself on the thrown-off cloak, he took a comfortable nap.
a1813 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur More Lett. from Amer. Farmer (1995) 286 Your Neighboors wont thank you for this thrown away humanity.
1846 J. Gaugain Knitter's Friend 74 You will find a thrown-on stitch after the first pearled stitch.
1888 Leading Business Men Back Bay, South End, Boston Highlands, Jamaica Plain & Dorchester 180/2 Ready-made garments are now produced..that are far superior to the ‘thrown-together’ productions of cheap tailors.
1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. II. xxv. 484 The frowning brow, the thrown-back shoulders, and clenched fists of rage.
1891 C. Roberts Adrift in Amer. 146 They sat..on the mound made of the thrown-up earth from the burrows.
1903 Westm. Gaz. 4 June 5/2 One fire was caused by a thrown-down light.
1909 Circle Dec. 340 In the next round knit the thrown-over threads the same as stitches.
1973 J. Leasor Host of Extras v. 69 The beach was littered with..thrown-away cigarette packets.
2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 10 Oct. 41/3 It's a haunting universal depiction of potent but taciturn loyalties among a makeshift, thrown-together family.
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