| 单词 | to throw to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto throw to † to throw to 1. transitive. Perhaps: to put or place (something) quickly in the same place as other things. Cf. to throw together 1 at Phrasal verbs. Obsolete.The exact sense of the quot. is uncertain. Other interpretations include ‘[to] t[ake] in addition’ (H. N. Duggan & T. Turville-Petre, Wars Alexander (1989)) and ‘to toss off (a cup of wine), quaff’ ( Middle Eng. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > forcibly, firmly, or quickly > with something which is already there to throw toc1450 c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2939 Anoþire boll was him broȝt, & bathe he deuoydid, And ȝit he threw to þe thrid, & thrast in þare-eftir. 2. transitive. To close (a door, etc.) with force, to slam. Cf. to adv. 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > close (a door, window, etc.) > violently or noisily clapc1405 to throw to1644 slap1709 slam1775 bounce1786 flap1801 smack1801 slump1836 to fling to1862 bang1878 1644 [implied in: Antidotum Culmerianum 11 The violent throwing to of an iron doore.]. 1683 Dutch Rogue 73 Diomedes at last push'd him out by the shoulder, and..threw to the door. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xv. 31 I made shift to get into it [sc. the chamber], and threw-to the Door,..it locked. 1834 Manch. Guardian 9 Aug. The keeper threw the gate to, thinking it would stop the animal. 1892 Chambers's Jrnl. 23 July 473/1 The slamming of one of the church doors, as if thrown-to by a draught. 1902 Cosmopolitan July 344/1 She got to her room, threw the door to and locked it. < as lemmas |
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