Huge bonfires on the far side of the battlefield threw a pall of black smoke over the whole nightmarish vista.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
Voss didn't take his eyes off her in case she threw something.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2001)
All related terms of 'threw'
skatt
a throw
throw
When you throw an object that you are holding, you move your hand or arm quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air.
throw in
If you throw in a remark when having a conversation , you add it in a casual or unexpected way.
throw up
When someone throws up , they vomit.
throw away
When you throw away or throw out something that you do not want , you get rid of it, for example by putting it in a rubbish container .
throw back
If you throw something back at a person, you remind them of something bad they did in the past , in order to upset them.
throw down
If you throw down a challenge to someone, you do something new or unexpected in a bold or forceful manner that will probably cause them to reply or react equally strongly.
throw off
If you throw off something that is restricting you or making you unhappy , you get rid of it.
throw out
If a judge throws out a case , he or she rejects it and the accused person does not have to stand trial .
throw over
to forsake or abandon ; jilt
throw about
to spend (one's money) in a reckless and flaunting manner
throw aside
If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea , you abandon it or reject it.
throw around
If you say that someone throws around a word or name, you disapprove of the fact that they mention it frequently, often in an inappropriate way in order to impress someone.
throw together
If you throw something together , for example a meal or a costume , you make it quickly and not very carefully.
throwaway
A throwaway product is intended to be used only for a short time, and then to be thrown away.
throwback
If you say that something is a throwback to a former time, you mean that it is like something that existed a long time ago .
Chinese translation of 'threw'
threw
(θruː)
pt
ofthrow
throw
(θrəu)
Word forms:ptthrew
Word forms:ppthrown (θrəun)
n(c)
投掷(擲) (tóuzhì)
vt
(= toss)[stone, ball]丢(丟) (diū)
(= place carelessly) 扔 (rēng)
[person]抛(拋) (pāo)
[one's head, arms etc]甩 (shuǎi)
[horse][rider]摔出 (shuāichū)
[fit, tantrum]发(發)作 (fāzuò)
(fig, = confuse) 惊(驚)扰(擾) (jīngrǎo)
to throw one's energy/money into sth把大量的精力/金钱(錢)投入某事 (bǎ dàliàng de jīnglì/jīnqián tóurù mǒushì)
to throw o.s. into sth积(積)极(極)投入某事 (jījí tóurù mǒushì)
to throw o.s. somewhere重重地倒在某处(處) (zhòngzhòng de dǎo zài mǒuchù)
to be thrown in(to) jail or prison被投入监(監)狱(獄) (bèi tóurù jiānyù)
to be thrown into turmoil/confusion陷入混乱(亂)/迷惑 (xiànrù hùnluàn/míhuò)
to throw open[doors, windows]使大开(開)着(著) (shǐ dà kāizhe) [debate]使公开(開) (shǐ gōngkāi)
to throw a party (inf) 开(開)个(個)派对(對) (kāi gè pàiduì)
Nearby words of
threw
three-quarters full/empty
three-quarters of an hour
threshold
threw
thrift shop
thrifty
thrill
All related terms of 'threw'
throw
投掷(擲) tóuzhì
throw in
( inf : include ) 免费(費)供应(應) miǎnfèi gōngyìng
throw off
( get rid of ) 摆(擺)脱(脫) bǎituō
throw out
( rubbish ) 扔掉 rēngdiào
throw up
( vomit ) 呕(嘔)吐 ǒutù
throw about
( fig : money ) 挥(揮)霍 huīhuò
throw away
( rubbish ) 扔掉 rēngdiào
he threw some socks into his case
他把几(幾)只袜(襪)子扔进(進)了箱子里(裡) tā bǎ jǐ zhī wàzi rēngjìnle xiāngzi li