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1. phrasal verb

If you throw off something that is restricting you or making you unhappy, you get rid of it.

...a country ready to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

Depression descended upon him, and he could never throw it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

2. phrasal verb

If something throws off a substance, it produces it and releases it into the air.

The belt may make a squealing noise and throw off sooty black particles of rubber. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

The star grew 30% brighter and threw off huge amounts of radiation. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]

3. phrasal verb

If you throw off people who are chasing you or trying to find you, you do something unexpected that makes them unable to catch you or find you.

He is said to have thrown off pursuers by pedaling across the Wisconsin state line. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

He tried to throw police off the track of his lover. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]

4. See also throw [sense 13]

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throw off in British English

verb (mainly tr, adverb)

to free oneself of; discard

to produce or utter in a casual manner

to throw off a witty remark

to escape from or elude

the fox rapidly threw off his pursuers

to confuse or disconcert

the interruption threw the young pianist off

5. (intransitive; often foll by at) Australian and New Zealand informal

to deride or ridicule

throw-off in British English

(ˈθrəʊˌɒf)

noun

(in handball) the first throw taken at the beginning of a game, after every goal, and after halftime

throw off in American English

to rid oneself of; cast off

to recover from

c. Cards

to discard

to evade (a pursuer)

to mislead

to disconcert or confuse

to expel, emit, etc.

4. Informal

to write or utter quickly, in an offhand manner

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Examples of 'throw off' in a sentence
throw off

She wanted to throw off the bare brown arm which rested lightly across her.`We could relive the experience and you could pretend you're an earnest schoolgirl who's managed to throw off her teachers.He had let himself be slugged to throw off suspicion, but they had hit him too hard and broken his collarbone.The distance from Ecuador to Sacramento is great enough that the curvature would throw off the transmissions.

Chinese translation of 'throw off'

throw off

vt

(= get rid of) 摆(擺)脱(脫) (bǎituō)

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throw off

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释义	Trends of throw off View usage for: throw off 1. phrasal verb If you throw off something that is restricting you or making you unhappy, you get rid of it. ...a country ready to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Depression descended upon him, and he could never throw it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If something throws off a substance, it produces it and releases it into the air. The belt may make a squealing noise and throw off sooty black particles of rubber. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The star grew 30% brighter and threw off huge amounts of radiation. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 3. phrasal verb If you throw off people who are chasing you or trying to find you, you do something unexpected that makes them unable to catch you or find you. He is said to have thrown off pursuers by pedaling across the Wisconsin state line. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He tried to throw police off the track of his lover. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] 4. See also throw [sense 13] More Synonyms of throw off See full dictionary entry for throw throw off in British English verb (mainly tr, adverb) 1. to free oneself of; discard 2. to produce or utter in a casual manner to throw off a witty remark 3. to escape from or elude the fox rapidly threw off his pursuers 4. to confuse or disconcert the interruption threw the young pianist off 5. (intransitive; often foll by at) Australian and New Zealand informal to deride or ridicule throw-off in British English (ˈθrəʊˌɒf) noun (in handball) the first throw taken at the beginning of a game, after every goal, and after halftime throw off in American English 1. a. to rid oneself of; cast off b. to recover from c. Cards to discard 2. a. to evade (a pursuer) b. to mislead c. to disconcert or confuse 3. to expel, emit, etc. 4. Informal to write or utter quickly, in an offhand manner See full dictionary entry for throw Examples of 'throw off' in a sentence throw off She wanted to throw off the bare brown arm which rested lightly across her. Loraine, Philip LAST SHOT `We could relive the experience and you could pretend you're an earnest schoolgirl who's managed to throw off her teachers. Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002) He had let himself be slugged to throw off suspicion, but they had hit him too hard and broken his collarbone. Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE The distance from Ecuador to Sacramento is great enough that the curvature would throw off the transmissions. Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2001) Chinese translation of 'throw off' throw off vt (= get rid of) 摆(擺)脱(脫) (bǎituō) See throw Nearby words of throw off throw about throw away throw in throw off throw out throw up thru All related terms of 'throw off' to put or throw sb off the scent 使某人失去线(線)索 shǐ mǒurén shīqù xiànsuǒ throw up ( vomit ) 呕(嘔)吐 ǒutù throw out ( rubbish ) 扔掉 rēngdiào throw in ( inf : include ) 免费(費)供应(應) miǎnfèi gōngyìng throw away ( rubbish ) 扔掉 rēngdiào throw about ( fig : money ) 挥(揮)霍 huīhuò
随便看	to go on or make a pilgrimage to to go on safari to go on strike to go on the offensive to go on the rampage to go on to do sth to go on with one's work to go or fall head over heels to go or move in for the kill to go or run to seed to go or turn sour to go out for a breath of (fresh) air to go out for a meal to go out of to go out of business to go out of one's way to do sth to go out of use to go out on a limb to go out with sb to go overboard (on sth) to go over sb's head to go over sth in one's mind to go pale/mouldy/bald to go part way to doing sth to go pony trekking

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