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单词 throw someone off
释义
(phrasal verb) 
I lost my first serve in the first set; it threw me off a bit.
Synonyms
disconcert
My lack of response clearly disconcerted him.
unsettle
The presence of the two police officers unsettled her.
faze
throw (informal)
He threw me by asking if I went in for martial arts.
upset
She warned me not to say anything to upset him.
confuse
She was confused by this new turn of events.
disturb
He had been disturbed by the news of the attack.
put you off your stroke
throw you off your stride
(phrasal verb) 
He threw off his pursuers by pedalling across the state line.
Synonyms
escape from
lose
I couldn't lose him, but he couldn't overtake.
leave behind
get away from
evade
He managed to evade the police for six months.
shake off
elude
The thieves managed to elude the police for months.
outrun
There are not many sprinters in the world who can outrun her.
outdistance
He managed to outdistance his pursuers.
give someone the slip
He gave reporters the slip by leaving by the back door at midnight.
show a clean pair of heels to
See throw

Additional synonyms

in the sense of confuse
Definition
to throw into disorder
She was confused by this new turn of events.
Synonyms
disconcert,
upset,
embarrass,
rattle (informal),
confound,
unnerve,
disorient,
mortify,
demoralize,
discomfit,
throw off balance,
discountenance,
nonplus,
abash,
discompose,
throw into disorder
in the sense of disturb
Definition
to upset or worry
He had been disturbed by the news of the attack.
Synonyms
upset,
concern,
worry,
trouble,
shake,
excite,
alarm,
confuse,
distress,
distract,
dismay,
unsettle,
agitate,
ruffle,
confound,
unnerve,
vex,
fluster,
perturb,
derange,
discompose
in the sense of elude
Definition
to avoid or escape from (someone or something)
The thieves managed to elude the police for months.
Synonyms
evade,
escape,
lose,
avoid,
flee,
duck (informal),
dodge,
get away from,
shake off,
run away from,
circumvent (formal),
outrun,
body-swerve

Nearby words of
throw someone off

  • throw down the gauntlet
  • throw dust in someone's eyes
  • throw in your lot with someone
  • throw someone off
  • throw someone out
  • throw someone over
  • throw something away

Synonyms of 'throw someone off'

throw someone off

Additional synonyms

in the sense of evade
Definition
to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc.)
He managed to evade the police for six months.
Synonyms
avoid,
escape,
dodge,
get away from,
shun,
elude,
eschew,
steer clear of,
sidestep,
circumvent (formal),
duck (informal),
shirk,
slip through the net of,
escape the clutches of,
body-swerve
in the sense of give someone the slip
Definition
to escape from someone
He gave reporters the slip by leaving by the back door at midnight.
Synonyms
escape from,
get away from,
evade,
shake (someone) off,
elude,
lose (someone),
flee,
dodge,
outwit,
slip through someone's fingers
in the sense of lose
Definition
to outdistance or escape from
I couldn't lose him, but he couldn't overtake.
Synonyms
escape from,
pass,
leave behind,
evade,
lap,
duck (informal),
dodge,
shake off,
elude,
slip away from,
outstrip,
throw off,
outrun,
outdistance,
give someone the slip
in the sense of outdistance
Definition
to leave (other competitors) behind in a race
He managed to outdistance his pursuers.
Synonyms
leave behind,
lose,
escape,
get away from,
shake off,
outstrip,
outrun,
leave standing (informal),
outpace
in the sense of outrun
Definition
to run faster or further than (someone)
There are not many sprinters in the world who can outrun her.
Synonyms
outdistance,
beat,
escape,
leave behind,
get away from,
shake off,
outstrip,
lose,
leave standing (informal),
outpace
in the sense of throw
Definition
to confuse or disconcert
He threw me by asking if I went in for martial arts.
Synonyms
confuse,
baffle,
faze,
astonish,
confound,
unnerve,
disconcert,
perturb,
throw you out,
throw you off,
dumbfound,
discompose,
put you off your stroke,
throw you off your stride,
unsettle
in the sense of unsettle
Definition
to confuse or agitate a person or the mind
The presence of the two police officers unsettled her.
Synonyms
disturb,
trouble,
upset,
throw (informal),
bother,
confuse,
disorder,
rattle (informal),
agitate,
ruffle,
unnerve,
disconcert,
unbalance,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
throw into confusion,
throw off balance,
discompose,
throw into disorder,
throw into uproar
in the sense of upset
Definition
to disturb mentally or emotionally
She warned me not to say anything to upset him.
Synonyms
distress,
trouble,
disturb,
worry,
alarm,
bother,
dismay,
grieve,
hassle (informal),
agitate,
ruffle,
unnerve,
disconcert,
disquiet,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
throw someone off balance,
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
discompose
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