单词 | throw someone off |
释义 | 1 (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 2 (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 Additional synonymsin 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, discomposein 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 |
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