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单词 throw something up
释义

throw something up

1Abandon or give up something, especially one’s job: why has he thrown up a promising career in politics?

Synonyms

give up, abandon, relinquish, resign (from), leave, eschew, abdicate
informal quit, chuck, pack in, jack in
2 informal Vomit something one has eaten or drunk.And then they're sick and kind of throw it up....
  • As soon as I ate a bag of my favourite crisps, I would feel the urge and need to just bring myself to throw them up again.
3Produce something and bring it to notice: he saw the prayers of the Church as a living and fruitful tradition which threw up new ideas...
  • My source explained the headline-writing process: ‘Sometimes the germ of an idea is thrown up and kicked into shape by the executive-level night editor on the back bench.’
  • The consultation process on the Water Bill which will go to the Scottish parliament is drawing to a close and some interesting ideas have been thrown up.
  • Interesting ideas were thrown up on forging identities.
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