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单词 throw
释义 throw
I. \ˈthrō\ verb
(threw \ˈthrü\ ; or dialect throwed \ˈthrōd\ ; or trun \ˈtrən\ ; thrown \ˈthrōn\ ; or dialect throwed ; throwing ; throws)
Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, from Old English thrāwan to cause to twist or turn; akin to Middle Dutch draeyen to cause to twist or turn, Old High German drāen, Latin terere to rub, grind, terebra borer, gimlet, Greek tetrainein to bore through, pierce, trēmat-, trēma hole, teirein to oppress, distress, tribein to rub, grind; basic meaning: to rub with a twisting motion, bore
transitive verb
1.
 a.
  (1) : to propel through the air by a forward motion of the hand and arm
   < throw a baseball >
   < have no intention of throwing bombs — J.B.Priestley >
  (2) : to propel through the air with the hand and arm in an attempt to surpass competitors in an athletic contest
   < throw the discus >
   < throw the javelin >
 b. : to propel through the air in any manner
  < heavy rifles … able to throw a bullet about five miles — Mari Sandoz >
  < a fire engine throwing a stream of water >
  < satellite will be thrown into space — Courtney Sheldon >
 c. : to cast (a net, line hook, bait) in fishing
2.
 a.
  (1) : to cause to fall
   < the wrestler easily threw his opponent >
  (2) : to tackle (a ballcarrier) behind the line of scrimmage
   < sometimes save our passer from being thrown for a loss — Norman Geske >
  (3) : wedge 5
 b. : to cause to fall off : unseat
  < the horse threw his rider >
 c. : to get the better of : overcome
  < it was too formidable an enterprise for her but it didn't throw her entirely — Douglas Watt >
3.
 a. : to fling (oneself) in a precipitate manner
  < just had time to throw myself behind a small sofa — Patrick Campbell >
  < threw himself down on his knees like a miser who has found a … treasure — O.E.Rölvaag >
 b. : to drive or impel in a violent manner : dash
  < the ship was thrown on a reef >
4.
 a.
  (1) : to cause to be in a particular position, condition, or situation : put
   < thrown upon his own resources at the age of fifteen — D.E.Smith >
   < throws a subject out of balance with other ideas — C.E.Kellogg >
   < wage earners were thrown out of employment — W.J.Ghent >
   < a lot of yak-yak throws me off my game — Willard Temple >
   < throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet — Scott Fitzgerald >
   < prepared to throw open another room — David Garnett >
   < turned to throw her arms round him — C.W.H.Johnson >
  (2) : to put on hastily or carelessly : don
   < threw a coat over her shoulders and ran into the yard >
  (3) : to put forcefully or roughly
   < threw the chiefs of the opposition into prison — T.B.Macaulay >
  (4) : to place or propel as if by a throw
   < is not intended to … throw any slur whatever on your firm — F.W.Crofts >
   < wants to throw into a word every trace of meaning that it can hold — C.S.Kilby >
 b. : to move quickly : advance
  < resolved to throw his army across the river — J.W.Pratt >
 c. : to bring to bear : exert
  < her influence was thrown upon the side of … the students — D.C.Peattie >
  < threw the weight of his paper against the movement — Broadus Mitchell >
 d. : to change into another form : convert
  < stories which they threw into crude stanzas — W.A.Neilson >
  < the necessity of throwing confidential correspondence into cipher — Fletcher Pratt >
 e. : build, construct
  < the two concrete dams they threw across the stream bed to create reservoirs — F.J.Taylor >
  < threw his pontoon bridge across the river near this spot — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
 f. : to bring into association
  < his inclinations … naturally threw him into companionship with geologists — G.P.Merrill >
  < found himself thrown less with his queen and her sober intimates — Francis Hackett >
 g. : tie
  < throw a diamond hitch >
5.
 a. : to form or shape on a potter's wheel
  < smudging their smocks as they throw the wet spinning clay — Time >
  < used the rotating wheel to throw his pottery — Times Literary Supplement >
 b. : to fashion or frame in a particular shape or manner : form
  < threw his opinion into a neatly turned phrase >
 c. : cast 4a (1)
  < throw a bullet >
 d. : to form by digging or plowing
  < plows … set for throwing a ridge … 18 in. high — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
6.
 a. : to deliver (a blow) in or as if in boxing
  < threw … a tentative right to the expansive midriff of his towering opponent — L.W.T.Dovale >
 b. : to give (a salute) in a jaunty manner
  < threw the marine on guard a nifty salute — J.A.Michener >
7.
 a. : to twist two or more filaments of (as silk, rayon) into a thread or yarn
 b. : to double and twist (singles) in the making of plied yarns
8.
 a. : to direct orally
  < throwing a cheerful greeting to his secretary — Max Peacock >
  < paused for a moment and then threw an abrupt question at him — T.B.Costain >
 b. : to direct (as a look) in a hurried or cursory manner
  < a glance that I had seen her throw over her shoulder — Lord Dunsany >
  < threw a slight, easly look at his men and … walked out on the platform — Owen Wister >
9.
 a.
  (1) : to make a cast of (dice)
  (2) : to make (a cast) at dice
 b. : to play (a card) in a card game; especially : discard
10.
 a. : to get rid of : divest or strip oneself of : cast off
  < the snake throws her enameled skin — Shakespeare >
  < his horse had thrown a shoe and he came up to the barn to draw out the nails — Erskine Caldwell >
  < one tank threw a track on a coconut log and went out of action — Infantry Journal >
 b. : to free oneself from : dislodge, eject
  < the fish leaps clear of the water trying to throw the hook — Carlos Baker >
 c. : to give up as if by throwing away : abandon
  < threw prudence to the wind and eloped — DeLancey Ferguson >
  < throwing all her moral teachings and inhibitions overboard — Ruth Park >
11.
 a. : to send forth : project
  < men … throwing two burly shadows across the rocking chair — William Wiser >
  < fog throwing the light back into his eyes — Harry Sylvester >
  < their effort throws light on how the brain itself operates — Stuart Chase >
  < the light it throws on the art movements of the time — O.Elfrida Saunders >
 b. : to give off : emit
  < one of the planes began to throw smoke >
12. : to make (oneself) dependent : commit (oneself) for help, support, or protection
 < had thrown herself on their good nature — Ida A. R. Wylie >
 < you can … throw yourselves on his mercy — John Buchan >
13.
 a. : to cause to move or turn
  < throw your mind back to the time when you saw melodrama of the now unfashionable kind — Daniel George >
 b. : to turn in a sudden or forceful manner
  < was obliged to throw his craft violently to avoid a collision — Walter O'Meara >
14.
 a. : to give oneself up to unrestrainedly : give way to
  < others throw temper tantrums or pick fights — M.M.Hunt >
  < was able to get off the bus without throwing a fit — J.D.Sheridan >
 b. : to apply freely or fully : devote
  < dancing … with all the force and energy they could throw into it — Meridel Le Sueur >
  < threw his whole physique into his conducting — Warwick Braithwaite >
 c. : to busy (oneself) in a zealous earnest manner
  < threw themselves heartily into the preparations — Agnes S. Turnbull >
  < throws himself into his painting with furious energy — C.C.Walcutt >
15.
 a. : to cast (a vote) in an election
  < presidential votes … thrown for the Democratic candidate — James Bryce >
 b. : to send (an election) for final decision
  < through lack of a popular majority the election was thrown into the legislature — W.A.Robinson >
16.
 a.
  (1) : to give birth to : bring forth
   < a fat sow … will not throw large farrows — E.W.Lloyd >
  (2) : sire, engender
   < this ram is throwing good stock — F.C.Stone >
 b. : produce, bear
  < a field that throws a good crop >
17. : to allow an opponent to win : lose intentionally or deliberately
 < basketball players convicted of throwing games — Christian Science Monitor >
 < throw a case … by remarks in court which will lay grounds for mistrials — D.D.McKean >
18.
 a. : to move (a lever) so as to connect or disconnect parts of a clutch, machine, or switch
 b. : to connect or disconnect (as a clutch, switch) by moving a lever
19.
 a. : to draw and aim (as a firearm)
  < his finger was tight on the trigger as he threw the gun — R.J.Hogan >
  — often used with down
 b. : to make use of a military attack
  < threw everything they had against her: high-level bombs, dive bombers, and suicidal torpedo bombers — T.W.Lawson >
20. : to move (a typewriter carriage) to the left on completing a line by striking the line space lever
21. : to give by way of entertainment : serve as host at
 < had thrown one of his tremendous parties for the circus people — Alva Johnston >
22. : to engage in (as aimless talk) often as a means of passing the time
 < sat around most of the afternoon throwing the bull >
23. : to demand or obtain an advantage over a person by the assertion of (as superiority)
 < sergeant … I have got to throw rank at you — Bill Mauldin >
24. : to weigh out (a charge of powder)
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to propel something through the air
  < are taught the proper way to … field a ball and throwScholastic Coach >
 b. : to have the capacity of propelling a missile
  < the bazooka would have to throw about eighty yards to reach the tank — Irwin Shaw >
2. : to fling oneself forcefully or violently : spring
 < the black dog … threw at her — J.C.Atkinson >
3. : to cast dice : play at dice
Synonyms:
 toss, cast, sling, pitch, hurl, fling: throw is the general term in this set and is very often interchangeable with the others; typically it indicates propelling through the air by distinctive movement of the bent arm followed by release of the object involved. toss may suggest less force, occasional aimlessness or lack of purpose, and an upward outward motion of the arm
  < she rested on a log and tossed the fresh chips — Robert Frost >
  In extended uses it may indicate light, easy throwing
  < prevented Americans from tossing aside their global burdens — E.D.Canham >
  cast is a close synonym for throw but has been supplanted by the latter except in various special uses
  < cast a net >
  < casting dice >
  < cast seed >
  sling may imply quick, sudden propulsion well aimed, as though accomplished with a sling
  < slung an inkwell at a fellow senator in a congressional free-for-all — Time >
  pitch may suggest a definite, purposive aim to a specific spot or area
  < pitching matchbooks at a crack for tomorrow's ration … was the favorite sport — James Jones >
  < possible for whole companies of grenadiers to run up to their enemy's lines and roll, bowl, or pitch their grenades among the legs of their opponents — Tom Wintringham >
  hurl implies forceful impetus in the propulsion
  < the wind picked the sand off the flinty, rolling ridges and hurled it in malicious bursts at you — Irwin Shaw >
  < electrons are hurled between cloud and cloud or between cloud and earth in long, branching flashes — Waldemar Kaempffert >
  fling stresses a certain force in throwing and may suggest unnecessary violence or random aimlessness brought about by strong emotion
  < then he loathed his own beauty, and, flinging the mirror on the floor, crushed it into silver splinters beneath his heel — Oscar Wilde >
  < came racing up the path on his bicycle, flung it down in the yard and rushed straight into the farmhouse — George Orwell >

- throw one's weight around
- throw together
II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. : an act or instance of throwing, hurling, or flinging
  < the catcher's throw was high and the runner slid safely into second >
  < an underhand throw >
 b.
  (1) : an act of throwing dice
  (2) : the number or aggregate thrown
   < a throw of 7 or 11 >
 c. : a method of throwing an opponent in wrestling or judo
  < scissor-jump throw >
  < straight thigh throw >
 d. chiefly Britain
  (1) : an act of felling timber
  (2) : the quantity of trees felled
2. : the distance that a missile is or may be thrown
 < lived within a stone's throw of the school >
3. : an undertaking that involves chance or danger : risk, venture
 < has been marked by … a reckless throw that failed — T.R.Ybarra >
4. : an instrument (as a potter's wheel) for turning
5.
 a. : the amount of vertical displacement up or down produced by a fault — compare downthrow, upthrow
 b. : dislocation b
6.
 a. : the extreme movement given or available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, or eccentric : travel, stroke
  < the throw of a switch >
 b.
  (1) : the length of the radius of a crank or the virtual crank radius of an eccentric or cam
  (2) : crank web
7.
 a. : a lightweight flat cover (as a bedspread or afghan) that is casually draped or laid over something
 b. : a woman's scarf or light wrap
8. : the instantaneous deflection of a galvanometer needle or suspension when the instrument is used as a ballistic galvanometer
9.
 a. : the distance between a projector lens and the screen surface upon which an image is focused
 b. : the distance between a loudspeaker and its audience
10. : an object or individual regarded as a distinct member of a kind or class : unit, piece
 < copies are to be sold at $5 a throw — Harvey Breit >
11.
 a. : sling II 2
 b. : the stipulated number of shots in a round of darts
12. : a lever by means of which the binding of a ski is tightened
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