| 单词 | to throw away | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto throw away   to throw away ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > 			[verb (transitive)]		 > reject awarpc1000 forwerpeOE warpc1000 nillOE warnc1300 reprovec1350 to put abacka1382 to throw awaya1382 repugnc1384 to put awaya1387 waivec1386 forshoota1400 disavowc1400 defyc1405 disprovec1430 repelc1443 flemea1450 to put backa1500 reject?1504 refutea1513 repulse1533 refel1548 repudiate1548 disallowa1555 project?1567 expel1575 discard1578 overrule1578 forsay1579 check1601 decard1605 dismiss1608 reprobate1609 devow1610 retorta1616 disclaimc1626 noforsootha1644 respuate1657 reluctate1668 negative1778 no-ball1862 basket1867 to set one's foot down1873 not to have any (of it, that, this)1895 to put down1944 eighty-six1959 neg1987 a1382    Bible 		(Wycliffite, E.V.)	 		(Bodl. 959)	 		(1963)	 1 Kings xv. 23  				For þi..þat þou hast throwyn a-wey [L. abiecisti] þe woord of þe lord, þe lord haþ throwen a-wei [L. abiecit] þee þat þou be not kyng. a1387    J. Trevisa tr.  R. Higden Polychron. 		(St. John's Cambr.)	 		(1876)	 VI. 13 (MED)  				Þrow not awey [L. noli repellere] þat þou hast to forhonde approved. c1450						 (c1415)						    in  W. O. Ross Middle Eng. Serm. 		(1940)	 103 (MED)  				Throwe we avey þe werkes of derkenes. 1555    W. Waterman tr.  J. Boemus Fardle of Facions Pref. sig. A.vi  				The whole countrie of Grecia.., Thracia, & all Turquie throwyng awaie Christe, are become the folowers and worshippers of Mahomet. 1575    T. Cartwright Second Replie agaynst Dr. Whitgiftes Second Answer p. clxxxii  				The Ans. [i.e. Whitgift's  Second Answer] maye throwe awaye the authoritie off a councell, because of an error in yt. 1652    G. Firmin Separation Examined 47  				You admit nothing for which you have not expresse Scripture. Hence you throw away Infant-baptisme, Sabbath, &c.  2.  transitive. To discard (something) as unwanted or useless.to throw away the key: see key n.1 and adj. Phrases 9b.to throw away the scabbard: see scabbard n.1 1e. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw			[verb (transitive)]		 > away to cast awaya1300 to throw awaya1398 voida1400 off-hurlc1540 kest1590 the mind > language > statement > refusal > 			[verb (transitive)]		 > reject > as useless or unneeded to throw awaya1398 to have no use for1596 chuck1821 fling1847 scrap1902 scratch1923 pitch1968 toss1976 a1398    J. Trevisa tr.  Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum 		(BL Add. 27944)	 		(1975)	 II.  xi. lxxxvii. 1348  				Þe male [raven] bryngeþ mete al þe mene tyme, and þroweþ awey [L. eiicit] som of þe eiren, for þei beþ so many. a1470    T. Malory Morte Darthur 		(Winch. Coll. 13)	 		(1990)	 III. 1239  				Bedwer[e]..toke the swerde..hym thought synne..to throw away that noble swerde. ?a1500    in  G. Henslow Med. Wks. 14th Cent. 		(1899)	 3 (MED)  				Take goud englis woldes and take..þe route..and þrow awey þe stalkys. 1530    J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 756/2  				I throwe awaye, as we do thynges that we care nat for.., je deguerpis,..je desjecte. 1548    Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. cciiijv  				The Lyncolnshyre men..threw away their coates, the lighter to runne away, and fled. 1650    Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Living i. 25  				He that will throw away a good book, because it is not curiously guilded, is more desirous to please his eye, than to inform his understanding. 1690    J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding  i. i. 2  				They will..throw away the Blessings their Hands are fill'd with, because they are not big enough to grasp every thing. 1700    J. Dryden Char. Good Parson in  Fables 532  				He melts, and throws his cumb'rous Cloak away. 1742    W. Ellis London & Country Brewer 		(ed. 4)	 I. 64  				A fresh Cask must be tapped..and the remaining Part of the other throw'd away. 1832    J. F. Cooper Heidenmauer II. xv. 207  				Men are wont to share the fate of the orange-skin, which is thrown away after being sucked. 1859    Ohio Cultivator 1 Jan. 157/2  				Using three times as much starch as she needs..—throwing away the surplus, of course. 1941    Times 2 Oct. 5/4  				People who out of pure wantonness throw away loaves of bread or even legs of mutton, and are very properly fined for it. 1957    L. Durrell Justine  i. 23  				A small empty scent-bottle..stayed on the mantelpiece..before it was thrown away by Hamid in the course of a spring-clean. 2014    New Yorker 13 Oct. 90/2  				After his death, his sons threw away the pills and other possessions.  3.  transitive.  a.  To spend or use without adequate return; to squander, waste. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > 			[verb (transitive)]		 > waste spilla1000 scatter1154 aspilla1250 rospa1325 waste1340 spend1390 consumec1425 waste1474 miswenda1500 forsumea1510 to cast away1530 to throw away1561 embezzle1578 squander1593 palter1595 profuse1611 squander1611 ravel1614 sport1622 to fool away1628 to stream out1628 to fribble away1633 sweal1655 frisk1665 to fiddle away1667 wantonize1673 slattera1681 swattle1681 drivel1686 swatter1690 to muddle away1707 squander1717 sot1746 slattern1747 meisle1808 fritter1820 waster1821 slobber1837 to cut to waste1863 fringe1863 potter1883 putter1911 profligate1938 to piddle away1942 haemorrhage1978 spaff2002 1561    T. Norton tr.  J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig.  iii. xx. f. 238  				They threwe away [L. sparserint] their words to God that heard them not. 1608    J. Dod  & R. Cleaver Plaine Expos. 13th & 14th Chaps. Prov. (xiii. 8) 22  				If God take away any part of their wealth, they throw away their life after it. 1653    Bp. J. Taylor Ενιαυτος: Course of Serm.  i. xxii. 294  				We are pleased to throw away our time. 1714    Spectator No. 624. ⁋1  				Advice..would be but thrown away upon them. 1761    T. Gray Let. 9 May in  Corr. 		(1971)	 II. 736  				I had rather Major G. throw'd away his money, than somebody else. 1846    S. Ellis Temper & Temperament II. vi. 11  				To think she should be so blind to her own interest as to throw away the one chance of a lifetime. 1861    G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon xx, in  Temple Bar July 447  				The Abbé's prayers will not be thrown away. 1922    L. A. G. Brownlee Ghost of Sir Francis Whynn 17  				Do not throw away your chance of conspicuous promotion. 1950    D. Reed Somewhere South of Suez 73  				Shall we now throw away all these advantages? 2004    Company Mar. 62/1  				Renting meant throwing money away so we decided to buy.  b.  reflexive.  to throw oneself away: (esp. of a woman) to marry, or enter into a romantic or sexual relationship with, a man of lower social status, poor prospects, etc. Chiefly with on, upon. Cf. to throw oneself into the arms of at  Phrases 1a(b), to throw oneself at at  Phrases 1c.In quot. 1680   in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > 			[verb (reflexive)]		 > marry with social inferior to throw oneself away1633 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > 			[verb (reflexive)]		 > squander oneself in unsuitable marriage to throw oneself away1633 1633    Match at Mid-night  ii. sig. E3  				I have knowne a woman of handsome tempting fortunes, throw her selfe away upon a handsome tempting Sir. 1680    T. Otway Orphan  i. 3  				Where Dilatory Fortune plays the Jilt With the brave noble honest gallant man, To throw her self away on Fools and Knaves. 1743    J. Fothergill Let. in  Chain of Friendship 		(1971)	 75  				Nanny Greene has thrown herself away upon a person not of our Society, and is likely to be much disappointed in the only thing she married for. 1816    J. Austen Emma II. iv. 62  				He had not thrown himself away—he had gained a woman of 10,000l. or thereabouts. 1891    E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 243  				She had thrown herself away on one utterly unworthy of her. 1928    Harper's Mag. June 582/1  				No thirty-dollar clerk for me when I marry... Do you think I'm going to throw myself away? 2007    A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxxiv. 563  				It depressed Eyestones to see Laura..throwing herself away on any sewer zombie that walked by.  c.  Cards. In bridge, whist, and similar games: to play (a card) out of one's hand; esp. to dispose of (a card) in this way, to discard. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > play a card			[verb (transitive)]		 > actions or tactics to hold up?1499 decardc1555 to turn up1580 discard1591 pulla1625 to sit out1659 face1674 to make out1680 to lay out1687 to throw away1707 lead1739 weaken1742 carry1744 to take in1744 force1746 to show down1768 throw1866 blank1884 block1884 cover1885 unblock1885 pitch1890 1707    Satyrical Refl. Vices & Follies: Pt. 1 Pref. sig. A2v  				A losing Gamester has to throw away the Cards. 1748    E. Hoyle Short Treat. Game Whist 		(ed. 8)	 xvi. 64  				Do not trump it, but throw away a losing Card, which makes room for your Partner's Suit. 1829    E. M. Arnaud Epitome Whist 69  				If he throw away a court-card he must have great strength in trumps. 1959    T. Reese  & A. Dormer Bridge Player's Dict. 209  				He must either unguard spades or throw away the winning diamond. 2003    Observer 11 May (Escape section)19/6  				East throws his small club away and takes a club and a spade at the end.  d.  Cricket.  to throw one's wicket away: (of a batter) to be dismissed as a result of careless or unnecessarily risky play. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > bat			[verb (transitive)]		 > lose wicket carelessly to throw one's wicket away1860 1860    N.Y. Times 6 July 8/4  				A loss of seven wickets—two of which were thrown away by the batsmen's unnecessary hurry in sending their men to the wickets in the darkness of the twilight. 1898    K. S. Ranjitsinhji With Stoddart's Team 		(ed. 4)	 xii. 237  				Many wickets were thrown away by the batsmen at critical periods by careless and hasty strokes. 1904    P. F. Warner How we recovered Ashes ix. 185  				Braund, Bosanquet, and Rhodes literally threw their wickets away. 1973    Observer 27 May 26/7  				Sometimes I get in a dreamlike state and know I am on the point of throwing my wicket away through carelessness. 2007    Times of India 5 Mar. 23/2  				Yousuf..would throw his wicket away, playing a rash shot after scoring a bright 30 or 40.  4.  transitive. Originally with reference to dramatic performance: to deliver (a line, remark, etc.) in a casual or understated way; to underemphasize or play down, often for increased dramatic effect. Also intransitive: to speak in a casual or understated way. Also in extended use. Cf. throwaway adj. 3a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > act			[verb (transitive)]		 > throw away (lines) to throw away1930 1930    Country Life 21 June 914/1  				Mme Pitoëff..deliberately threw away some of the most famous lines. 1957    Times Lit. Suppl. 11 Oct. 611/4  				Mr Fleming can be exuberant; but he prefers, in the stage term, to ‘throw away’, something he does just as neatly and wittily as du Maurier used to do it in the theatre. 1959    Listener 14 May 861/1  				The acting was deliberately played down for microphone purposes... This no doubt necessary business of ‘throwing it away’ must involve some losses as well as some odd reading of parts. 2013    Globe & Mail 		(Canada)	 		(Nexis)	 29 June (Weekend Review section)  r6  				A master of understatement... He often seems to throw away a line. < as lemmas  | 
	
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