单词 | thrust |
释义 | Word Frequency thrust(θrʌst) verbWord forms: thrusts, thrusting or thrust 1. (transitive) to push (someone or something) with force or sudden strength she thrust him away she thrust it into the fire 2. (transitive) to force or impose upon (someone) or into (some condition or situation) they thrust extra responsibilities upon her she was thrust into the limelight 3. (transitive; foll by through) to pierce; stab 4. (intr; usually foll by through or into) to force a passage or entrance 5. (intransitive) to push forwards, upwards, or outwards 6. (intransitive; foll by at) to make a stab or lunge at (a person or thing) noun 7. a forceful drive, push, stab, or lunge 8. a force, esp one that produces motion 9. a. a propulsive force produced by the fluid pressure or the change of momentum of the fluid in a jet engine, rocket engine, etc b. a similar force produced by a propeller 10. a pressure that is exerted continuously by one part of an object, structure, etc, against another, esp the axial force by or on a shaft 11. geology a. the compressive force in the earth's crust that produces recumbent folds and thrust or reverse faults b. thrust fault 12. civil engineering a force exerted in a downwards and outwards direction, as by an arch or rafter, or the horizontal force exerted by retained earth 13. force, impetus, or drive someone with thrust and energy 14. the essential or most forceful part the thrust of the argument Word origin C12: from Old Norse thrysta; related to Latin trūdere; see intrude |
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