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单词 throw something away
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to get rid of or discard
I never throw anything away.
Synonyms
discard
Read the instructions before discarding the box.
dump (informal)
Ministers believed it was vital to dump the tax.
get rid of
reject
Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript.
scrap
We should scrap nuclear and chemical weapons.
axe (informal)
Community projects are being axed by the government.
bin (informal)
ditch (slang)
I decided to ditch the sofa bed.
junk (informal)
The socialists junked dogma when they came to office.
chuck (informal)
I chucked a whole lot of old magazines and papers.
Don't just chuck your bottles away – recycle them.
throw out
dispose of
dispense with
jettison
The government seems to have jettisoned the plan.
cast off
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to fail to make good use of
Failing to tackle the problem would be throwing away an opportunity.
Synonyms
waste
We can't afford to waste money on another holiday.
lose
He stands to lose millions of pounds.
blow (slang)
My brother lent me some money and I went and blew the lot.
squander
He had squandered his chances to win.
fritter away
fail to make use of
make poor use of
See throw

Additional synonyms

in the sense of axe
Definition
to dismiss (employees), restrict (expenditure), or terminate (a project)
Community projects are being axed by the government.
Synonyms
abandon,
end,
pull,
eliminate,
cancel,
scrap,
wind up,
turn off (informal),
relegate,
cut back,
terminate,
dispense with,
discontinue,
pull the plug on
in the sense of blow
Definition
to spend (money) freely
My brother lent me some money and I went and blew the lot.
Synonyms
spend,
waste,
squander,
consume,
run through,
use up,
dissipate,
fritter away
in the sense of chuck
I chucked a whole lot of old magazines and papers.Don't just chuck your bottles away – recycle them.
Synonyms
throw out,
dump (informal),
scrap,
get rid of,
bin (informal),
ditch (slang),
junk (informal),
discard,
dispose of,
dispense with,
jettison

Nearby words of
throw something away

  • throw someone off
  • throw someone out
  • throw someone over
  • throw something away
  • throw something off
  • throw something on
  • throw something or someone overboard

Synonyms of 'throw something away'

throw something away

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ditch
Definition
to abandon or discard
I decided to ditch the sofa bed.
Synonyms
get rid of,
dump (informal),
scrap,
bin (informal),
junk (informal),
chuck (informal),
discard,
dispose of,
dispense with,
jettison,
cast off,
throw out or overboard
in the sense of dump
Ministers believed it was vital to dump the tax.
Synonyms
scrap,
axe (informal),
get rid of,
abolish,
junk (informal),
put an end to,
discontinue,
jettison,
put paid to
in the sense of jettison
Definition
to abandon or give up
The government seems to have jettisoned the plan.
Synonyms
abandon,
reject,
desert,
dump,
shed,
scrap,
throw out,
discard,
throw away,
relinquish,
forsake,
slough off,
throw on the scrapheap
in the sense of junk
The socialists junked dogma when they came to office.
Synonyms
get rid of,
drop,
remove,
reject,
abandon,
dump (informal),
shed,
scrap,
axe (informal),
ditch (slang),
chuck (informal),
discard,
dispose of,
relinquish,
dispense with,
jettison,
repudiate,
cast aside,
throw away or out
in the sense of lose
Definition
to suffer the loss of
He stands to lose millions of pounds.
Synonyms
waste,
consume,
squander,
drain,
exhaust,
lavish,
deplete,
use up,
dissipate,
expend,
misspend
in the sense of reject
Definition
to pass over or throw out as useless
Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript.
Synonyms
discard,
decline,
eliminate,
scrap,
bin,
jettison,
cast aside,
throw away or out
in the sense of scrap
Definition
to discard as useless
We should scrap nuclear and chemical weapons.
Synonyms
get rid of,
drop,
abandon,
shed,
break up,
ditch (slang),
junk (informal),
chuck (informal),
discard,
write off,
demolish,
trash (slang),
dispense with,
jettison,
toss out,
throw on the scrapheap,
throw away or out
in the sense of squander
Definition
to waste (money or resources)
He had squandered his chances to win.
Synonyms
waste,
spend,
fritter away,
blow (slang),
consume,
scatter,
run through,
lavish,
throw away,
misuse,
dissipate,
expend,
misspend,
be prodigal with,
frivol away,
spend like water
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