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单词 throwing over
释义

throw over

verb

threw over; thrown over; throwing over; throws over

transitive verb

1
: to forsake despite bonds of attachment or duty
2
: to refuse to accept : reject

Synonyms

  • balk (at)
  • decline
  • deselect
  • disapprove
  • negative
  • nix
  • pass
  • pass up
  • refuse
  • reject
  • reprobate
  • repudiate
  • spurn
  • throw out
  • turn down
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Example Sentences

if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1

throwing over

verb

present participle of throw over
as in refusing
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • refusing
  • rejecting
  • declining
  • passing up
  • turning down
  • throwing out
  • ignoring
  • passing
  • turning one's back on
  • balking (at)
  • avoiding
  • denying
  • blowing off
  • spurning
  • withdrawing
  • dismissing
  • disputing
  • denying
  • shooting down
  • vetoing
  • disapproving
  • deselecting
  • taking back
  • forbidding
  • repudiating
  • reprobating
  • nixing
  • negativing
  • disputing
  • backing off
  • backing down
  • scouting
  • abstaining (from)
  • prohibiting
  • overruling
  • refraining (from)
  • disdaining
  • unsaying
  • rebuffing
  • scorning
  • proscribing
  • retracting
  • disagreeing (with)
  • forbearing
  • renouncing
  • sticking
  • revoking
  • recalling
  • contradicting
  • disclaiming
  • refuting
  • disavowing
  • abjuring
  • forswearing
  • recanting
  • gainsaying
  • bypassing
  • controverting
  • disproving
  • rebutting
  • detouring
  • disowning
  • negating
  • backtracking
  • reneging
  • disallowing
  • foreswearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • agreeing (to)
  • accepting
  • approving
  • receiving
  • taking
  • swallowing
  • adopting
  • welcoming
  • tolerating
  • embracing
  • selecting
  • agreeing
  • choosing
  • condoning
  • consenting
  • countenancing
  • assenting
  • supporting
  • acceding
  • acquiescing
  • espousing
  • handpicking
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