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单词 throw
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throwverb

uk/θrəʊ/us/θroʊ/threw, thrown

throw verb (SEND THROUGH AIR)

A2 [ I or T ] to send something through the air with force, especially by a sudden movement of the arm:

My friend threw the ball back over the fence.
The coat was thrown over the back of the chair.
She threw herself into a chair, exhausted.
The rider was thrown as the horse jumped the fence.
He threw a punch at (= hit) his attacker.
throw a glance/look

to look quickly or suddenly:

The boy threw a frightened look in the direction of the house.

More examples

  • Don't throw your apple core on the floor!
  • The ducks started quacking loudly when we threw them some bread.
  • She screwed the bag up and threw it in the bin.
  • Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police.
  • The game involved throwing metal rings over a stick.

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Throwing

  • cast
  • chuck
  • fling
  • heave
  • hurl
  • overhand
  • peg
  • pelt
  • pitch
  • precipitate
  • project
  • projectile
  • sling
  • slung
  • stone
  • throw-in
  • thrown
  • toss
  • underarm
  • underhand

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Using the eyes

throw verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

C2 [ T ] to cause to move or act quickly or carelessly:

She threw back her hair.

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Hurrying and doing things quickly

  • accelerate
  • acceleration
  • against the clock idiom
  • against time/the clock idiom
  • alacrity
  • dash
  • dose
  • grease
  • haste
  • hasten
  • hasty
  • hit/press/push the panic button idiom
  • patch
  • rattle through sth
  • rush
  • rush into sth
  • rush job
  • rushed
  • scrabble
  • snap

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throw verb (CONFUSE)

[ T ] to confuse or shock someone or cause difficulty for them:

I wasn't expecting a visitor. I was really thrown.
The news of the coup threw them into a state of panic.

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Puzzle and confuse

  • addle
  • baffle
  • bemuse
  • bewilder
  • blind sb with science idiom
  • cloud
  • do sb's head in idiom
  • flummox
  • fox
  • fuddle
  • knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
  • mix
  • mix sb up
  • muddy
  • puzzle
  • throw (sb) a curve (ball) idiom
  • throw sb off balance idiom
  • tie
  • tie sb (up) in knots idiom
  • unbalance

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throw verb (OPEN)

throw sth open

to open something that was closed, usually suddenly and completely:

She drew back the curtains and threw open all the windows.

to allow people to enter or become involved in an event:

The competition has been thrown open to the public.

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Unfastening and opening

  • breaker
  • crack
  • let/set sth loose idiom
  • loose
  • loosen
  • loosen your grip idiom
  • open sb up
  • pay (sth) out
  • steam
  • the earth/ground/floor opens idiom
  • unbuckle
  • uncap
  • uncork
  • undid
  • unfold
  • unpick
  • unplug
  • unroll
  • unscrew
  • untie

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Starting and beginning

throw verb (PARTY)

throw a party

to have a party:

Flavio threw a party for Colin's 50th birthday.

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Celebrating & entertaining

  • a good time was had by all idiom
  • amuse
  • amused
  • bacchanalian
  • banquet
  • entertain
  • entertaining
  • go to town idiom
  • have a whale of a time idiom
  • host
  • kill
  • kill the fatted calf idiom
  • perform
  • push
  • revel in sth
  • revelry
  • scintillate
  • see in the New Year idiom
  • spirit
  • town

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throw verb (ANGER)

throw a fit/tantrum

to experience and show a strong feeling of anger, especially suddenly:

My mother threw a fit when she saw what a mess we'd made of her kitchen.

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Becoming angry and expressing anger

  • (almost) burst a blood vessel idiom
  • -tempered
  • ape
  • ballistic
  • bananas
  • bay for blood idiom
  • get bent out of shape idiom
  • get your knickers in a twist idiom
  • go ape idiom
  • go nuts idiom
  • go off the deep end idiom
  • launch
  • lose
  • postal
  • sharp
  • storm
  • tempers get frayed idiom
  • turn in your grave idiom
  • umbrage
  • wobbly

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throw verb (SHAPE)

[ T ] specialized art to shape clay on a special round table that spins

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Ceramics & pottery

  • amphora
  • bone china
  • ceramics
  • china
  • earthen
  • earthenware
  • fire
  • glaze
  • kaolin
  • kiln
  • porcelain
  • potter
  • potter's wheel
  • pottery
  • stoneware
  • terracotta

Idiom(s)

throw sth back in sb's face
throw sb back on their own resources
throw the book at sb
throw caution to the wind/winds
throw cold water on sth
throw (sb) a curve (ball)
throw good money after bad
throw in the towel
throw (your) money/cash around
throw money at sth
throw sb off balance
throw sb to the dogs
throw up your hands in horror/despair
throw your voice
throw your weight around

Phrasal verb(s)

throw yourself at sb
throw sth away/out
throw sth away
throw sth in
throw yourself into sth
throw sth on
throw sth off
throw sth/sb off
throw sth out
throw sb out
throw sb over
throw sth together
throw sb together
throw (sth) up
throw sth up

thrownoun

uk/θrəʊ/us/θroʊ/

throw noun (THROWING)

[ C ] an act of throwing something:

a throw of the dice

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Throwing

  • cast
  • chuck
  • fling
  • heave
  • hurl
  • overhand
  • peg
  • pelt
  • pitch
  • precipitate
  • project
  • projectile
  • sling
  • slung
  • stone
  • throw-in
  • thrown
  • toss
  • underarm
  • underhand

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throw noun (EACH)

a throw [ S ] UK informal

used to mean each thing or for each time:

We could get a coffee in there but they charge three quid a throw.

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Linguistics: both, all, each & every

  • a
  • all
  • all
  • any
  • apiece
  • both
  • each
  • either
  • every
  • every minute idiom
  • pan
  • per
  • pop
  • strength
  • the
  • to
  • whole

throw noun (COVER)

[ C ] a large piece of cloth that you use to cover a chair, sofa, etc. to make it look attractive:

A throw can protect a new sofa or enhance the appearance of an old, tired one.

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Coverings and layers

  • a blanket of sth idiom
  • blanket
  • casing
  • cladding
  • coating
  • gilt
  • layer
  • lined
  • lining
  • mantle
  • mat
  • membrane
  • rendering
  • slick
  • tier
  • topcoat
  • undercoat
  • veil
  • veneer
  • wrap

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throwverb [ T ]

uk/θrəʊ/usthrew, thrown
throw the book at sb informal

to punish someone as severely as possible for breaking the law:

The US tax authorities threw the book at the European accountancy group over its tax-saving schemes.
throw good money after bad disapproving

to waste money by continuing to invest in something that has already cost a lot and is unlikely to be a success:

The government may be throwing good money after bad by using taxpayers' money to bail out the failing banks.
throw your hat into the ring

to announce that you want to compete for something, be considered for a job, etc.:

He is the sixth candidate to throw his hat into the ring for the top job in the organization.
throw your money around informal disapproving

to spend a lot of money, especially in a way that shows people you are not worried about money:

Despite the biggest recession in over a decade, city professionals still seem to have plenty of money to throw around.
throw money at sth disapproving

to try to solve a problem or make something successful by spending a lot of money, rather than, for example, having new ideas:

The government will have to throw money at any problems to ensure the site is built on time.
throw money down the drain UK US throw money down a rat hole

to waste money by spending it on something that will never be a success or make any profit:

Investors threw money down the drain by making regular contributions to the failed pension plan.
throw your weight around disapproving

to act in a way that emphasizes how much power or authority you have:

The board didn't like the way majority shareholders were throwing their weight around.
throw your weight behind sth

to use your power to support a project, an idea, etc.:

Senior politicians threw their weight behind the charity's campaign.

See also

curveball

Phrasal verb(s)

throw sth away
throw sth in
throw sth out
throw sth up
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