| 单词 | thrust |
| 释义 | thrust (once / 146 pages) 1vn 2v 3v 4n To thrust is to push forward quickly and forcibly, like the way a pirate would plunge or thrust a sword into his enemy. Thrust is often used when you're talking about knives or swords or jabbing someone with something. In fact, a thrust refers to a sharp blow or stab. Violence aside, thrust can be any kind of forceful push or driving force. Aggressive street vendors thrust their wares on you and young movie stars are thrust into the limelight at an early age — which may be disconcerting, but certainly is not as frightening a knife thrust in your direction. WORD FAMILYthrust: thrusted, thruster, thrusting, thrusts+/thruster: thrusters/thrusting: thrustings USAGE EXAMPLESBarkley was a fill-in who started the season on the practice squad, thrust into duty by injuries to Jay Cutler and Brian Hoyer. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The next year, they encouraged friends Rusty Wilson and Denise Simone to relocate their theater company to Idaho to perform on the Liberty’s thrust stage. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Born into the highest of privilege, greatness thrust upon her, yet limited by tradition and even her gender. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1v push forcefully He thrust his chin forward Hypo|Hyper dig, jab, poke, prod, stab poke or thrust abruptly jab, stabstab or pierce shoulderpush with the shoulders boostpush or shove upward, as if from below or behind drive, force, ramforce into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically pound, ram, ram downstrike or drive against with a heavy impact punchdrive forcibly as if by a punch digthrust down or into goad, prickstab or urge on as if with a pointed stick toe, toenaildrive obliquely force, push move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" 2v press or force She thrust the letter into his hand Syn|Hyper shove, squeeze, stuff force, push move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" 3v make a thrusting forward movement Syn|Hypo|Hyper hurl, hurtle, lunge dart move with sudden speed ripostemake a return thrust move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 4v penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument Syn|Hypo|Hyper pierce stick pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed stickpierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument pegpierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into center punchmake a small hole in something as a guide for a drill empale, impale, spike, transfixpierce with a sharp stake or point horn, tuskstab or pierce with a horn or tusk gorewound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument lancepierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight pinpierce with a pin spearpierce with a spear penetrate, perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance 5v place or put with great energy thrust the money in the hands of the beggar Syn|Hypo|Hyper throw pop put or thrust suddenly and forcefully lay, place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location 6n the force used in pushing the thrust of the jet engines Syn|Hyper push force (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity 7n the act of applying force to propel something Syn|Hypo|Hyper drive, driving force firewall (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust impetus, impulse, impulsionthe act of applying force suddenly actuation, propulsion the act of propelling 8n a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument Syn|Hypo|Hyper knife thrust, stab lunge, passado, straight thrust (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward remise(fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte) blow a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon 9n a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) 2Syn|Hyper jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting gesture motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling 1v push upward The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air Syn|Hyper push up jut, jut out, project, protrude, stick out extend out or project in space 2v force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock 3Syn push up push upward v impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper force stick, sting saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous compel, obligate, oblige force somebody to do something n verbal criticism he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians Hyper criticism, unfavorable judgment disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings |
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