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单词 through
释义 through
I. \ˈthrü\ preposition
also thru
Etymology: Middle English thurgh, thruh, thruh, through, from Old English thuruh, thurh; akin to Old High German duruh, durh through, Gothic thairh, Latin trans across, beyond, Sanskrit tiras through, across, tarati he crosses over — more at term
1.
 a.
  (1) — used as a function word to indicate penetration of or passage within, along, or across an object, substance, or space usually from one side or surface to the opposite one
   < sawed through the board >
   < put a bullet through his hat >
   < the oars cut through the water >
  (2) — used as a function word to indicate passage from one side to another of an object by means of an opening or openings
   < the party encountered the wire, and again crawled through it — P.W.Thompson >
   < walked through the gate >
  (3) — used as a function word to indicate extension from one end or boundary (as of a place or area) to another
   < a road through the desert >
   < a path through the woods >
 b. — used as a function word to indicate passage into and out of some treatment, handling, or process
  < had probably been through half a dozen men's hands by now — C.S.Forester >
 c.
  (1) — used as a function word to indicate the transmission of light or vision by some opening or medium
   < must conduct its observations through the restless, dust-filled, and moisture-laden atmosphere — J.G.Vaeth >
   < learned to look at trees through the eyes of a craftsman — W.F.Hambly >
   < looked through the window >
   < looked through the telescope >
  (2) — used as a function word to indicate movement by way of a specified channel or passage
   < went out through the kitchen >
   < walk across the platform, wait until a train pulls in, walk through this train to the next platform — A.C.Spectorsky >
 d. — used as a function word to indicate passage between or among the separate or separable units of something
  < a broad highway through overhanging palms — Rex Moorfoot >
  < a big “whew” went through the audience — Dart Smith >
 e.
  (1) — used as a function word to indicate passage around or past an obstacle or impeding force
   < took the shock of the man's shoulder without breaking stride, ran right through him — Irwin Shaw >
  (2) : without stopping for : in disregard of : past
   < drove through a red light >
   < went through a stop sign >
 f. — used as a function word to indicate the change in the quality of certain speech sounds consequent on the opening of the nasal passages
  < speaks through the nose >
 g. — used as a function word to indicate the penetration of one sound by a fainter or more distant sound
  < the radio whined so loud that it was a job to talk through it — Rose Macaulay >
2.
 a.
  (1) : by means of : by the help or agency of
   < he educated himself through correspondence courses — Current Biography >
   < this idea is somewhat more difficult to present through statistics — N.R.Heiden >
  (2) : by the intermediary of : in the person of
   < speaking through the chairman of its committee on economic policy — Collier's Year Book >
   < speaking through an interpreter >
  (3) — used as a function word to indicate passage by an intermediary or transmission at second hand
   < a conception of politics derived through books >
   < has gotten his knowledge of the country through the reports of travelers >
  (4) — used as a function word to indicate descent from or relationship by means of a specified individual or group of individuals
   < the principle lines … are those through four celebrated stallions — Dennis Craig >
   < are related through their grandfather >
 b. : by reason of : on the basis of : because of
  < farmers at first refused to use it through fear that it might poison the soil — American Guide Series: New Jersey >
 c. : as a result of
  < now extinct through disease — R.N.Rudmose-Brown >
  < through illness, he lost the use of his feet — Louise P. Kellogg >
3.
 a. : along the entire expanse of : throughout
  < landmarks scattered through the pastoral countryside — Budd Schulberg >
 b. — used as a function word to indicate movement from point to point within a broad expanse or area
  < felt the earth wheeling through infinity — F.M.Ford >
  < he'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease, this handsome young man on the flying trapeze — George Leybourne >
 c. — used as a function word to indicate movement within a specified environment or exposure to a specified set of conditions
  < the drive … was through a radiant summer morning — Lucien Price >
  < didn't you know that she'd try to get it out of me, putting me through hell — Hamilton Basso >
4.
 a. : during the entire period of
  < all through the year >
  < through life >
  — sometimes used postpositively
  < study the whole summer through >
 b. : from the first to the last of (as an event, action, process)
  < remained standing through the earthquake >
  < never rested through the entire campaign >
  < put him through his paces >
 c. : to and including
  < estimated to cost $425 million for 1954 through 1957 — Wall Street Journal >
 d. — used as a function word to indicate extension (as of an action or process) into and to the end of a specified period
  < has decided to prolong his visit through the weekend >
  < will continue construction through the winter months >
5.
 a. — used as a function word to indicate completion or exhaustion of something
  < a rapid reader who has been known to go through three books in a morning — Current Biography >
  < went straight through the brandy and even then had not had enough to drink — Jean Stafford >
  < went through a fortune in one year >
 b.
  (1) — used as a function word to indicate completion of a stage in a process or course of development
   < passing through nature to eternity — Shakespeare >
   < many things only just through the prototype stage — Bertram Mycock >
  (2) — used as a function word to indicate a specified quantity, extent, or angle of change or movement
   < the heat required to raise one pound of water through 1° F. — S.F.Mason >
   < the airplane would roll or pitch very slowly through several degrees of rotation — H.G.Armstrong >
 c. — used as a function word to indicate achievement of a desired or successful outcome or result of a process, activity, or experience
  < got through his final examinations >
  < got through the ordeal of his speech >
 d. — used as a function word to indicate satisfaction or completion of the requirements for acceptance or approval by a group or official body
  < got his application through the committee >
  < got the bill through the legislature >
II. adverb
also thru \“\
Etymology: Middle English thurgh, thurh, thruh, through, from Old English thuruh, thurh, preposition
1.
 a. : from one end or side to the other by passing into the inner part or space
  < jealousy pierced her through >
 b. : over the whole distance : all the way to a destination
  < always buy through to your farthest destination — Richard Joseph >
  < the next train goes through to New York >
 c. : in diameter
  < a tree measuring twelve inches through >
2.
 a. : from beginning to end : along the whole of a planned or required course or process
  < do you read books through — Samuel Johnson >
  < heard the speech through without interrupting >
 b. : to the very end : to completion, conclusion, or accomplishment
  < were determined to see it through at whatever cost — D.W.Brogan >
  < think it through >
  < follow through >
3. : to the core : completely, thoroughly — used only following an adjective or participle
 < the rain is over, but I am soaked through — Ellen Glasgow >
 < returned to the house chilled through by the exposure — H.E.Scudder >
 < wet through >
4. : into the open : into perception
 < when the strong emotion did actually break through — H.A.Overstreet >
III. adjective
also thru \“\
1.
 a. : extending or passing from one end or surface to another
  < a through mortise >
  < through ventilation >
 b.
  (1) : admitting free or continuous passage : not interrupted or obstructed : direct
   < a through road >
   < a through route >
  (2) : affording right of way
 c. : at a point of issuance from a substance or channel
  < that rain pepped things up … corn and beans are through — H.R.O'Brien >
2.
 a. : going from point of origin to destination without change or reshipment and often involving more than one carrier
  < through train >
  < through trailer >
 b. : of or relating to such movement
  < a through rate >
  < a through bill of lading >
  < a through ticket >
3.
 a. : arrived at completion or accomplishment
  < the patient receives his treament and then is through except for follow-up — Journal American Medical Association >
  < is almost through with his studies >
 b. : having no further value, strength, or resources : no longer useful or wanted : done for : finished
  < nor can you ever be quite sure when a man is through — Elmer Davis >
  < you are through, you're finished, your nerves are shot — Barnaby Conrad >
 c. : having no further concern : done
  < he was through with school and he was through with family — John Dos Passos >
  < through with gambling >
  < through with drinking >
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: through (III)
1. : perpend 1
2. throughs plural : material that falls through something (as a screen or sieve); specifically : the material that passes through a sieve during the process of milling flour
V. \ˈthrüḵ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English thrughe, throgh, through coffin, through stone, from Old English thrūh pipe, trough, coffin; akin to Old Norse thrō trough
chiefly Scotland : through stone I
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