throw
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they throw | |
| he / she / it throws | |
| past simple threw | |
| past participle thrown | |
| -ing form throwing |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to send something from your hand through the air by moving your hand or arm quickly 投；掷；抛；扔 Practise throwing and catching. 练习投掷和接球。 They had a competition to see who could throw the furthest. 他们举行了一场比赛，看谁投得最远。 - throw something
Who threw that rock? 谁扔的那块石头？ - throw something + adv./prep.
Stop throwing stones at the window! 别朝窗户扔石头了！ She threw the ball up and caught it again. 她把球抛起来又接住。 He threw the ball into the bushes and the dog ran to fetch it. 他把球扔进灌木丛，狗跑去捡。 Three grenades were thrown into the corridor. 三枚手榴弹被扔进了走廊。 Two petrol bombs had been thrown through the front window. 两枚汽油弹被扔进了前窗。 - throw something to somebody
Don't throw it to him; give it to him! 别扔给他，递给他！ - throw somebody something
Can you throw me that towel? 请把那条毛巾扔给我好吗？
Homophones threw | throughthrew through- threw verb (past tense of throw)
He threw a stone at the window. 他朝窗子扔了块石头。
- through preposition
Just go through this tunnel and then it's on the right. 穿过这条隧道，然后它就在右边。
- through adverb
You can do it—you're three-quarters of the way through already! 你能做到——你已经完成了四分之三！
- through adjective
It's not a through road so it's quite quiet. 这不是一条直路，所以很安静。
Synonyms throwthrowTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsa2- toss
- hurl
- fling
- chuck
- lob
- bowl
- pitch
- throw to send something from your hand or hands through the air:
Some kids were throwing stones at the window. 有些孩子在朝窗户扔石头。 She threw the ball and he caught it. 她把球抛出来，他接住了。
- toss to throw something lightly or carelessly:
She tossed her jacket onto the bed. 她把她的短上衣丢到床上。
- hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction:
Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen. 暴徒把一块砖猛地扔向汽车，砸破了挡风玻璃。
- fling to throw somebody/something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:
She flung the letter down onto the table. 她把信摔在桌子上。
- chuck (especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly:
I chucked him the keys. 我把钥匙扔给了他。
- lob (informal
) to throw something so that it goes high through the air: 指往空中高扔、高抛、高掷： They were lobbing stones over the wall. 他们在朝墙那边扔石头。
- bowl
(in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman （板球）指把球投给击球员 - pitch
(in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter （棒球）指把球投给击球员
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch something at/to somebody/something
- to throw/toss/fling/chuck something aside/away
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling something angrily
- to throw/toss something casually/carelessly
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- angrily
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- be ready to
- be tempted to
- want to
- …
- at
- in
- into
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- throw something open
- [transitive] throw something + adv./prep.
to put something in a particular place quickly and carelessly 摔；丢；扔 Just throw your bag down over there. 把你的袋子就扔到那边吧。 He threw the keys casually down on the table. 他随手把钥匙扔在桌子上。 A blanket was thrown over the bed. 一条毯子被扔在床上。 I took some folders and started throwing stuff in them. 我拿了一些文件夹，开始往里面扔东西。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- angrily
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- be ready to
- be tempted to
- want to
- …
- at
- in
- into
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- throw something open
- [transitive]
to move something/somebody suddenly and with force 猛推；使劲撞 - throw something/somebody + adv./prep.
The boat was thrown onto the rocks. 那条船触礁了。 The sea throws up all sorts of debris on the beach. 大海把各种残骸碎片都冲上海滩。 They were thrown to the floor by the impact. 他们被撞击抛到了地上。 - (figurative)
He was arrested and thrown in jail (= sent to prison). 他被捕入狱。 He threatened to throw her in the river if she screamed. 他威胁她敢叫就把她扔到河里。 - throw something/somebody + adj.
I threw open the windows to let the smoke out. 我猛力推开窗子，让烟散出去。 He threw the double doors open in a dramatic gesture. 他动作夸张地推开了双扇门。 Miraculously he was thrown clear (= out of the vehicle when it crashed) and suffered nothing more than severe bruising. 他奇迹般地被抛了出来，只受了严重的瘀伤。
Extra ExamplesThe ship's cargo was thrown overboard. 船上的货物被抛到了海里。 We were literally thrown out of our bunks. 我们差点儿被抛出床铺。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- angrily
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- be ready to
- be tempted to
- want to
- …
- at
- in
- into
- …
- throw something open
- throw something/somebody + adv./prep.
- [transitive] throw something/yourself + adv./prep.
to move your body or part of it quickly or suddenly 猛动（头、臂、腿）；挺起（胸）；仰起（头）；挥动（拳头、手臂） He threw back his head and roared with laughter. 他猛地仰起头哈哈大笑起来。 I ran up and threw my arms around him. 我跑上前去，张开双臂搂住他。 Jenny threw herself onto the bed. 珍妮一头倒在床上。 I just wanted to throw myself into his arms and cry. 我真想扑到他怀里大哭一场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- angrily
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- be ready to
- be tempted to
- want to
- …
- at
- in
- into
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- throw something open
- [transitive] throw somebody
to make somebody fall quickly or violently to the ground 使迅猛地摔倒在地 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- angrily
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- be ready to
- be tempted to
- want to
- …
- at
- in
- into
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- throw something open
- [transitive, usually passive]
to make somebody/something be in a particular state 使处于，使陷入（某种状态） - be thrown out of something
Hundreds were thrown out of work. 数以百计的人遭到解雇。 - be thrown into something
The future of the project has been thrown into doubt. 这个项目的前景受到了质疑。 Everything was thrown into chaos. 一切都陷入了混乱。 We were thrown into confusion by the news. 我们被那消息弄得惊慌失措。 The problem was suddenly thrown into sharp focus. 这个问题突然引起人们的密切关注了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- angrily
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- be ready to
- be tempted to
- want to
- …
- at
- in
- into
- …
- throw something open
- be thrown out of something
- [transitive] throw something on/at somebody/something
to direct something at somebody/something 把…对准；向…作出；对…施加 to throw doubt on the verdict 对裁断产生怀疑 to throw the blame on someone 委过于人 to throw accusations at someone 对某人大加指责 He threw the question back at me (= expected me to answer it myself). 他反过来问我这个问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- angrily
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- be ready to
- be tempted to
- want to
- …
- at
- in
- into
- …
- throw something open
- [transitive] throw somebody (informal)
to make somebody feel upset, confused, or surprised 使心烦意乱；使困惑；使惊奇 The news of her death really threw me. 她的噩耗确实令我震惊。 The speaker was completely thrown by the interruption. 演讲的人因受到干扰而心烦意乱。
- [transitive] throw something
to roll a dice or let it fall after shaking it; to obtain a particular number in this way 掷（色子）；掷出（色子的点数） - [transitive] throw something (specialist)
to make a clay pot, dish, etc. on a potter’s wheel （在陶钧上）把…拉制成坯 a hand-thrown vase 手工拉制的陶瓶
- [transitive] throw something (+ adv./prep.)
to send light or shade onto something 照射（光线）；投射（阴影） - [transitive] throw your voice
to make your voice sound as if it is coming from another person or place 使变音；使嗓音听起来像来自他人（或别处） - [transitive] throw a punch
to hit somebody with your fist 挥拳猛击；出拳 - [transitive] throw a switch
to move a switch to operate something 按动，扳动，推动（开关、操作杆等） - [transitive] throw something
to have a sudden period of angry behaviour, violent emotion, etc. 突然发作（脾气等） - [transitive] throw a party (informal)
to give a party 举行聚会 They threw a party for him on his birthday. 他们在他生日那天为他办了一个生日会。 He always throws a big bash on Oscar night. 他总是在奥斯卡之夜举办盛大的聚会。
- [transitive] throw something (informal)
to deliberately lose a game or contest that you should have won 故意输掉（本应获胜的比赛或竞赛）
with hand用手
put carelessly漫不经心地放置
move with force用力移动
part of body身体部位
make somebody fall使人摔倒
into particular state处于某种状态
direct something at somebody/something指向某人／事物
upset使烦恼
dice色子
clay pot泥壶
light/shade光；影
your voice嗓音
a punch一拳
switch/handle开关；操作杆
angry behaviour
a party聚会
in sports/competitions体育运动；比赛
Word OriginOld English thrāwan ‘to twist, turn’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch draaien and German drehen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin terere ‘to rub’, Greek teirein ‘wear out’. The current senses which express propulsion and sudden action, date from Middle English.
Idioms Idioms containing throw are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example throw your hat into the ring is at hat.
