chuck
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they chuck | |
| he / she / it chucks | |
| past simple chucked | |
| past participle chucked | |
| -ing form chucking |
- (especially British English, informal)
to throw something carelessly or without much thought （随便或贸然地）扔，抛 - chuck something (+ adv./prep.)
He chucked the paper in a drawer. 他把那份篇文章顺手丢进了抽屉。 - chuck somebody something
Chuck me the newspaper, would you? 请你把报纸扔给我好吗？
Synonyms throwthrow- 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
Extra ExamplesHe chucked the bags down onto the floor. 他把包扔在地板上。 He picked up the letter and chucked it into the bin. 他捡起信，扔进了垃圾箱。 The children have been chucking their toys around again. 孩子们又在到处乱扔玩具了。 Chuck me that newspaper, can you? 请你把报纸扔给我好吗？ He chucked the paper into a drawer. 他把纸扔进抽屉。 I chucked him the keys. 我把钥匙扔给了他。 They were always chucking plates and things at each other. 他们总是互相扔盘子和东西。
- chuck something (+ adv./prep.)
- (informal)
to give up or stop doing something 放弃；停止；终止 - chuck something
You haven't chucked your job! 你还没有辞掉你的工作！ - chuck something in/up
I'm going to chuck it all in (= give up my job) and go abroad. 我要离职出国。
Extra ExamplesHe was tempted to chuck his job. 他很想丢掉工作。 She had a go at learning the piano, but chucked it in after a year. 她试着学钢琴，但一年后就放弃了。
- chuck something
- chuck somebody (British English, informal)
to leave your boyfriend or girlfriend and stop having a relationship with him or her 与…终止（或断绝）恋爱关系 - chuck something (informal)
to throw something away 扔掉；丢弃；抛弃
Word Originverb late 17th cent. (as a verb): from chuck, referring to a playful touch under the chin, probably from Old French chuquer, later choquer ‘to knock, bump’, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
chuck somebody under the chin
- (old-fashioned)
to touch somebody gently under the chin (= part of the face below the mouth) in a friendly way 轻抚某人的下巴
it’s chucking it down
- (British English, informal)
it’s raining heavily 下着倾盆大雨；大雨滂沱
