fling
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fling | |
| he / she / it flings | |
| past simple flung | |
| past participle flung | |
| -ing form flinging |
to throw or push somebody/something with force, especially because you are angry, or in a careless way （尤指生气地）扔，掷，抛，丢 - fling somebody/something + adv./prep.
Someone had flung a brick through the window. 有人把一块砖扔进了窗户。 He flung her to the ground. 他把她推倒在地。 I was flung forward by the impact. 我被冲击力抛向前方。 I flung a few clothes into a bag. 我把几件衣服丢进包里。 He had his enemies flung into prison. 他把敌人投进了监狱。 - fling something + adj.
The door was suddenly flung open. 门突然被推开了。
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 ExamplesShe flung the letter down onto the table. 她把信摔在桌子上。 ‘Hey, catch!’ she said, flinging him a towel. “嘿，接住！她说，扔给他一条毛巾。
- fling somebody/something + adv./prep.
- fling yourself/something + adv./prep.
to move yourself or part of your body suddenly and with a lot of force 猛动（身体或身体部位） - fling something (at somebody) | + speech
to say something to somebody in an aggressive way 粗暴地（向某人）说；气势汹汹地（对某人）说 see also far-flung
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘go violently’): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja ‘flog’. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th cent.