2110
smoke, light, heat, etc. f ( ) ; A ( A ) ; ffcAft
( ) : a small fire that threw out a lot
of heat f±J
AJIT&ittHJ/hA^
5 to confuse sth or make it wrong f]£ 7 7#; fTSt; ih la: Our calculations of the cost of
our trip were thrown out by changes in the exchange rate.
.throw
sb 'over (old-fashioned) to stop being friends
with sb or having a romantic relationship with them |SJ 3£A£fe3£; .throw sb—together [often passive]
to bring people into
contact with each other, often unexpectedly f£7#fMi!7 Fate
had
thrown them together. ifrfsfjfcflfeCJlIlE-^
.throw sth—
to gether to make or produce sth in a hurry ^Jftfjf i# JAfArfrJ £tj: I threw together a quick meal.
J—fllflltRo .throw'up to vomit ngo± 5X3 be sick: The smell made me want to throw
up.
R±o .throw
sth—'up
1
to vomit food Bgtb ( sick UP: The baby’s thrown up her dinner.
2 to make people notice sth f£fi II; f<£ 31 ii M : Her research has thrown up some
interesting facts. MtoWftG„ 3 to
build sth suddenly or in a
hurry They’re
throwing up new housing estates all over the place. 4 to leave
your job : to throw up your career
■ noun 1 the act of throwing
sth, especially a ball or dice M; #5; f$; & ( $ K;
fe 7 ) : a well-aimed
throw #tfi$ 0 It’s your throw (= it’s your turn to
throw the dice). $£I(lf7$P ( ) J Q o He threw me to
the ground with a judo throw. fife ft $}$$]£ ftfe„ 2 the distance which sth
is thrown : a
javelin throw of 57 metres * 57 3 a loose
cloth cover that can be
thrown over a sofa, etc. (
)
If, # $100, £50, etc. a ‘throw (informal)
used to say how much items
cost each #f7fft j# A; # fTfit: The tickets for the dinner were £50 a
throw. ## —more at stone n.
throw-away /’0rauawei;
NAmE '0rou-/ adj. [only before noun] 1 ~ line/remark/comment
something you say quicldy without careful thought, sometimes in order to be
funny p Mit}She was
very upset at what to him was just a throwaway remark.
MmmmRMmnmmB,
mmvtTW^mXo 2
(of goods, etc. ffiffn^f) produced cheaply and intended to be thrown away after
use ffj fs -*&'£{££! 63
H33 disposable : throwaway
products — ftcfi f£ffl 637 pp
0 We live in a
throwaway society (= a society in which things are not made
to last a long time). 1^14.
throw-back /'0raubaek; NAmE '0rou-/ noun [usually sing.]
-
(to sth) a person or thing that is similar
to sb/sth that
existed in the past ISIS; i£fflM037If: The
car’s design is a throwback to the 1960s.
®IiJ7 201ffle60 4£ft> ‘
throw-er /'0raua(r);
NAmE '0rou-/ noun a person who throws sth
K$|5#; f$7: a
discus thrower M
—
see also flame-thrower
'throw-in noun (in football (soccer) and
W. M &) the act of
throwing the ball back onto the playing field after it has gone outside the
area # 7Y
#; mmmn
thrown
pp of throw thru (NAmE, informal) = through prep.(5) thrush /0rASI
noun 1 [C] a bird with a
brown back and brown spots on its chest $$ ( —WSPW
7MA63-%
) : a song thrush 2 [U] an infectious disease
that affects the mouth and throat q fit; A® P A 3 [U] (6r£) (NAmE 'yeast infection) an infectious disease
that affects the vagina thrust /0rASt/ verb, noun
mverb (thrust, thrust) 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to push sth/sb
suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly
in a particular direction Sft; gl; $f; M: [VN] He thrust the baby into my arms
and ran off. fifefEWJL&flcfFS—H$i£l7o o She thrust her hands deep into her
pockets, jflfe ffi 7- W. if ilP^io
o (figurative) He tends to thrust himself
forward too much. ftfe 7 A A ft? 'M a
o
[V]
She thrust
past him angrily and left. ftife^nWHfeAMM^f^jiA^ 7 o 2 ~ (at sb) (with sth) | ~ (sth at sb) to make a sudden strong forward movement
at sb with a weapon, etc. $ij; 17 [V] He thrust at me with a knife, fife#71 [n] $|J A o 0 a thrusting movement [also
VN]
fETjlil see throat .thrust sth—a side to refuse
to
listen to sb’s complaints, comments, etc. ;
B A 7 fi: All our objections were thrust
aside, ffc f[] ff\ J#iiCtPMSA7So
'thrust
sth/sb on/upon sb to force sb to accept or deal with sth/sb that they do not want JE ■ ■ • 3® 3n 7 ; ®AM: She was
annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her.
mnoun 1 the thrust [sing.] the main point of an argument, a
policy, etc. ()■£/$; WW, M * : The thrust of his argument was that change
was needed. 2 [C] a sudden
strong
movement that pushes sth/sb forward S ffl; $!l; ; jfi: He killed her with a thrust of the knife, fife
fEftfe—7J$!j£E7o 3 [U] (technical A ip) the force that is produced by an engine to
push a plane, rocket, etc.
forward ( Af^63 ) ft A, W^t)
IT»T7I see cut
n.
thruster /'0rASta(r)/ noun a small engine used to provide
extra force, especially on a spacecraft
S3 A ( AftMAtl&3 ) fm%, ftAfi thru-way (also
through-way)
/'0ru:wei/ noun (NAmE) used in the names of some freeways (= important roads across or
between states) ( P7
)
fct&xtlfr, the
State
Thruway thud /0Ad/ noun, verb
• noun a sound like the one which is made
when a heavy object hits sth else —: His head hit the floor with a dull thud. flfe0fjA'ff6fJ^^fS:lt7 fife
m±a
mverb (-dd-) 1 to fall or hit sth with a low dull sound
WHfe^lT; Ml W 7 7 A : [V -t-adv./prep.] His arrow thudded
into the target. fifeP7H^ AfE7o [also
VN]
2 [V] (literary) (especially of the heart
A ft A' It) to beat strongly # A tfe©^; 'Iffftfe©^ thug /0Ag/ noun a violent person,
especially a criminal SSJS; a gang of thugs —f^Hlife ► thug-
gish /'0AgiJ/ adj.: thuggish brutality ffcM.0fj Wu thuggery /'0Agari/ noun [U] (formal) violent, usually
criminal, behaviour WMfrfe thu lium /’0u:liam; BrE also ’0ju:-/ noun [U] (symb Tm) a chemical element.
Thulium is a soft silver-white metal. U
thumbing a lift (BrE) thumbing a ride (NAmE)
thumb 0-w /0Am/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 the short thick finger at the side of
the hand, slightly apart from the other four jfif ff: She still sucks her thumb when she’s worried.
Aff fa o — picture o body
— see also green thumb 2 the part of a glove
that covers the thumb ( 7$lA ) ff fa rP^: There’s a hole in the thumb. W^fa±W 7 0 %
o be all (.fingers and) thumbs to be
awkward with your hands so
that you drop things or
are unable to do sth ^flfe; ¥-fa7M.tS h°ld
'thumbs (SAfrE) to hope that your
plans will be