THROWto throw something through the air1 to throw something2 to throw a ball in a game3 to throw something small and light with your fingers4 to attack someone by throwing things at them5 when a sudden force throws someone or something through the airto throw rubbish or other unwanted things away6 to throw something away7 designed to be used once and then thrown awayRELATED WORDSsee alsoGET RID OF1 to throw something 投掷某物throw /θrəʊ/ [transitive verb]to make something such as a ball fly through the air by moving your arm quickly and letting it go 投，掷，抛，扔 The boys were throwing and catching a frisbee on the beach. 男孩子们在海滩上玩掷接飞盘。throw something on/onto/across/down etc something John stood on the beach, throwing stones into the waves. 约翰站在海滩上朝浪里丢石头。throw something at somebody/somethingin order to try and hit them 朝某人/某物扔东西 She was so angry that she threw the pan straight at my head. 她气得把平底锅朝我头上扔过来。 A couple of kids started throwing stones at my window. 几个小孩开始朝我的窗户扔石头。throw somebody somethingwhen you want someone to catch something 把某物扔给某人 Carrie threw him a box of matches. 卡丽把一盒火柴扔给他。throw something to somebody The La Scala crowd cheered and threw flowers to the 57-year-old tenor. 斯卡拉歌剧院的观众大声喝彩，并把鲜花扔向这位57岁的男高音。chuck /tʃʌk/ [transitive verb]informalto throw something, especially in a careless way 【非正式】〔尤指胡乱地〕扔，抛chuck something on/out of/into etc something She took off her shoes and chucked them on the floor. 她脱下鞋子，把它们乱扔在地上。chuck somebody something Chuck me those cigarettes, would you? 把那些香烟扔给我好吗？sling /slɪŋ/ [transitive verb]to throw something carelessly, especially using a lot of force 〔尤指用力地〕扔，抛sling something into/down/over etc something The baggage handlers just sling the cases in the back of the bus -- they don't care if anything gets broken. 行李搬运工就把箱子扔到公共汽车后部，也不管东西是否会打碎。 He watched horrified as they slung the body over the cliff. 他惊恐地看着他们把尸体扔下悬崖。toss /tɒsǁtɔːs/ [transitive verb]to throw something, especially in a careless, relaxed way 〔尤指随意而轻松地〕扔，掷，抛toss something into/out of/down etc something The fire was started when a passing motorist carelessly tossed a cigarette out of his car. 一个过路的司机随手把烟扔出车外，引起了这次火灾。toss somebody something He tossed her last week's edition of the ‘Herald’. 他把上星期的《先驱报》扔给她。toss something to somebody ‘Catch!’ said Sandra, tossing her bag to Andy. “接住！”桑德拉边说边把包扔给安迪。lob /lɒbǁlɑːb/ [transitive verb]to throw something so that it goes high in the air before coming down 〔向空中高高地〕抛，扔lob something over/across etc something Local kids keep lobbing empty beer cans over our fence. 当地的小孩子不停地把空啤酒罐扔过我们的篱笆。lob something at somebodywhen you want to hit them 朝某人扔某物〔以击中对方〕 Someone lobbed a book at me, and it hit me in the face. 有人向我抛来一本书，打在了我的脸上。pitch /pɪtʃ/ [transitive verb]Americanto throw something quickly and carelessly 【美】〔快速而随意地〕扔，投，抛pitch something across/over/onto etc something Tod pitched his coat onto the sofa and ran toward the kitchen. 托德把外衣扔在沙发上，向厨房跑去。pitch something to somebodywhen you want someone to catch something 把某物扔给某人〔让对方接住〕 She pitched the ball to the little boy. 她把球扔给小男孩。hurl /hɜːʳl/ [transitive verb]to throw a heavy object in a violent way, especially because you are angry 猛投，用力投掷〔重物，尤因生气〕hurl something at somebody/somethingwhen you want to hit them 朝某人/某物猛扔某物〔以击中对方〕 Some demonstrators began hurling bricks at the police. 一些示威者开始向警察扔砖头。hurl something into/out of/across etc something He picked up the chair and hurled it across the room. 他抓起椅子朝房间另一头扔去。fling /flɪŋ/ [transitive verb]to throw something quickly and with a lot of force 〔用力地〕扔，掷，抛fling something out of/down/into etc something He pulled the knife from her hand and flung it out of the window. 他从她手中夺过刀子，把它扔出了窗外。fling something at somebodywhen you want to hit them 朝某人扔某物〔以击中对方〕 When he gave her the tickets she ripped them up and flung them at him. 他把票给她时，她把它们撕碎并用力扔向他。fling somebody somethingwhen you want someone to catch something 把某物朝某人扔去〔让对方接住〕 We flung him the safety rope. 我们用力把安全绳扔给他。2 to throw a ball in a game 在运动时扔球throw /θrəʊ/ [transitive verb] He threw the ball so hard it went over their heads. 他扔得太用力了，球从他们的头顶上飞了过去。throw something at/into etc something Julie threw the basketball straight into the net. 朱莉径直把篮球投进了篮网。throw something to somebody Cromartie ran after the ball and threw it back to the pitcher in one smooth movement. 克罗马蒂追到球后把它抛回给投手，整个动作平稳流畅。throw [countable noun] That was a very long throw -- at least 80 yards. 那一投距离很远—至少有80码。pass /pɑːsǁpæs/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to throw the ball to another player in your team 传〔球〕 You should have passed and let Joe take the shot. 你应该把球传给乔让他来射门。pass to Johnson passes to White, White passes to Eliot, and Eliot scores! 约翰逊把球传给怀特，怀特传给埃利奥特，埃利奥特得分了！pass something to somebody The quarterback passed the ball to Olson, who ran in for a touchdown. 四分卫把球传给奥尔森，奥尔森跑到底线触地得分。pitch /pɪtʃ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to throw the ball in baseball so that someone from the other team can try to hit it with the bat 〔棒球比赛中〕投〔球〕 Johnny learned to pitch by aiming at a target his Dad had painted on the side of the garage. 约翰尼对着他父亲在车库的一面墙上画的一个靶子来练习投球。 Ryan pitched a curve ball which easily beat the batter. 瑞安投出一个弧线球，轻易就骗过了击球手。pitch [countable noun] The pitch went wide. 这个球投偏了。bowl /bəʊl/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to throw the ball in cricket so that someone from the other team can try to hit it with the bat 〔板球比赛中〕投〔球〕 The batsman straightened up as Warne came in to bowl. 沃恩过来投球时，击球手直起了身子。 He's a very aggressive bowler -- he always bowls the ball straight at the batsman's body. 他是个很有攻击性的投球手一他总把球径直往击球手的身上投去。3 to throw something small and light with your fingers 用手指扔小而轻的东西toss/flip /tɒsǁtɔːs, flɪp/ [transitive verb] Mum tried to toss the pancake but unfortunately it missed the pan and hit the floor. 母亲想抛起薄煎饼，可惜饼没掉进平底锅里却落在地上。toss/flip something into/over etc something Josh took a mint and flipped it into his mouth like a dime. 乔希拿了一颗薄荷糖，像扔一角硬币一样把它扔进嘴里。toss/flip a coinmake a coin go upwards and spin in the air, for example as a way of deciding something 抛硬币 We couldn't decide which movie to go to, so in the end we just flipped a coin. 我们决定不了去看哪部电影，所以到最后我们就抛硬币来决定。flick /flɪk/ [transitive verb]to make something small and light go forward through the air with a quick movement of your thumb and finger 〔用大拇指和另一手指〕轻弹〔某物〕flick something off/into/over etc something He paused and flicked a mosquito off his arm. 他停下来，把一只蚊子从胳膊上弹走。flick something at somebodyin order to try and hit someone 往某人身上弹某物 Stop flicking water at me! 别再把水往我身上弹了！4 to attack someone by throwing things at them 向某人扔东西来攻击他们pelt /pelt/ [transitive verb]pelt somebody with something The boys sat in the back of the class, pelting each other with pieces of rolled up paper. 男孩子们坐在教室后面互相扔纸团。 When the Vice-president toured the area in 1958 he was pelted with rotten eggs by angry farmers. 1958年副总统到这地区来参观时，愤怒的农民向他投掷臭鸡蛋。pelt something at somebody Demonstrators were pelting rocks and bottles at police. 示威者向警察扔石块和瓶子。stone /stəʊn/ [transitive verb]to throw stones at someone or something, in order to injure or damage them 向〔某人或某物〕扔石块 During the riot the mob started stoning the British embassy. 暴乱中，一群暴徒开始向英国大使馆扔石块。stone somebody to deaththrow stones at them until they are killed, especially as a punishment 投掷石头砸死某人〔尤作为惩罚〕 The thieves were caught and sentenced to be stoned to death. 小偷被抓住了，被判乱石砸死。bombard /bɒmˈbɑːʳdǁbɑːm-/ [transitive verb]to attack someone by throwing large numbers of things at them at the same time 〔同时〕向…投掷大量东西bombard somebody with something My brothers bombarded me with snowballs as soon as I stepped out of the house. 我一走出房子，我的兄弟们就不停向我扔雪球。 When the police tried to advance they were bombarded with petrol bombs. 警察试图前进时受到了汽油弹的攻击。5 when a sudden force throws someone or something through the air 一股突如其来的冲力将某人或某物抛到空中throw /θrəʊ/ [transitive verb]throw somebody/something into/off/out of etc something The blast from the explosion threw debris high up into the air. 爆炸产生的气浪把碎片炸到半空中。 I was cycling home when I got hit by a car and thrown off my bike. 我骑自行车回家时被一辆汽车撞了，从车上摔了出去。 A small plane was lifted up and thrown across the tarmac by a freak gust of wind. 一架小型飞机被一阵怪风吹起摔到柏油碎石跑道的另一边。send somebody/something flying /ˌsend somebody/something ˈflaɪ-ɪŋ/ [verb phrase]to make someone or something suddenly move forward or through the air 使某人人仰马翻；把某物撞得飞散 He swung round suddenly, sending the papers on his desk flying. 他突然转过身来，把他桌上的文件带得飞散。 Her foot caught on something on the ground. Whatever it was, it sent her flying. 她的脚绊到了地上什么东西。不管那是什么，反正这一绊使她人仰马翻。catapult/propel /ˈkætəpʌlt, prəˈpel/ [transitive verb]to suddenly push someone or something very hard so that they move extremely quickly through the air 猛扔，猛抛〔某人或某物〕catapult somebody/something into/over/out of etc something The car crashed into a tree and the driver was catapulted through the windshield. 汽车撞到了树上，司机被抛出了挡风玻璃。 I felt myself being propelled into the air by the force of the explosion. 我感觉自己被爆炸的冲力抛向空中。pitch /pɪtʃ/ [transitive verb]if something such as a strong wind or a sudden movementpitches someone off a boat or a high place, it makes them fall off it 〔一阵强风或突然的动作等〕把〔某人〕抛出〔船只或某高处〕pitch somebody into/over/out of etc something A sudden gust of wind pitched him off the ledge and he was left hanging by his safety rope. 一阵突如其来的强风把他抛离了岩架，然后他被自己的安全绳悬在半空。 Two of the crew were pitched overboard when a big wave hit their ship. 一个大浪拍到他们的船，有两个船员被抛出船外。6 to throw something away 把某物扔掉throw awayalsochuck awayinformal /ˌθrəʊ əˈweɪ, ˌtʃʌk əˈweɪ/ [transitive phrasal verb]British informalthrow/chuck something away I've thrown his photograph away and I never want to see his face again. 我扔掉了他的照片，再也不想看到他的脸。 It's a nice dress. It would be a shame to chuck it away. 那件衣服很不错，扔掉太可惜了。 To avoid the risk of infection, needles must be used once and then thrown away immediately. 为了避免感染，针头用过一次后必须立即扔掉。throw/chuck away something Some employers throw away all incorrectly hand-written applications without even reading them. 对于书写有误的求职信，一些雇主甚至看也不看就扔掉了。 In the bin there were a few scraps of food his mum had chucked away. 垃圾桶内有一些他母亲倒掉的残羹剩饭。throw outalsochuck outespecially British, informal/toss outAmerican informal /ˌθrəʊ ˈaʊt, ˌtʃʌk ˈaʊt, ˌtɒs ˈaʊtǁˌtɔːs-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to get rid of something, especially when you are trying to make a place more tidy or to make space for new things 扔掉；清理掉〔尤为了使某地方更整洁或腾出空间放置新物品〕throw/chuck/toss something out You haven't thrown those magazines out have you? 你还没有扔掉那些杂志，是吗? We chucked a lot of stuff out when we moved house. 我们搬家时扔掉了许多东西。throw/chuck/toss out something She would do nothing for days then spring into action and spend a day throwing out all the garbage, cleaning the bathroom, and dusting. 她会一连好几天什么都不做，然后突然行动起来，花一整天时间扔掉所有的垃圾，清洁浴室，抹去灰尘。 Why don't you toss out all those old books. You'll never want to read them again. 你再也不会读这些旧书了，干吗不把它们都清理掉。get rid of /get ˈrɪd ɒv/ [verb phrase]to throw something away, especially something old or dirty 〔尤指把旧的或脏的东西〕丢弃，扔掉，处理掉 I think it's time we got rid of all these old toys. 我想现在是我们扔掉所有这些旧玩具的时候了。 If you hate that furniture so much why don't you get rid of it and buy some new stuff. 如果你这么讨厌那件家具，为什么不把它扔掉然后买件新的。get rid of something for somebody Give me the empty bottles -- I'll get rid of them for you. 把那些空瓶子给我—我帮你把它们处理掉。toss/chuck /tɒsǁtɔːs, tʃʌk/ [transitive verb]American informalto get rid of something, especially when you are trying to make a place more tidy or to make room for new things 【美，非正式】丢弃，扔掉，处理掉〔尤为使地方更整洁或腾出地方放置新物品〕 If you don't want any of these shoes, I'm going to toss them. 如果你不要这些鞋子的话，我就把它们都扔了。 ‘What should I do with all your old text books?’ ‘Just chuck them out - I'm never going to need them.’ “我该怎么处理你那些旧课本？”“都扔了吧，我不会再用它们了。”dispose of something /dɪsˈpəʊz əv something/ [transitive verb]formalto throw away something that you do not want or no longer need, by putting it in a suitable place 【正式】处理〔清理〕掉某物〔指把不需要的东西放在适当的地方〕 Please dispose of this wrapper carefully. 请小心地把这包装纸处理掉。 Nuclear waste can cause serious damage to the environment if not disposed of properly. 如果核废料得不到妥善处理就会对环境造成严重破坏。disposal [uncountable noun] This is an incinerator for the disposal of hospital waste, such as used syringes. 这是焚化炉，用来销毁医院里的废弃物，如用过的注射器等。discard /dɪsˈkɑːʳd/ [transitive verb]formalto throw away something that you no longer need, especially by dropping it on the ground or leaving it somewhere you should not 【正式】丢弃，抛弃〔尤指把不需要的东西丢弃在地上或不适当的地方〕 People who discard their litter in the streets should have to pay heavy fines. 在街上乱丢废物的人应该付高额罚款。 A child had become trapped in a refrigerator discarded in a vacant lot. 一名小孩被困在一台弃置在空地上的电冰箱里。discarded [adjective only before noun] The police believe that the fire was started by a discarded cigarette. 警方认为火灾是由一根乱丢的香烟引起的。dump /dʌmp/ [transitive verb]to throw away something dangerous or something no one wants, especially by leaving it in an unsuitable place 丢弃，扔掉〔危险品或废弃物，尤指扔在不适当的地方〕dump something in/into something People who want to get rid of old cars sometimes dump them in the woods. 想扔掉旧汽车的人有时会把旧车丢弃在树林里。 Toxic waste is being dumped into the ocean. 有毒废弃物不断被倒进海里。 The half-burned bodies were dumped in mass graves. 烧得半焦的尸体被扔进了万人坑。7 designed to be used once and then thrown away 设计成使用一次后就丢弃的disposable /dɪˈspəʊzəbəl/ [adjective] Didn't you know you can buy disposable contact lenses now? 你不知道现在可以买到日抛型隐形眼镜了吗？ a disposable toothbrush 用后即弃的牙刷 disposable nappies 用后即弃的尿布