| 单词 | throw |
| 释义 | throw throw /; AmE / verb (threw // thrown /; AmE /)
IDIOMS
throw the book at sb ( to punish sb who has committed an offence as severely as possible: The court threw the book at the company for making negative comments about a competitor in its advertising. throw good money after bad to spend more money on sth, when you have wasted a lot on it already: The bank refused the company a further loan as it would be throwing good money after bad. throw your hat into the ring to announce officially that you are going to compete in a competition, an election, etc: He's thrown his hat into the ring for the chief executive's post. throw your money about/around ( to spend money in a careless and obvious way throw money at sth to try to deal with a problem or improve a situation by spending money on it, when it would be better to deal with it in other ways: The company was throwing money at the problems without solving them. throw your weight about/around ( to use your position of authority or power in an aggressive way in order to achieve what you want: Although he's only got a few days left as chairman, he's still throwing his weight around. She was a good manager, who didn't find it necessary to throw her weight around. COURT noun, DEEP adj., MONEY, QUESTION noun, WEIGHT noun PHRASAL VERBS throw sth away 1 (also throw sth out) to get rid of sth that you no longer want: He threw away his laptop after three months and replaced it with a new one. 2 to fail to make use of sth; to waste sth: You must take the exam-you can't throw away all that work! to throw away a chance/an opportunity THROWAWAY throw sth in to include sth with what you are selling or offering, without increasing the price: Manufacturers may throw in benefits like training support. throw sth out 1 = THROW STH AWAY (1) 2 to decide not to accept a proposal, an idea, etc: A judge threw out a lawsuit that tried to stop the company building a telecom mast in the area. throw sth up 1 to produce sth; to make people notice sth: A Web search threw up a couple of useful pages. The report has thrown up a number of interesting issues. 2 to leave your job: She threw up her job as a solicitor to become a writer. 3 to build or make sth in a hurry: People think you can just throw a website up and customers will find the answers to their questions. They're throwing up new housing estates all over the place. |
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