throw

throw /θrəu/ vt.& vi. (threw /θru:/, thrown /θrəun/)1. 投，抛；使摔倒：Throw me the ball(=throw the ball to me). 把球抛给我。I was thrown by a horse. 我被马摔了下来。He threw an angry look at me. 他愤怒地向我看了一眼。 2. 用于短语动词 throw away 扔掉；错过；浪费掉：Don’t throw away your ticket — the inspector may want to see it. 别把车票扔掉,查票员也许要看呢。He threw away his chances of success. 他错过了成功的机会。You’re throwing your money away, buying such useless things. 买这些无用的东西，你是在浪费钱。throw in 有奖销售，免费奉送；投进监狱：We booked our trip 10 months in advance so they threw the insurance in for free. 我们提前十个月预订我们的行程，因此他们免费给我们购买了保险。Some of the protestors were thrown in jail.有几个抗议者被投进了监狱。throw off 快速扒下衣服：We threw off our clothes and ran into the sea.我们迫不及待地扒下衣服冲向大海。throw one’s weight about/around 狐假虎威：His teammates didn’t appreciate how he threw his weight around.他的队友不喜欢他狐假虎威的样子。throw out 倒掉；迫使某人离开：I threw out everything we didn’t eat.我把不吃的都东西扔掉。I threw him out of my house.我叫他滚出我的房间。throw up 呕吐：The smell of that drain is enough to make one throw up. 阴沟里的气味就足以使人呕吐。

［辨析］throw不讲究投掷的方式，也无情感上的意味。pitch可表示扔一些用力不大但速度较快的东西，可用在足球，曲棍球或板球等运动中，表示专业化的有技巧的“投”，如：a football(hockey, cricket) pitch。pitch还可表示感情色彩，表示因不喜欢或讨厌而“扔、抛”等。