84 THROW: 扔；投；發(fā)作；舉行（宴會(huì)等）；投入；急伸，猛動(dòng)（身體某部分）

84 THROW: 扔；投；發(fā)作；舉行（宴會(huì)等）；投入；急伸，猛動(dòng)（身體某部分）

詞組講解

1. throw a fit ** 憤怒；痙攣（發(fā)作）

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：［感情、?。╢it）］突然發(fā)作

例 When my wife sees this mess, she's going to throw a fit!

2. throw a monkey wrench in sth. ** 破壞，妨礙（計(jì)劃等）

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將［活動(dòng)扳手、破壞性因素（monkey wrench）］扔向某事

例 Our main supplier's bankruptcy throws a monkey wrench in the works. Until we find another supplier, our whole operation will be disrupted.

3. throw a party for sb. / throw a party ** （為某人）舉辦聚會(huì)

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：為某人舉行［聚會(huì)（party）］

例 In our office, we throw a party for people who get promoted.

4. throw caution to the wind ** 不顧一切，大膽行事，冒險(xiǎn)

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將［警戒、小心、慎重（caution）］都扔到［風(fēng)（wind）］中

例 Throwing caution to the wind, the men stripped naked and jumped into the pool.

5. throw down the gauntlet ** 挑戰(zhàn)

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：扔下［（擊劍等用的）手套（gauntlet）］

例 By vetoing the bill, the President has thrown down the gauntlet. Congress must now accept the challenge and try to override the veto.

6. throw good money after bad ** 想挽回?fù)p失反而使損失更大

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：損失后又扔［相當(dāng)多的（good）］［錢(qián)財(cái)（money）］

例 Trying to save the project, which has already lost $2.4 million, would in my opinion be throwing good money after bad.

7. throw in the towel 〔sponge〕 ** 承認(rèn)失敗，認(rèn)輸；投降

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：扔出［毛巾（towel）］承認(rèn)失敗

例 After several futile attempts, we decided to throw in the towel.

8. throw one's name around ** 借某人的名號(hào)造勢(shì)

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將某人的名字扔到［四處（around）］

例 Bob's the kind of guy who throws the mayor's name around to make himself seem important.

9. throw one's weight around ** 濫用權(quán)力，仗勢(shì)欺人

解 〈口〉習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將自己的［勢(shì)力（weight）］扔向［周?chē)╝round）］

例 Leaders must be careful not to appear to be throwing their weight around.

10. throw oneself at one's feet ** 拜倒在某人腳下；公開(kāi)表示愛(ài)慕

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將某人扔到［某人的腳下（at one's feet）］

例 Steven practically threw himself at the manager's feet, begging not to be fired.

11. throw 〔fling〕 oneself at sb. ** 討好，獻(xiàn)媚

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將自己扔［向（at）］某人

例 Don't you know that if you throw yourself at a boy, he won't respect you?

12. throw oneself on the mercy of the court ** 在法庭上向法官求情

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：把自己扔給法庭的［慈悲（mercy）］

例 My lawyer advised me to plead guilty and throw myself on the mercy of the court.

13. throw sb. a curve ** （棒球比賽中）投弧線(xiàn)球；?；ㄕ惺谷嗣煌?；出其不意

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：向某人投［弧線(xiàn)球（curve）］

例 Their sudden acceptance of our offer threw us a curve. We just weren't ready for it and had to hurry to make up the contract.

14. throw sb. for a loss ** 使吃驚；使苦惱

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將某人扔到［迷失（for a loss）］的狀態(tài)中

例 The note threw me for a loss. I had no idea how to respond to it.

15. throw sb. off the track ** 脫離主題；甩掉追蹤的人；使迷惑不解；使迷失方向

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將某人扔出去使其［脫離路線(xiàn)、脫離主題（off the track）］

例 I had counted 453 of the items when the phone rang and threw me off the track.

The fugitive covered his footprints in hopes of throwing the men off the track.

16. throw sb. or sth. off *** 使產(chǎn)生錯(cuò)覺(jué)；匆匆脫掉；戰(zhàn)勝病魔，恢復(fù)健康

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物扔到［外面 （off）］

例 The noise of someone entering the room threw me off.

We threw our coats off and quickly took our places at the dinner table.

If I got sick, I had no choice but to throw it off and continue my work.

17. throw sb. out of sth. / throw sb. out *** 強(qiáng)迫某人離開(kāi)，攆走

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：將某人扔到［外面（out）］

例 Finally the bus driver stopped the bus and threw the obnoxious man out.

18. throw sb. over *** 拋棄；背棄

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：將某人扔［掉（over）］

例 Who would have ever thought Rebecca would throw Bob over so coldly?

19. throw sb. to the wolves ** 將某人送入虎口，讓某人陷入絕境；讓某人做犧牲品

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將某人扔給［狼（wolves）］

例 I'm not prepared to throw one of our colleagues to the wolves. We are all responsible, so we all should take the blame and the punishment together.

20. throw sth. away / throw away sth. *** 扔掉，拋棄

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：將某物扔掉

例 Recyclable materials should be thrown away in these special containers.

21. throw sth. into the bargain ** 額外給，附加

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將某物投入［交易、買(mǎi)賣(mài)（bargain）］中

例 We are prepared to throw 10 years of free rental into the bargain if your company will move its headquarters into our new building.

22. throw sth. together *** 匆匆拼湊，匆匆建成

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：將某物扔到［一起（together）］

例 I had no time to prepare the report, so I threw something together using some of the materials from last month's report.

23. throw sth. up / throw up sth. / throw up *** 吐，嘔吐

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：將某物（從胃里）扔向［上方（up）］

例 Doctor Smith warned I might throw the medicine up if I took it after eating.

One of the early signs of pregnancy is throwing up in the early morning.

24. throw sth. up to sb. *** 反復(fù)提起，反復(fù)地說(shuō)

解 短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞；詞義溯源：將某事扔給某人

例 Father always seemed to enjoy throwing my business failures up to me.

25. throw the book at sb. * 嚴(yán)懲，給某人最嚴(yán)厲的懲罰

解 俚語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：將［無(wú)期徒刑（the book）］扔［向（at）］某人

例 Judge Watson threw the book at the young man since it was his third offense.

26. throw up one's hands ** 認(rèn)輸；絕望

解 習(xí)語(yǔ)；詞義溯源：舉［手（hands）］投降

例 No amount of reasoning could persuade Mike not to accept the offer, so I threw up my hands in despair and left him.

Bystanders threw up their hands in horror at the sight of the dead bodies.

參考譯文

1. 我妻子看到這一團(tuán)糟，肯定會(huì)大發(fā)脾氣！

2. 我們的大供應(yīng)商破產(chǎn)了，這破壞了我們的計(jì)劃。除非我們能再找到一家供應(yīng)商，否則我們的整個(gè)運(yùn)營(yíng)都將陷入混亂。

3. 我們?cè)谵k公室為獲得晉升的同事舉辦聚會(huì)。

4. 那些人豁出去了，脫光衣服跳進(jìn)水池。

5. 總統(tǒng)用否決議案的行動(dòng)發(fā)出了挑戰(zhàn)?，F(xiàn)在國(guó)會(huì)必須接受挑戰(zhàn)，并且要努力推翻否決。

6. 這個(gè)項(xiàng)目已經(jīng)虧損了240萬(wàn)美元。在我看來(lái)，要拯救這個(gè)項(xiàng)目只會(huì)使損失更大。

7. 經(jīng)過(guò)幾次無(wú)效的嘗試，我們決定認(rèn)輸。

8. 鮑勃是那種喜歡借著市長(zhǎng)的名聲使自己顯得很重要的家伙。

9. 領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人必須特別小心，不能表現(xiàn)得盛氣凌人。

10. 史蒂文幾乎跪在經(jīng)理腳下，乞求不要把他開(kāi)除。

11. 你不知道嗎？如果你討好一個(gè)男孩，他是不會(huì)尊重你的。

12. 我的律師建議我認(rèn)罪，寄希望于法庭的寬大處理。

13. 他們突然接受我們的報(bào)價(jià)出乎我們的意料。我們還沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備好，需要抓緊起草合同。

14. 那條留言讓我非常吃驚，我不知道該怎么回復(fù)。

15. 我數(shù)到第453項(xiàng)時(shí)，電話(huà)響了，打斷了我的思路。

逃亡者蓋住自己的腳印，希望能甩掉那些人。

16. 有人進(jìn)入房間的聲音讓我產(chǎn)生了錯(cuò)覺(jué)。

我們匆匆脫掉外衣，在餐桌旁就座。

如果我生病了，我除了治好它然后繼續(xù)工作外，沒(méi)有其他選擇。

17. 最后公共汽車(chē)司機(jī)停下了車(chē)，把那個(gè)可惡的家伙趕了下去。

18. 誰(shuí)能想到麗貝卡會(huì)這么冷酷地拋棄鮑勃呢？

19. 我不打算拿我的同事當(dāng)犧牲品。我們都有責(zé)任，所以我們應(yīng)該一起接受責(zé)備和懲罰。

20. 可回收物應(yīng)該扔進(jìn)這些特殊容器中。

21. 如果你們公司把總部搬進(jìn)我們的新大樓，我們將提供10年免租的優(yōu)惠。

22. 我沒(méi)時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備報(bào)告，所以我從上個(gè)月的報(bào)告中摘抄了一些材料匆匆拼湊了一份。

23. 史密斯醫(yī)生警告我，如果在飯后吃藥，可能會(huì)把藥吐出來(lái)。

晨吐是妊娠的一個(gè)早期跡象。

24. 爸爸好像總是喜歡反復(fù)說(shuō)起我事業(yè)上的失敗。

25. 沃森法官給了那個(gè)年輕人最嚴(yán)厲的懲罰，因?yàn)檫@是他第三次犯法。

26. 沒(méi)有理由能夠說(shuō)服邁克不接受這個(gè)報(bào)價(jià)，所以我絕望地認(rèn)輸并離開(kāi)了他。

27. 旁觀者們看到死者的遺體都嚇壞了。