hurl
verb- [transitive] hurl something/somebody + adv./prep.
to throw something/somebody violently in a particular direction 猛扔;猛投;猛摔 He hurled a brick through the window. 他從窗戶扔了塊磚。 Someone had hurled a grenade into the building. 有人向大樓投擲了一枚手榴彈。 They hurled spears, screaming hideously. 他們投擲長矛,尖叫着可怕。
Synonyms throwthrow- toss
- hurl
- fling
- chuck
- lob
- bowl
- pitch
- throw to send something from your hand or hands through the air:
Some kids were throwing stones at the window. 有些孩子在朝窗戶扔石頭。 She threw the ball and he caught it. 她把球抛出來,他接住了。
- toss to throw something lightly or carelessly:
She tossed her jacket onto the bed. 她把她的短上衣丢到床上。
- hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction:
Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen. 暴徒把一塊磚猛地扔向汽車,砸破了擋風玻璃。
- fling to throw somebody/something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:
She flung the letter down onto the table. 她把信摔在桌子上。
- chuck (especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly:
I chucked him the keys. 我把鑰匙扔給了他。
- lob (informal
) to throw something so that it goes high through the air: 指往空中高扔、高抛、高擲: They were lobbing stones over the wall. 他們在朝牆那邊扔石頭。
- bowl
(in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman (板球)指把球投給擊球員 - pitch
(in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter (棒球)指把球投給擊球員
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch something at/to somebody/something
- to throw/toss/fling/chuck something aside/away
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling something angrily
- to throw/toss something casually/carelessly
- [transitive] hurl abuse, accusations, insults, etc. (at somebody)
to shout offensive words, etc. at somebody 大聲說出(辱罵或斥責等) - [intransitive] (North American English, slang)
to vomit 嘔吐
Word OriginMiddle English: probably imitative, but corresponding in form and partly in sense with Low German hurreln.