chuck
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they chuck | |
| he / she / it chucks | |
| past simple chucked | |
| past participle chucked | |
| -ing form chucking |
- (especially British English, informal)
to throw something carelessly or without much thought （随便或貿然地）扔，抛 - chuck something (+ adv./prep.)
He chucked the paper in a drawer. 他把那份篇文章順手丢進了抽屜。 - chuck somebody something
Chuck me the newspaper, would you? 請你把報紙扔給我好嗎？
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
Extra ExamplesHe chucked the bags down onto the floor. 他把包扔在地板上。 He picked up the letter and chucked it into the bin. 他撿起信，扔進了垃圾箱。 The children have been chucking their toys around again. 孩子們又在到處亂扔玩具了。 Chuck me that newspaper, can you? 請你把報紙扔給我好嗎？ He chucked the paper into a drawer. 他把紙扔進抽屜。 I chucked him the keys. 我把鑰匙扔給了他。 They were always chucking plates and things at each other. 他們總是互相扔盤子和東西。
- chuck something (+ adv./prep.)
- (informal)
to give up or stop doing something 放棄；停止；終止 - chuck something
You haven't chucked your job! 你還沒有辭掉你的工作！ - chuck something in/up
I'm going to chuck it all in (= give up my job) and go abroad. 我要離職出國。
Extra ExamplesHe was tempted to chuck his job. 他很想丢掉工作。 She had a go at learning the piano, but chucked it in after a year. 她試着學鋼琴，但一年後就放棄了。
- chuck something
- chuck somebody (British English, informal)
to leave your boyfriend or girlfriend and stop having a relationship with him or her 與…終止（或斷絕）戀愛關系 - chuck something (informal)
to throw something away 扔掉；丢棄；抛棄
Word Originverb late 17th cent. (as a verb): from chuck, referring to a playful touch under the chin, probably from Old French chuquer, later choquer ‘to knock, bump’, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
chuck somebody under the chin
- (old-fashioned)
to touch somebody gently under the chin (= part of the face below the mouth) in a friendly way 輕撫某人的下巴
it’s chucking it down
- (British English, informal)
it’s raining heavily 下着傾盆大雨；大雨滂沱
