throw back

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /θɹəʊ ˈbæk/    美 /θɹoʊ ˈbæk/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To hinder the development of something. transitive
  2. To revert to an earlier stage of development. intransitive
    — The Century A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to their Darwinian ancestry.
  3. To retort. transitive
    — She jumped to her feet and began stalking away. “Going to cost me fifteen dollars to clean this outfit,” she threw back over her shoulder.
  4. To drink quickly, especially alcoholic beverages. transitive
    — We threw back drinks until the next morning.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, back.
    — I threw back my head and laughed uproariously.

词形变化

throws back present,singular,third-person throwing back participle,present threw back past thrown back participle,past
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