throw down
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
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To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
— The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.
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To destroy or demolish.
— to throw down a tower
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To produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.
— ...this guide tracks the artists and recordings that throw down the funk!
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To accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".
— Yeah, they could literally throw down. When their sound came out, it was earth-shaking.
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To drink a large amount quickly.
— "We need to finish these five pitchers in half an hour, so throw down as fast as you can!"
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To fight; to make a stand.
— Age ain't nothin' but a number / Throwin' down ain't nothin' but a thing / This lovin' I have for you, it'll never change
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To make an individual contribution to a group effort (e.g. money pool, collaborative record album).
— "We're goin' in on a pizza; you in?" "Yeah, I'll throw down."
词源
US, popularized 1970s in street culture, from idiom throw down the gauntlet (“to issue a challenge”), used in sense “to fight, to incite a fight, to make a stand” or otherwise get about partying with abandon (first used by Jay Johnson in Detroit in 1978 - taken nationally by Cecil Franklin, manager/brother of Aretha Franklin).
Sense of “accomplish something respectable” evolved from sense “to make a stand, to exhibit, to demonstrate (in a challenging way)” inherent in the fighting sense.
Sense of “to make a contribution” likely influenced by sense “to make a stand”, as in “are you in?”, “will you stand up and contribute?”
Sense of “accomplish something respectable” evolved from sense “to make a stand, to exhibit, to demonstrate (in a challenging way)” inherent in the fighting sense.
Sense of “to make a contribution” likely influenced by sense “to make a stand”, as in “are you in?”, “will you stand up and contribute?”
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