- 1.
投；掷；抛 -
• The child threw a stone at the window. 那小孩对着窗子扔石头。 -
• She threw me a towel. 她扔给我一条毛巾。 - 2.
把…对准目标；向…作出 -
• Mother threw me an angry look. 母亲带着生气的脸色望我一眼。 - 3.
发射；投射 -
• The castle threw a shadow on the river. 那城堡在河中投下倒影。 - 4.
(将人)摔倒；摔落 -
• He seized the robber and threw him to the ground. 他抓住强盗，把他摔倒在地。 -
• The horse threw its rider. 马把骑手摔了下来。 - 5.
投入；把…倾注于 -
• throw troops into action 将部队投入战斗 -
• More and more women have thrown all of their energies into a career. 越来越多的妇女为事业倾注全部精力。 - 6.
使困惑；难住 -
• My question threw him for a moment. 对于我的问题他一时回答不上来。 -
• His reaction threw us. 他的反应使我们迷惑不解。 - 7.
放弃(比赛)；故意输掉(比赛) - 8.
使突然陷入 -
• throw everything into confusion 使一切陷入混乱 -
• They were thrown out of work. 他们失业了。
用法说明
throw, cast, hurl, fling, pitch, sling, toss所有这些词均有“投掷”之义。其区别在于：throw最普通，可与其他几个词换用。cast侧重表示投掷比较轻的东西。hurl强调带有一定力量和速度的投掷。fling强调带着强烈的感情，如怨愤、怒气等扔东西。pitch强调有明确的目标及方向而进行投掷。sling不太正式，侧重表示用力大，含有突然之义的投掷。toss常用于口语，表示随意地扔，掷或抛。试比较：
Stop throwing stones at that dog. 别再向那条狗扔石头了。
The angler cast his line into the water. 那个钓鱼者把鱼线抛入水中。
He hurled a brick through the window. 他用力地把砖块扔进窗户。
She flung her shoe at that cat. 她生气地把鞋朝猫扔过去。
Please pitch the ball up a little. 请把球再扔高一点。
He slung it into the wastepaper basket. 他把它扔进废纸篓里。
The children are tossing the ball to each other on the playground. 孩子们正在操场上把球互相扔来扔去。