- lob something + adv./prep. (informal) to throw something so that it goes quite high through the air（往空中）高扔，高抛，高掷
- Stones were lobbed over the wall.有人把石块扔过了围墙。
- They were lobbing stones over the wall.他们在朝墙那边扔石头。
Synonyms throwthrowtoss ▪ hurl ▪ fling ▪ chuck ▪ lob ▪ bowl ▪ pitchThese words all mean to send something from your hand through the air.throw to send something from your hand or hands through the air:- Some kids were throwing stones at the window.有些孩子在朝窗户扔石头。
- She threw the ball and he caught it.她把球抛出来，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.暴徒把一块砖猛地扔向汽车，砸破了挡风玻璃。
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.我把钥匙扔给了他。
lob (informal) to throw something so that it goes high through the air:- They were lobbing stones over the wall.他们在朝墙那边扔石头。
bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsmanpitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batterPatterns- 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
- (sport) to hit or kick a ball in a high curve through the air, especially so that it lands behind the person you are playing against吊高球，挑高球（尤指把球击或踢到对方的身后）
- lob something (+ adv./prep.) He lobbed the ball over the defender's head.他把球高挑过防守队员的头顶。
- lob somebody She managed to lob the keeper.她设法将球挑过了守门员。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2 Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the senses ‘cause or allow to hang heavily’ and ‘behave like a lout’): from the archaic noun lob ‘lout’, ‘pendulous object’, probably from Low German or Dutch (compare with modern Dutch lubbe ‘hanging lip’). The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.