sling
verb/slɪŋ/
/slɪŋ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sling | /slɪŋ/ /slɪŋ/ |
| he / she / it slings | /slɪŋz/ /slɪŋz/ |
| past simple slung | /slʌŋ/ /slʌŋ/ |
| past participle slung | /slʌŋ/ /slʌŋ/ |
| -ing form slinging | /ˈslɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈslɪŋɪŋ/ |
- (especially British English, informal) to throw something somewhere in a careless way
（随便地）扔，丢 - sling something + adv./prep. Don't just sling your clothes on the floor.
不要把衣服往地板上一扔就不管了。 - She slung her coat into the back of the car.
她把外套扔进车后座。 - sling somebody something Sling me an apple, will you?
扔个苹果给我，好吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loosely
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- across
- around
- in
- …
- sling mud at somebody
- sling something around somebody’s shoulders
- sling something over your shoulder
- …
- sling something + adv./prep. Don't just sling your clothes on the floor.
- [often passive] sling something + adv./prep. to put something somewhere where it hangs loosely
挂；吊 - Her bag was slung over her shoulder.
她将包挎在肩上。 - We slung a hammock between two trees.
我们在两棵树之间挂了一张吊床。
Extra Examples- He slung his arm around my shoulders.
他把胳膊搭到我肩上。 - His jacket was carelessly slung over one shoulder.
他的夹克衫很随意地搭在肩上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loosely
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- across
- around
- in
- …
- sling mud at somebody
- sling something around somebody’s shoulders
- sling something over your shoulder
- …
- Her bag was slung over her shoulder.
- [often passive] sling somebody + adv./prep. (informal) to put somebody somewhere by force; to make somebody leave somewhere
遣送；押往；撵走；驱逐 - They were slung out of the club for fighting.
他们因打架被赶出了俱乐部。 - They were slung into prison.
他们被投入监狱。
- They were slung out of the club for fighting.
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Low German, of symbolic origin; compare with German Schlinge ‘noose, snare’. Sense (1) of the verb is from Old Norse slyngva.
Idioms
sling your hook
- (British English, informal) (used especially in orders) to go away
走开；滚蛋