chuck

verb

/tʃʌk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they chuck	/tʃʌk/ /tʃʌk/
he / she / it chucks	/tʃʌks/ /tʃʌks/
past simple chucked	/tʃʌkt/ /tʃʌkt/
past participle chucked	/tʃʌkt/ /tʃʌkt/
-ing form chucking	/ˈtʃʌkɪŋ/ /ˈtʃʌkɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

(especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly or without much thought（随便或贸然地）扔，抛
- chuck something (+ adv./prep.) He chucked the paper in a drawer.他把那篇文章顺手丢进了抽屉。
- chuck somebody something Chuck me the newspaper, would you?请你把报纸扔给我好吗？
Synonyms throw
throwtoss ▪ 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 batter
Patterns
- 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
Extra Examples
- He chucked the bags down onto the floor.他把袋子扔到地板上。
- He picked up the letter and chucked it into the bin.他拿起信，扔进了垃圾桶。
- The children have been chucking their toys around again.孩子们又开始乱扔玩具了。
- Chuck me that newspaper, can you?请你把报纸扔给我好吗？
- He chucked the paper into a drawer.他把纸塞进抽屉里。
- I chucked him the keys.我把钥匙扔给了他。
- They were always chucking plates and things at each other.他们总是互相扔盘子和东西。
(informal) to give up or stop doing something放弃；停止；终止
- chuck something You haven't chucked your job!你还没有辞掉你的工作！
- chuck something in/up I'm going to chuck it all in (= give up my job) and go abroad.我要离职出国。
Extra Examples
- He was tempted to chuck his job.他很想辞去工作。
- She had a go at learning the piano, but chucked it in after a year.她曾尝试学习钢琴，但一年后就放弃了。
chuck somebody (British English, informal) to leave your boyfriend or girlfriend and stop having a relationship with him or her与…终止（或断绝）恋爱关系
- Has he chucked her?他把她甩了吗？
Topics Family and relationshipsc2
chuck something (informal) to throw something away扔掉；丢弃；抛弃
- That's no good—just chuck it.那东西毫无用处，扔掉吧。

Word Originverb late 17th cent. (as a verb): from chuck, referring to a playful touch under the chin, probably from Old French chuquer, later choquer ‘to knock, bump’, of unknown ultimate origin.

Idioms

chuck somebody under the chin

(old-fashioned) to touch somebody gently under the chin (= part of the face below the mouth) in a friendly way轻抚某人的下巴

it’s chucking it down

(British English, informal) it’s raining heavily下着倾盆大雨；大雨滂沱

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