fling
verb/flɪŋ/
/flɪŋ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they fling | /flɪŋ/ /flɪŋ/ |
he / she / it flings | /flɪŋz/ /flɪŋz/ |
past simple flung | /flʌŋ/ /flʌŋ/ |
past participle flung | /flʌŋ/ /flʌŋ/ |
-ing form flinging | /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈflɪŋɪŋ/ |
- to throw or push somebody/something with force, especially because you are angry, or in a careless way
synonym hurl(尤指生气或随意地)扔,掷,丢,推 - fling somebody/something + adv./prep. Someone had flung a brick through the window.
有人把一块砖扔进了窗户。 - He flung her to the ground.
他把她推倒在地。 - I was flung forward by the impact.
我被冲击力向前冲了出去。 - I flung a few clothes into a bag.
我把几件衣服扔进一个袋子里。 - He had his enemies flung into prison.
他把敌人投进了监狱。 - fling something + adj. The door was suddenly flung open.
门突然被推开了。
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。
- She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
她把她的短上衣丢到床上。
- 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。
- She flung the letter down onto the table.
她把信摔在桌子上。
- I chucked him the keys.
我把钥匙扔给了他。
- They were lobbing stones over the wall.
他们在朝墙那边扔石头。
- 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- She flung the letter down onto the table.
她把信摔在桌子上。 - ‘Hey, catch!’ she said, flinging him a towel.
“嘿,接住!”她说着,扔给他一条毛巾。
- fling somebody/something + adv./prep. Someone had flung a brick through the window.
- fling yourself/something + adv./prep. to move yourself or part of your body suddenly and with a lot of force
猛动(身体或身体部位) - She flung herself onto the bed.
她扑倒在床上。 - He flung out an arm to stop her from falling.
他猛伸手臂扶她,阻止她跌倒。
- She flung herself onto the bed.
- fling something (at somebody) | + speech to say something to somebody in an aggressive way
synonym hurl粗暴地(向某人)说;气势汹汹地(对某人)说 - They were flinging insults at each other.
他们互相辱骂。
see also far-flung - They were flinging insults at each other.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘go violently’): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja ‘flog’. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th cent.