informal <非正式>
with obj.
1- throw (something) carelessly or casually扔, 抛:
someone chucked a brick through the window
有人从窗口抛了块砖头出来
figurative 〈喻〉he was chucking his money about.
他到处抛撒金钱。
1.1
- throw (something) away丢弃:
they make a living out of stuff people chuck away.
他们靠别人丢弃的东西为生。
1.2
- give up (a job or activity) suddenly放弃(工作, 活动):
Richard chucked in his cultural studies course.
理查德放弃了文化研究课程。
1.3
- break off a relationship with (a partner)与(同伴)断绝关系:
Mary chucked him for another guy.
玛丽甩了他跟了另一个男人。
1.4
chuck it
dated stop doing something〈旧〉停止做(某事)。
1.5
- Cricket (of a bowler) deliver (a ball) with an unlawful action【板球】(投手)犯规投(球)。
noun
the chuck
- Brit. dated a dismissal or rejection by someone〈英, 旧〉(受到的)免职; 拒绝。
短语
chuck it all in(或up)
- abandon a course of action or way of life, especially for another that is radically different放弃(行动方针, 生活方式)(尤指进而作出其他完全不同的选择)。
chuck it down
- rain heavily下倾盆大雨。
词源
late 17th cent. (as a verb): from CHUCK2 . The current noun sense dates from the late 19th cent.
短语动词
chuck someone out
- force someone to leave a building赶走, 撵走(某人)。
chuck up(或chuck something up)
- vomit呕吐。
1
- a device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill, typically having three or four jaws that move radially in and out(车床上用于夹住工件或钻床上用于夹住工具的)夹盘, 夹头, 卡盘(常带有三、四个能辐状移动进出的夹片)。
2
- mass noun a cut of beef that extends from the neck to the ribs, typically used for stewing牛颈肉(常用作焖炖)。
词源
late 17th cent., as a variant of CHOCK; see also CHUNK1 .