(past and past participle thrust)with obj. and adverbial of direction
1- push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction（用力）推; 插; 戳：
she thrust her hands into her pockets
她把双手插进口袋
figurative 〈喻〉Howard was thrust into the limelight
霍华德被猛推到聚光灯下
no obj. he thrust at his opponent with his sword.他用剑刺向对手。
1.1
- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a person) move or advance forcibly（人）推进; 挤过：
she thrust through the bramble canes
她奋力穿行过黑莓的爬藤
he tried to thrust his way past her.
他尽力想从她身边挤过去。
1.2
- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a thing) extend so as to project conspicuously伸（展）; 上伸：
beside the boathouse a jetty thrust out into the water.
在停船棚屋旁, 一道防波堤直插入水。
1.3
thrust something on/upon
force (someone) to accept or deal with something强使（接受）：he felt that fame had been thrust upon him.
他觉得自己是被迫接受了那名誉。
1.4
- no obj.(of a man) penetrate the vagina or anus of a sexual partner with forceful movements of the penis（男人性交时）强行插入。
1
- a sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part猛推; 插; 刺：
he drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust.
他猛一使劲把刀向上刺去。
1.1
- a forceful attack or effort强攻; 挺进：
executives led a new thrust in business development.
经理们在业务开发上发起了新一轮的攻势。
1.2
- in sing. the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning要点, 要旨; 目标：
anti-Americanism became the main thrust of their policy.
反美主义成了他们政策的主要风向标。
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- mass noun the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine（飞机或火箭发动机的）推力; 驱动力。
2.1
- the lateral pressure exerted by an arch or other support in a building（拱、椽的）侧向压力。
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- （亦作thrust fault）Geology a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over newer【地质】冲断层, 逆断层。
词源
Middle English (as a verb)： from Old Norse thrsta; perhaps related to Latin trudere 'to thrust'. The noun is first recorded （early 16th cent.） in the sense 'act of pressing'.