chuck
verb uk/tʃʌk/ us/tʃʌk/
(THROW)
[ T often + adv/prep ] informal(随便地)扔,抛,甩
to throw something carelessly
Chuck it over there/into the corner. 把它扔到那儿/角落里就行了。
[ + two objects ] Chuck me the keys. 把钥匙扔给我。
(END)
[ T ] UK old-fashioned informal断绝(恋爱关系);甩掉(某人)
to end a romantic relationship with someone
He's just chucked his girlfriend. 他刚甩了女朋友。
Idiom
chuck someone under the chinidiom (友好地)轻抚(尤指年少者的)下巴
to touch especially a younger person in a friendly way under the chin
"Cheer up," she said and chucked the little girl under the chin. “高兴一些吧,”她说着轻抚了一下小女孩的下巴。
Phrasal verbs
chuck something away/out 扔掉;抛弃
to throw something away
I've chucked out all my old clothes. 我把旧衣服全扔了。
chuck something in 停止,放弃,终止(规律性的工作或活动)
to stop doing something that was a regular job or activity
I've decided to chuck in my job. 我决定离职不干了。
chuck someone out 赶走…,撵走…
to force someone to leave a place
He'd been chucked out of a club for fighting. 他因为打架被赶出了夜总会。
chuck
noun uk/tʃʌk/ us/tʃʌk/
(PERSON)
Northern informal (also chuckie, /ˈtʃʌk.i/ /ˈtʃʌk.i/)(友好的称呼)宝贝
a friendly form of address
"All right, then, chuck?" “那么,行吗,宝贝儿?”
(MACHINE)
[ C ] engineering specialized(机器上固定某物的)卡盘,夹盘
a device for holding an object firmly in a machine