throw back

英 [θrəʊ bæk]

美 [θroʊ bæk]

翻旧账; 揭疮疤; 不得不动用，只好依靠（自己的能力或资源）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 翻旧账;揭疮疤
  If youthrowsomethingback ata person, you remind them of something bad they did in the past, in order to upset them.
  1. I should never have told you that. I knew you'd throw it back at me.
     我压根儿就不该把那件事告诉你，我就知道你会翻我的老账的。
• PHRASAL VERB 不得不动用，只好依靠(自己的能力或资源)
  If someoneis thrown back ontheir own powers or resources, they have to use them, because there is nothing else they can use.
  1. We are constantly thrown back on our own resources.
     我们总是不得不自谋出路。

英英释义

verb

• throw back with a quick, light motion
  1. She tossed back her head
  Synonym:toss back

双语例句

• I love that it's kind of a throw back to anthemic pop songs of the80's.
  我喜欢这种带回到80年代的流行歌曲的类型。
• If my shoemaker turn me out an excellent pair of boots, and I, in some mood of cantankerous unreason, throw them back upon his hands, the man has just cause of complaint.
  假如我的鞋匠给我做出一双极好的靴子，而我却因为心情不好，缺乏理性，猛地把它们扔到他手上，那么他是有正当理由抱怨的。
• Let me do it once more; I can throw it back.
  让我再做一个，我可以扔回来。
• I'll throw something back at you.
  我要扔回去给你。
• His father would throw back his straight black hair.
  他爸爸很可能会把那一头直翘翘的黑发往后一甩。
• Unless you want me to throw you back to the cops.
  除非你要我把你送给警察。
• If we tear the starfish into several pieces and throw them back to the sea, every piece will grow into a new integral one.
  若把海星撕成几块抛入海中，每一碎块会很快重新长出失去的部分，从而长成几个完整的新海星来。
• Take interest in her interests Listen carefully to whatever girls says or in which she has interest. Respond to the talking quickly and throw back the questions to her to make her keep talking about that subject.
  聊些她感兴趣的话题：不论你面前这个女生在说什么或者她感兴趣什么，请仔细倾听，并问她些问题来让她继续深入这个话题。
• A player on the other team had to catch the ball before it touched the ground and throw it back.
  发球员把球发过网，另一组的一个球员在球落地之前，接住球，并把球投回来。
• Caesar will probably throw you back in the arena.
  恺撒都可能会把你再扔回竞技场。