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| Back | verb, nounBrE /θrʌst/NAmE /θrʌst/verb (thrust, thrust)1 [transitive, intransitive] to push sth/sb suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction~ sth/sb/yourself + adv/prep.He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off. She thrust her hands deep into her pockets. (figurative) He tends to thrust himself forward too much. Her chin was thrust forward aggressively.+ adv./prep. She thrust past him angrily and left.2 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (at sb) (with sth)| ~ (sth at sb) to make a sudden strong forward movement at sb with a weapon, etcHe thrust at me with a knife. a thrusting movement see force/thrust/ram sth down sb's throat atthroatˌthrust sthaˈsideto refuse to listen to sb's complaints, comments, etcAll our objections were thrust aside.ˈthrust sth/sb on/upon sbto force sb to accept or deal with sth/sb that they do not wantShe was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her. Children of famous people have fame thrust upon them.noun  word origin  example bank 1 the thrust [singular] the main point of an argument, a policy, etcThe thrust of his argument was that change was needed.2 [countable] a sudden strong movement that pushes sth/sb forwardHe killed her with a thrust of the knife.3 [uncountable] (technical) the force that is produced by an engine to push a plane, rocket, etc. forward see the cut and thrust at cut n. 牛津7双解 柯林斯2008 朗文动词短语 |
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