英语俚语天天说 第357期:"Throw at someone" 是扔向某人?

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Throw oneself at someone
向某人抛媚眼
A girl was throwing herself at me at the party last night. But I didn’t want to talk to her.
昨晚的聚会上有个女生不停地给我抛媚眼。不过我并不想和她说话。

Throw a party 办一个聚会
A: Jim has got a promotion¹!
Jim升职啦！
B: Wow! let’s throw a party for him.
哇！我们给他半个聚会吧。

Throw in the towel 放弃
When John could stand no more of his wife's bad temper², he threw in the towel and left.
当John没法再忍受他妻子的坏脾气的时候，他就放弃并且离开了。

Throw money at something
花大笔的钱在…
We can't solve this problem by throwing money at it.
通过花大笔钱我们是不能解决这个问题的。

A stone's throw 很短的距离
I’m just a stone’s throw from my office and I walk to work everyday.
我离办公室很近。每天步行去上班。

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 temper   

n.恶劣的心情，心绪焦躁；性情，脾气

参考例句：

• The man lost his temper and struck out wildly.那人因发怒而大打出手。
• One day the man flew at me in a temper.一天,那个人冲着我大发脾气。