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

• You guys should throw her back in jail.
  你们应该把她带回监狱去。
• 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。
• When life throws you stones, throw them back!
  当生活扔给你块儿石头，你再扔回去。
• Once it reaches them, they can throw it back to you or anybody else they see.
  他们接到后，可以扔还给你，或者扔给别的任何人！
• And then throw it back?
  却又把它扔了回去？
• ( of a surface) throw back ( light, heat, sound)
  （指物体表面）反射（光、热、声）
• Caesar will probably throw you back in the arena.
  恺撒都可能会把你再扔回竞技场。
• I like to throw back what I catch.
  我喜欢把钓到的鱼放回去。
• 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。