- 扔回，掷回，丢回：
He threw my dictionary back.
他把我的词典扔了回来。
- 使(头、肩等)向后，向后扬：
The dog threw his head back and barked sharply.
那只狗把头向后一扬，发出刺耳的吠叫。
- 掀去，扯去：
She threw back the curtain to let in the sunshine.
她拉开窗帘让阳光照进来。
- 妨碍，耽误；推迟；阻止；击退：
The strike has thrown back production badly.
罢工严重影响了生产。
They threw the enemy back with gunfire.
他们用炮火击退了敌人。
- [常用于被动语态]迫使…依靠…；使重新依靠(与on或upon连用)：
His unemployment threw him back on government relief.
由于失业，他不得不靠政府救济金过活。
- 反射(光线等)：
The water threw back the sunlight.
水面将阳光反射回来
- 使回想；回溯(与to连用)：
That song threw my mind back to my schooldays.
那首歌使我回忆起我的学生时期。
- 回到早期的类型(或阶段)；(动植物)呈返祖现象：
The boy's red hair throws back to his great-great-grand-father.
男孩的红头发像他的高曾祖父。
- 反驳，反讥；拒绝