- 抛起；举起；把…迅速往上推：
He threw up his hands in despair.
他绝望地举起双手。
He threw the window up and looked out.
他把窗子推上去向外望。
- 放弃；辞去(职位等)，辞(职)；洗手不干：
Why did you throw up such a good job?
你为什么放弃了这么好的一个工作?
She has thrown up her studies.
她已经放弃了学业。
- 呕吐；吐出：
She can’t come; she has been throwing up all morning.
她来不了，一上午她都在呕吐。
The boy threw up his dinner again.
男孩又把吃的饭吐了。
to throw up one's toenails
[美国英语]剧烈呕吐
- 匆匆建成(或做成)：
They used old lumber to throw up a hut.
他们用旧木料匆匆搭起了一个棚屋。
- 产生；出(人才)：
My hometown has thrown up a number of great poets.
我的故乡出了许多伟大的诗人。
Brazil has thrown up many world-famous footballers.
巴西出了许多闻名世界的足球运动员。
The discussion has thrown up some good ideas.
谈论过程中出现了一些不错的点子。
- [美国英语](责备地)反复提起(不愉快的事)；反复地说：
She throws up to me the time I got drunk.
她反复向我提起我喝醉的时候。
- 使突出，把…衬托出来；(尤指通过对比)使显眼；在…的附近：
Red and yellow help to throw up the other colours in the design.
红色和黄色能衬托出图案中其他颜色。