thrust

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thrust1 /θrʌst/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp thrust)

1 PUSH[transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to push something somewhere roughly 猛推，猛塞

She thrust a letter into my hand.

她把一封信往我手里一塞。

He thrust me roughly towards the door.

他粗暴地把我推到门口。

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2 [intransitiveI]DSPUSH to make a sudden movement forward with a sword or knife 〔用刀剑〕刺，戳

thrust at

He skipped aside as his opponent thrust at him.

对手向他刺来，他闪身向旁边一躲。

3 thrust something ↔ aside phrasal verbphr v REJECT/NOT ACCEPTto refuse to think about something 把〔某事〕抛在一边；拒绝考虑〔某事〕

Our complaints were thrust aside and ignored.

我们的投诉被扔在一边没人理睬。

Examples from the Corpus

thrust aside• The fantasy lasted until suddenly she thrust it aside.• Matthew thrust the map aside impatiently.• Impatiently thrusting the covers aside, she hurried into the bathroom.

4 thrust something upon/on somebody phrasal verbphr v if something is thrust upon you, you are forced to accept it even if you do not want it 把…强加于，强迫…接受，强人所难

She never enjoyed the fame that was thrust upon her.

她从来都不喜欢强加于她身上的名声。

He had marriage thrust upon him.

他被迫结婚。

Examples from the Corpus

thrust• Clark thrust a paper sack across the counter and demanded money.• Four fingers were thrust, gripping, through a gap between the planks of the door.• He nervously thrust his hands into his pockets.• The attacker now completes the turn and thrusts his right leg out towards his opponent.• She smiled for Riven though, and that smile was like a sword blade thrust in his chest.• His bowler hat is pushed way back on his head; his hands are thrust into his jacket.• A sharp sad pain, almost pleasurable, thrust into me.• An alligator head in profile juts up at the top, its darting red tongue thrusting out sideways.• He thrust some money into my hand and told me to drive him to the airport.• She thrust the bag into my hands. "Hide it, '' she hissed.• She thrust the customary tip towards the croupier with a slip of paper wrapped around a plaque.• Thrusting the gun back into its holster, the man grinned at the body lying on the floor.• He thrust the knife deep into the animal's chest.

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thrust2 noun

1 [countableC]PUSH a sudden strong movement in which you push something forward 猛冲，猛刺；推进

He jumped back to avoid another thrust of the knife.

他往后一闪，躲避再次捅来的一刀。

2 MEANING[singular] the main meaning or aim of what someone is saying or doing 〔说话或做事的〕要旨，中心点

thrust of

the main thrust of the government’s education policy

政府教育政策的宗旨

3. [uncountableU] technicalHP the force of an engine that makes a car, train, or plane move forward 〔发动机推进汽车、火车、飞机的〕推力，推进力

Examples from the Corpus

thrust• With a thrust of its fins, the shark moved through the water.• Overall less thrust is produced in this situation as well.• The main thrust of Prism's work is a belief that creative work can foster equality, joy and empowerment.• We have seen the mechanistic thrust of literacy discourse in the past five years.• The new jet engines that will deliver more thrust at top speeds.• The overall thrust of her argument was that women are still oppressed in all areas of life.• In the meantime there was no great political thrust for change, and in any case public expenditure restraints were tight.• Archibol was shoved backward from the thrust of her bosom.• It is difficult to argue with the thrust of Davidson's analysis of the situation.• But with the thrust coming from the back the body is nose-heavy and liable to dive downwards.• These thrusts are an expression of compressive forces, which shorten the crust.

main thrust• That main thrust was not long in developing thereafter.• This is currently the main thrust of new thinking about Bach.• Nevertheless, supply-side doctrine provided a theoretical underpinning for the main thrust of his economic strategy.• With many farm products now overproduced this was likely to be one of the main thrusts of training in the future.• A series of attacks were launched in March, with the main thrust into the Manipur plain.• The main thrust of Prism's work is a belief that creative work can foster equality, joy and empowerment.• The main thrust of the operation has not been internalised or understood.• The main thrust of the President's speech was an effort to appease the white right wing.

Origin thrust1

(1100-1200) Old Norse thrysta

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