āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
throw off
/θɚËÉĘ ËÉf/
to throw off
[phrase form: throw]
01
āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to eliminate something unwanted or challenging
Transitive: to throw off unwanted objects
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let's throw those unnecessary documents off.
āĻāϏā§āύ āϏā§āĻ āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧ āύāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĨ¤
02
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāĻž, āĻ āϝāϤā§āύ⧠āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
to remove a piece of clothing quickly and without care
Transitive: to throw off clothes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dancers were ready to throw off their costumes after the performance.
āύāϰā§āϤāĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϏā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03
āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to get away from someone or something chasing one
Transitive: to throw off sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you throw the detective off while I hide?
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ?
04
āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻšāϏā§āϤāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ āĻāϰāĻž
to disrupt or interfere with the normal operation of something
Transitive: to throw off a plan or process
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Heavy rain threw off the Wi-Fi connection, causing disruptions in our online meeting.
āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ Wi-Fi āϏāĻāϝā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
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05
āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž
to overcome a minor illness or discomfort
Transitive: to throw off an illness
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She wanted to throw the flu off quickly, so she rested and drank plenty of fluids.
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06
āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to confuse someone, typically by creating a deceptive appearance or impression
Transitive: to throw off sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The spy deliberately threw off pursuers by taking unexpected routes.
āĻā§āĻĒā§āϤāĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āϰā§āĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ
āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž, āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž
to say or write something informally and without much thought or consideration
Transitive: to throw off a remark
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She tended to throw off comments during interviews that hinted at her true feelings.
āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāĻžāϤā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻ
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08
āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to set loose a pack of hounds or hunting dogs in order to begin a hunt
Transitive: to throw off a pack of hunting dogs
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hunting party waited patiently for the right moment to throw off the eager pack of beagles.
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