throw
1.比较下面三句:
- He threw the ball to me. (他把皮球掷给我。)
- He threw the ball at me. (他把皮球向我身上掷来[要伤害我]。)
- He threw me the ball. (他把皮球掷给我。)
下面每组里的两句意思相同,不可把第一句里的to改作at:
- He threw a piece of meat to his dog.
He threw his dog a piece of meat. - He threw a cigarette to me, saying 'Have a smoke’.
He threw me a cigarette, saying 'Have a smoke’. - They hastened to throw a rope to the drowning man.
They hastened to throw the drowning man a rope.
2.throw a party(开联欢会)和throw a dance(开舞会)里的throw是俚语用法,含有“狂欢”或“热情奔放”的意思。