fling

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fling1 /flɪŋ/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle flung /flʌŋ/) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]  1  throw STH 扔某物THROW to throw something somewhere using a lot of force 〔用力地〕掷，扔，抛fling something into something He flung the box into the river. 他把盒子扔进河里。 People cheered and flung their hats into the air. 民众欢呼着把帽子抛向空中。► see thesaurus at throw2  move STH 移动某物 to throw or move something roughly and carelessly 〔粗鲁而随便地〕扔，抛，丢 He flung his coat over the back of a chair. 他把外套扔在椅背上。 She flung back the covers and got up. 她一掀被子，起了床。 He flung the books aside angrily. 他生气地把书扔到一边。3  push SB 推某人 to push someone roughly, especially so that they fall to the ground 猛推〔某人〕〔尤指使其摔倒在地〕 SYN throw He grabbed her arm and flung her to the ground. 他抓住她的胳膊，将她推倒在地。4  move your body 移动身体THROW to move yourself or part of your body quickly, using a lot of force 扑向，冲向；猛地移动，猛地伸出 SYN throw He flung himself down on the bed. 他一头倒在床上。 She flung her arms round Louise. 她猛地伸出双臂搂住路易丝。5  say STH 说某事 to say something to someone in an angry way 生气地说 SYN throwfling something at somebody People were flinging all sorts of accusations at her. 人们向她发出种种责难。 His own words were flung back at him. 别人用他自己说过的话回敬了他。6  fling something open OPENto open a door or window roughly, using a lot of force 猛力推开门[窗] The door was flung open and Selkirk entered. 门猛地被推开，塞尔扣克走了进来。7  fling somebody in/into prison/jail PUTto put someone in prison, often without having a good reason 〔常指没有充分理由而〕把某人投入监狱 Opposition leaders were flung into jail. 反对派领导人被投入监狱。8  fling yourself into something START DOING somethingto start doing something with a lot of energy 全力投入某事，投身于某事 After the divorce he flung himself into his work to forget her. 离婚后，他全身心扑在工作上，想忘掉她。9  fling yourself at somebody a) to move suddenly towards someone in order to attack them or hold them 冲向某人，扑向某人 He flung himself at her and snatched the bag. 他突然向她冲过去，抢走了包。 The children flung themselves at him, squealing with joy. 孩子们高兴地尖叫着向他扑去。 b) informal to show in a very clear open way that you want to have a sexual relationship with someone – used to show disapproval 向某人投怀送抱，主动把自己送给某人〔含贬义〕10 fling something ↔ off phrasal verb to quickly remove a piece of clothing 匆忙地脱掉〔衣服〕 SYN tear off He flung off his coat. 他扯去外套。11 fling somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb British English informal a) LEAVE A PLACEto make someone leave a place when they do not want to 逐出，赶出 SYN throw somebody/something out of He was flung out of school for swearing at a teacher. 他因为辱骂老师被赶出了学校。b) GET RID OFto get rid of something you no longer want or need 丢掉，扔掉 SYN throw something out If it doesn’t work, just fling it out. 要是坏了，就把它扔掉吧。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

fling• Shoes and socks lay where they had been flung.• But I am old-fashioned enough to dislike hearing it flung about in railway carriages by mixed school parties.• Backed by Suzi, who did most of the energetic stuff, Ingrid strutted and flounced and flung her hair about.• She flung herself into her room and began to pack frantically, wanting to cry with rage and shame.• We flung him the safety rope.• She closed her eyes in ecstasy as Jamie flung himself on her, accusing her of being a flirt.• He pulled the knife from her hand and flung it out of the window.• It flings its fine hairs in the face of the assailant, in a dense cloud.• The left hand was flung out, the right lay closer to the body.• When he gave her the tickets she ripped them up and flung them at him.• Now only the sea thunders rhythmically through the grotto, flinging up fans of salty spray.flung ... arms• With a sob, Theda flung her arms about his neck and buried her face in his shoulder.• When she came in, she flung her arms about me and kissed me as if we were sisters.• Kate flung her arms around him and wept for joy.• He flung his arms around me and pushed his beard in my face.• Everett flung both arms out briefly to free his shirt from his damp skin.• Gallagher flung up his arms, protecting his eyes.• I flung my arms round my astonished aunt's nick and burst into tears on her shoulder.• Thérèse flung her arms wide and broke into sobs.fling2 noun [countable usually singular]  1  RELATIONSHIPa short and not very serious sexual relationship 短暂的风流韵事 They had a brief fling a few years ago. 他们几年前曾有过一段短暂的恋情。2  ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethinga short period of time during which you enjoy yourself without worrying about anything 短期的尽情享乐 He sees this as his final fling before he retires. 他把这看作是他退休前的最后一次放纵。

Examples from the Corpus

fling• Prosecutors say the suspects plotted the killing after Zamora found out that Graham had had a fling with Jones.• They had a fling years ago.• Yes, I did go out with him, but it was just a fling.• Since retiring, he had a brief fling coaching the Lakers at the end of the 1993-94 season.• She wasn't interested in anything more than a casual fling.• Only a quarter said they did it for love and just over one in six admitted it was a drunken fling.• She thought her fling with another man would stay secret because she had been sterilised.• She left her husband after she learned about his fling with an exotic dancer.• Last fling for the analogue gramophone?• There were flings, of course, but Nicholas was inept at all forms of promiscuity except gossip.• The ex-Guards officer, who had a five-year fling with Di, wants thousands of pounds.had ... brief fling• Since retiring, he had a brief fling coaching the Lakers at the end of the 1993-94 season.final fling• Or that, getting on, she was looking for adventure, a final fling?• Women of that age, she'd read somewhere, often made a push for one final fling.• Phoebe's final fling with overpowering emotion.Origin fling1 (1200-1300) From a Scandinavian language

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fling¹ /flɪŋ/ verb (past tense and past participle flung /flʌŋ/) [transitive always + adverb/preposition]1.  THROW SOMETHING to throw something somewhere using a lot of force
    fling something into something
    He flung the box into the river.
    People cheered and flung their hats into the air.
2.  MOVE SOMETHING to throw or move something roughly and carelessly:
    He flung his coat over the back of a chair.
    She flung back the covers and got up.
    He flung the books aside angrily.
3.  PUSH SOMEBODY to push someone roughly, especially so that they fall to the ground
   SYN  throw:
    He grabbed her arm and flung her to the ground.
4.  MOVE YOUR BODY to move yourself or part of your body quickly, using a lot of force
   SYN  throw:
    He flung himself down on the bed.
    She flung her arms round Louise.
5.  SAY SOMETHING to say something to someone in an angry way
   SYN  throw
    fling something at somebody
    People were flinging all sorts of accusations at her.
    His own words were flung back at him.
6. fling something open to open a door or window roughly, using a lot of force:
    The door was flung open and Selkirk entered.
7. fling somebody in/into prison/jail to put someone in prison, often without having a good reason:
    Opposition leaders were flung into jail.
8. fling yourself into something to start doing something with a lot of energy:
    After the divorce he flung himself into his work to forget her.
9. fling yourself at somebody
  a. to move suddenly towards someone in order to attack them or hold them:
    He flung himself at her and snatched the bag.
    The children flung themselves at him, squealing with joy.
  b. informal to show in a very clear open way that you want to have a sexual relationship with someone – used to show disapproval
     
fling something ↔ off phrasal verb
  to quickly remove a piece of clothing
   SYN  tear off:
    He flung off his coat.
fling somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb British English informal
  1. to make someone leave a place when they do not want to
   SYN  throw somebody/something out
    fling somebody/something ↔ out of
    He was flung out of school for swearing at a teacher.
  2. to get rid of something you no longer want or need
   SYN  throw something out:
    If it doesn’t work, just fling it out.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ throw to make something such as a ball or stone move quickly through the air using your hand: I threw the ball back to him. | Protestors began throwing stones at the police. | I just threw the letter in the bin.
   ▪ toss (also chuck) informal to throw something, especially in a careless way without using much effort: She tossed her coat onto the bed. | Can you chuck me the remote control?
   ▪ hurl to throw something with a lot of force: Someone hurled a brick through his window.
   ▪ fling to angrily throw something somewhere with a lot of force, or to carelessly throw something somewhere because you have very little time: He flung her keys into the river. | I flung a few things into a suitcase.
   ▪ heave /hiːv/ to throw something heavy using a lot of effort: They heaved the log into the river.
   ▪ lob to throw something high into the air over someone or something: The police lobbed tear gas canisters over the heads of the demonstrators.

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fling² noun [countable usually singular]
1. a short and not very serious sexual relationship:
    They had a brief fling a few years ago.
2. a short period of time during which you enjoy yourself without worrying about anything:
    He sees this as his final fling before he retires.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ relationship when two people spend time together or live together because they are romantically or sexually attracted to each other: After her marriage broke up, she had a series of disastrous relationships. | relationship with: I don’t want to start a relationship with her, because I’m going back to South Africa. | relationship between: Relationships between people of different cultures are often extremely difficult. | be in a relationship: Why are all the interesting men I meet already in relationships? | sexual relationship: Several of the psychiatrists admitted to having sexual relationships with patients. | romantic relationship: Even at 35, Bobby seemed unable to commit to a romantic relationship.
   ▪ affair a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one or both of them is married to someone else: The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out. | affair with: I had no idea that Mike had an affair with Carolyn! | love affair: Burton had been involved in a love affair with a woman who ended up taking most of his money.
   ▪ fling a short and not very serious relationship: Yes, I did go out with him, but it was just a fling. | She wasn’t interested in anything more than a casual fling. | fling with: She left her husband after she learned about his fling with an exotic dancer. | have a fling: They had a fling years ago.
   ▪ romance an exciting and often short relationship between two people who feel very much in love with each other: It was a beautiful summer romance, but they knew it couldn’t last. | Richard and Penny had made no great secret of their romance, even though they were both married. | romance with: My romance with Lois did not survive our high school graduation.