thrust

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thrust1 /θrʌst/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle thrust)  1  PUSH[transitive always + adverb/preposition] 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。► see thesaurus at put2  [intransitive]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 verb 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。4 thrust something upon/on somebody phrasal verb 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。→ See Verb table

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  [countable]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. [uncountable] 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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thrust¹ /θrʌst/ verb (past tense and past participle thrust)1. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push something somewhere roughly:
    She thrust a letter into my hand.
    He thrust me roughly towards the door.
2. [intransitive] to make a sudden movement forward with a sword or knife
    thrust at
    He skipped aside as his opponent thrust at him.
     
thrust something ↔ aside phrasal verb
  to refuse to think about something:
    Our complaints were thrust aside and ignored.
thrust something upon/on somebody phrasal verb
  if something is thrust upon you, you are forced to accept it even if you do not want it:
    She never enjoyed the fame that was thrust upon her.
    He had marriage thrust upon him.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ put to move something to a particular place: I’ve put the wine in the fridge. | Where have you put my grey shirt?
   ▪ place to put something somewhere carefully: ‘It’s beautiful,’ he said, placing it back on the shelf.
   ▪ lay to put someone or something down carefully on a flat surface: He laid all the money on the table. | She laid the baby on his bed.
   ▪ position to carefully put something in a suitable position: Position the microphone to suit your height. | Troops were positioned around the city.
   ▪ slip to put something somewhere with a quick movement: He slipped his arm around her waist. | Carrie quickly slipped the money into her bag.
   ▪ shove to put something into a space or container quickly or carelessly: Shove anything you don’t want in that sack. | I’ve ironed those shirts so don’t just shove them in a drawer.
   ▪ stick (also bung British English) informal to put something somewhere quickly or carelessly: I stuck the address in my pocket and I can’t find it now. | Could you bung those clothes in the washing machine?
   ▪ dump to put something down somewhere in a careless and untidy way: Don’t just dump all your bags in the kitchen. | People shouldn’t dump rubbish at the side of the street.
   ▪ pop informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time: Pop it in the microwave for a minute.
   ▪ thrust literary to put something somewhere suddenly or forcefully: ‘Hide it,’ he said, thrusting the watch into her hand.

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thrust² noun
1. [countable] a sudden strong movement in which you push something forward:
    He jumped back to avoid another thrust of the knife.
2. [singular] the main meaning or aim of what someone is saying or doing
    thrust of
    the main thrust of the government’s education policy
3. [uncountable] technical the force of an engine that makes a car, train, or plane move forward