chuck
chuck — 動詞
1. to throw something in a relaxed, casual way, without aiming carefully or worryin
亂扔；丟
隨意地丟擲物品
to throw something in a relaxed, casual way, without aiming carefully or worrying about where it lands
Ravi chucked his coat onto the sofa as soon as he walked in.
Ravi 一進門就把外套亂扔在沙發上。
chuck + onto [surface]
Leila picked up a smooth pebble and chucked it into the garden pond.
Leila 撿起一顆光滑的小石頭，隨手丟進花園的池塘裡。
chuck + into [place]
The old cardboard boxes were chucked into the back of a pickup truck.
那些舊紙箱被搬運工隨手扔進了小貨車的後車廂。
Diego chucked the tennis ball back to his younger brother across the yard.
Diego 把網球拋回給院子另一頭的弟弟。
Aiko laughed and chucked a cushion at her roommate during their argument.
Aiko 笑著把一個靠墊扔向正在吵架的室友。
- catch
to receive something thrown
文法句型
chuck + object + adverb/preposition
chuck + object + to + person
用法筆記
Often paired with adverbs like away, aside, down or prepositions like into, onto, out of, at, to that indicate direction or destination.
常見錯誤
2. to throw unwanted things into the rubbish because you no longer need them
丟棄；扔掉
不再需要而扔掉
to throw unwanted things into the rubbish because you no longer need them
Yara finally chucked her worn-out trainers after the marathon.
Yara 在馬拉松結束後終於把那雙磨損的運動鞋扔掉了。
chuck [worn-out object]
The librarian chucked the damaged books into a large recycling bin.
圖書館員把破損的書丟進大型回收箱裡。
Bao decided to chuck all his old magazines during the spring clean.
Bao 決定在大掃除時把所有的舊雜誌都丟掉。
Instead of repairing the broken fan, Zane simply chucked it away.
Zane 沒有修理那台壞掉的風扇，直接把它扔了。
The office manager told staff to chuck any expired documents immediately.
辦公室經理叫員工立即丟掉所有過期的文件。
- throw away
neutral register; the standard alternative
- discard
more formal; common in instructions
- dump
suggests getting rid of something in a careless or hurried way
文法句型
chuck + object
chuck + object + away
用法筆記
More informal than throw away or discard. Common in everyday spoken English but too casual for formal writing or instructions.
常見錯誤
3. to stop doing an activity or leave a job, especially because you are tired or di
放棄；辭掉
停止做某事或辭去工作
to stop doing an activity or leave a job, especially because you are tired or dissatisfied
Noa chucked her banking job and moved to a small village in Wales.
Noa 辭去了銀行的職位，搬到威爾斯的一個小村莊。
chuck + job/profession
Rashida chucked her part-time work at the café when she got into art school.
Rashida 考進藝術學校後，就辭掉了在咖啡館的兼職。
chuck + work at [place]
Tomás chucked his guitar lessons because he never had time to practise.
Tomás 放棄了吉他課，因為他從來找不到時間練習。
After years of stress, Wen chucked it all in and started a flower farm.
經過多年的壓力，Wen 放棄了一切，開始經營一座花園農場。
- stick with
to continue doing something
- keep up
to maintain an activity or habit
文法句型
chuck + object
chuck + something + in
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 (DISCARD): this sense always refers to ending an activity, job, or lifestyle — never to throwing away physical objects.
4. to stop being romantically involved with a partner, often in an abrupt or hurtfu
甩掉；分手
結束戀愛關係
to stop being romantically involved with a partner, often in an abrupt or hurtful manner
Hana chucked her boyfriend after she discovered he had lied to her.
Hana 發現男友對她說謊後就甩了他。
chuck + [partner] + reason clause
Kofi felt crushed when his girlfriend chucked him without any explanation.
女友沒有任何解釋就甩了他，Kofi 感到非常難過。
get chucked — passive construction
Theo had been unhappy for months before he finally chucked his partner.
Theo 已經不開心好幾個月了，最後還是跟伴侶分手了。
Beatriz chucked her fiancé just two weeks before the wedding ceremony.
Beatriz 在婚禮前兩週甩了她的未婚夫。
- dump
equally informal; very common in spoken English
- break up with
neutral register; the standard alternative
- leave
more general; can also mean ending a marriage
文法句型
chuck + person
get chucked
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3 (GIVE UP): this sense takes a person as its object, not an activity. When used of a person, the meaning is always romantic breakup.
常見錯誤
chuck — 名詞
1. an informal way of addressing someone in a friendly manner, similar to pal or ma
老兄；傢伙
友善的稱呼方式
an informal way of addressing someone in a friendly manner, similar to pal or mate, used mainly in northern England
All right, chuck, let us get going before the traffic gets worse.
好了，老兄，咱們在塞車之前出發吧。
used as a direct address
Thanks for the lift home, chuck — I really appreciate it.
謝謝你載我一程，老兄——真的很感激。
after thanks
Do not worry about it, chuck, these things happen to everyone.
別擔心了，老兄，這種事每個人都會遇到的。
Here is your tea, chuck — two sugars, just the way you like it.
這是你的茶，老兄——兩顆糖，跟平常一樣。
用法筆記
Restricted to very informal, friendly situations. In Northern England it is used between strangers and acquaintances; elsewhere in the UK it may sound old-fashioned.
2. a component on power tools and workshop equipment that grips the drill bit or th
夾頭；夾具
機床上固定工具或工件的裝置
a component on power tools and workshop equipment that grips the drill bit or the material being shaped and keeps it steady while the device rotates
Before you start drilling, secure the bit tightly inside the chuck.
開始鑽孔之前，先把鑽頭牢牢固定在夾頭裡。
secure [bit] inside the chuck
The metal rod slipped because the chuck was not tightened enough.
金屬棒滑脫了，因為夾頭沒有鎖緊。
chuck + tightened/loose
Dimitri adjusted the chuck on the drill press to fit the smaller screw bit.
Dimitri 調整了鑽床上的夾頭，以裝上較小的螺絲鑽頭。
A loose chuck can cause the workpiece to wobble during the cutting process.
夾頭鬆動會導致工件在切割過程中晃動。
用法筆記
This is a technical engineering term. The most common types are keyed chucks and keyless chucks on power drills.