Word · Frequency #24863
thrower
捻丝工
thrower
此处指纺织业中将蚕丝或人造丝长丝加捻成线或纱的工人，不是指投掷者。
- 1.
Someone who throws.
投掷者
- 2.
a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn
将丝或人造丝纤维捻成线或纱的人
- 3.
Something that throws.
投掷物；投掷器
- 4.
someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
投掷物体的人(尤其是快速挥动手臂)
- 5.
A flamethrower.
喷火器
- 6.
a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
在陶轮上制作陶器并在窑中烧制的工匠
- 7.
A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.
板球中非法掷球的投手
投掷者；将丝或人造丝纤维捻成线或纱的人；投掷物；投掷器；投掷物体的人(尤其是快速挥动手臂)；喷火器
In use
The thrower checked the tension of the silk filaments before twisting them into thread.
She worked as a thrower at the textile mill for more than a decade.
A skilled thrower can join two rayon filaments so smoothly that the yarn looks continuous.
a thrower of [object]
后接被投掷的具体对象；可指人或装置。
A thrower of knives needs a steady hand.
掷刀者需要手稳。
be the thrower
用定冠词 the 表示双方都知道的特定角色。
In this drill, you are the thrower and I am the catcher.
在这个训练中，你是投掷者，我是接球者。
work as a thrower in [place]
纺织业中该词指把丝线捻成线或纱的工人；不要按“投掷者”理解。
Connections
Collocations
- discus thrower
- 掷铁饼运动员
- The discus thrower won a gold medal at the Olympics.这名掷铁饼运动员在奥运会上赢得了金牌。
- javelin thrower
- 标枪运动员
- A javelin thrower must stay within the runway when throwing.标枪运动员投掷时必须待在助跑道内。
- flame thrower
- 喷火器
- The armored vehicle was equipped with a flame thrower.这辆装甲车配备了喷火器。
- knife thrower
- 飞刀手
- The knife thrower impressed everyone with a perfect throw.飞刀手用一记精准的投掷技惊四座。
- stone thrower
- 投石者
- The police arrested a stone thrower after the protest.警方在抗议活动后逮捕了一名投石者。
- silk thrower
Learner notes
Memory Tip
thrower 是 throw（投掷）+ er（人），即投掷者。捻丝工也像把丝线抛向纱锭的人，联想“抛”字即可记住。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：textile industry、historical documents 这个义项指捻丝工，通常用于纺织工业或历史文献中，语气比较正式；作为“投掷者”的常用义项不属于本项分析。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 thrower 押韵的有 slower、lower、mower、grower，它们都以 /oʊɚ/ 结尾。虽然 tower 和 power 拼写上也以 -ower 结尾，但发音是 /aʊɚ/，与 thrower 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.