English Dictionary

throw back

/θɹəʊ ˈbæk/

verb

(transitive) To hinder the development of something. / (intransitive) To revert to an earlier stage of development. / To retort. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, back.

He likes to throw back a few drinks with his friends on the weekends.

意味（1）

(transitive) To hinder the development of something.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To revert to an earlier stage of development.

A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to their Darwinian ancestry.

意味（3）

To retort.

She jumped to her feet and began stalking away. “Going to cost me fifteen dollars to clean this outfit,” she threw back over her shoulder.

意味（4）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, back.

I threw back my head and laughed uproariously.