thrust

US: /ˈθɹəst/
UK: /θɹˈʌst/


English Vietnamese dictionary


thrust /θrʌst/
  • danh từ
    • sự đẩy mạnh, sự xô đẩy
      • to give a thrust: đẩy mạnh
    • nhát đâm (dao găm, mũi kiếm)
    • (quân sự) cuộc tấn công mạnh (để chọc thủng phòng tuyến), sự đột phá, sự thọc sâu
    • sự công kích (trong cuộc tranh luận)
    • (thể dục,thể thao) sự tấn công thình lình
    • sức đè, sức ép (giữa các bộ phận trong một cơ cấu)
    • sự đè gãy (cột chống trong mỏ than)
    • ngoại động từ thrust
      • đẩy, ấn mạnh, tống, thọc
        • to thrust the hands into the pockets: thọc tay vào túi
        • to thrust the needle of the syringe into the arm: thọc kim tiêm vào cánh tay
      • nhét, giúi cái gì vào tay ai
      • bắt phải theo, bắt nhận
        • to thrust one's opinion upon someone: bắt ai theo ý kiến mình
        • to thrust something upon someone: bắt ai phải nhận một cái gì
    • nội động từ
      • xô đẩy, đẩy mạnh, ấn mạnh
      • (+ into, through...) chui, len
      • (thể dục,thể thao) đâm một nhát
      • to thrust at
        • đâm một nhát, đâm một mũi
      • to thrust back
        • đẩy lùi
      • to thrust down
        • đẩy xuống
      • to thrust forward
        • đẩy tới trước, xô ra trước
      • đưa (tay) tới
      • to thrust in
        • thọc vào, giúi vào, nhét
      • to thrust on
        • lao, xông tới
      • to thrust out
        • duỗi (chân); lè (lưỡi); ưỡn (ngực)
      • đuổi ra, tống ra
      • to thrust past
        • xô ra để đi
      • to thrust through
        • đâm qua, chọc qua
      • to thrust one's way through the crowd: len qua đám đông
      • to thrust and parry
        • đấu tài đấu trí, tranh khôn tranh khéo
      • to thrust oneself forward
        • len vào, chen để đi
      • làm cho người ta để ý đến mình

    Advanced English dictionary


    verb, noun
    + verb (thrust, thrust)
    1 [usually +adv./prep.] to push sth/sb suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction: [VN] He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off. + She thrust her hands deep into her pockets. + (figurative) He tends to thrust himself forward too much. + Her chin was thrust forward aggressively. + [V] She thrust past him angrily and left.
    2 ~ (at sb) (with sth)
    ~ (sth at sb) to make a sudden strong forward movement at sb with a weapon, etc: [V] He thrust at me with a knife. + a thrusting movement [also VN]
    Idioms see THROAT
    Phrasal Verbs: thrust sth<->aside to refuse to listen to sb's complaints, comments, etc: All our objections were thrust aside.
    thrust sth/sb on / upon sb to force sb to accept or deal with sth/sb that they do not want: She was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her. + Children of famous people have fame thrust upon them.
    + noun
    1 (the thrust) [sing.] the main point of an argument, a policy, etc: The thrust of his argument was that change was needed.
    2 [C] a sudden strong movement that pushes sth/sb forward: He killed her with a thrust of the knife.
    3 [U] (technical) the force that is produced by an engine to push a plane, rocket, etc. forward
    Idioms see CUT v.

    Collocation dictionary


    1 strong push

    ADJ.

    backward, downward, forward, upward | aggressive, fierce, powerful | knife
    The realization that she was gone was like a knife thrust.
    | pelvic

    VERB + THRUST

    make
    The Third Army made an aggressive thrust towards the front line.

    PHRASES

    ~ into
    a thrust into the unknown

    2 the thrust: main part/ideas

    ADJ.

    broad, central, general, main, major
    She explained the broad thrust of the party's policies.
    | dramatic, intellectual, narrative, political
    The dramatic thrust of the film centres around the conflict between the brothers.

    VERB + THRUST

    direct
    He's going to direct the main thrust of his work towards reforming welfare policy.

    ADV.

    deep/deeply | hard | suddenly
    She suddenly thrust out her arm.
    | aside, away, back, forward, out

    PREP.

    at
    He thrust a piece of paper at me.
    | into
    She thrust her hands deep into her pockets.

    PHRASES

    thrust your way
    She thrust her way through the dense undergrowth.


    Concise English dictionary


    thrusts|thrustingθrʌst
    noun
    +the force used in pushing
    +a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
    +the act of applying force to propel something
    +verbal criticism
    +a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
    verb
    +push forcefully
    +press or force
    +make a thrusting forward movement
    +impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably
    +penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
    +force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
    +push upward
    +place or put with great energy