English Dictionary

throw back

IPA（発音記号）

/θɹəʊ ˈbæk/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞

(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.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）～の発展を妨げる / （自動詞）初期の状態に戻る、逆戻りする / 言い返す、反論する

Excessive bureaucracy can throw back innovation in the tech sector.

過度の官僚主義はハイテク業界のイノベーションの進展を妨げることがある。

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.

throws back （ present singular third-person ）

throwing back （ participle present ）

threw back （ past ）

thrown back （ participle past ）