throughprep詞源 1/θɹuː/

• 1

  From one side or end of (something) to the other.

  • I drove through Lausanne on my way from Geneva to Zurich.
  • The bullet went right through his leg.
• 2

  From one side or end of (something) to the other.

  • The virus broke out in the capital city and is now spreading quickly through the country.
  • I'm working through this box set of 'Downton Abbey'.
• 3

  From one side or end of (something) to the other.

  • Go straight ahead and through that door.
  • Look through the window.
• 4

  From one side or end of (something) to the other.

  • I hope to start in the autumn, but I've got to get through the interview first.
  • The finance bill did not get through Congress.
• 5

  From one side or end of (something) to the other.

  • Have you got through all those chocolates already?!
  • The company went through its £100m startup investment in six months.
• 6

  From one side or end of (something) to the other.

  • We're halfway through the year.
• 7

  From one side or end of (something) to the other.

  • He worked through the night.
  • I never want to sit through another meeting like that again.
• 8

  Via or by way of.

  • The hot water enters through this pipe.

throughadj詞源 1/θɹuː/

• 1

  Passing from one side of something to the other.

  • Interstate highways form a nationwide system of through roads.
  • It is possible to use a through bolt so that the bolt will be loaded axially, but usually axial loads are only components of the total load on the bolt.
• 2

  Finished; complete.

  • They were through with laying the subroof by noon.
  • Early in the Talmudic period the service was divided between two officers. One was invited to recite the Shema including the benedictions connected with it […] After he was through, another man was invited to stand up before the pulpit facing the direction of Jerusalem to recite the prayer proper, i.e., the Amida.
• 3

  Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.

  • It's a big job but we're halfway through.
• 4

  Without a future; done for.

  • After being implicated in the scandal, he was through as an executive in financial services.
  • You chumps are tougher than you look. But I'm not through yet! Everyone! GET 'EM!!!
• 5

  No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.

  • She was through with him.
  • “I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.
• 6

  Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.

  • The through flight through Memphis was the fastest.
  • When is the next through train to London?
• 7

  Connected (to someone) by telephone.

  • You're through to the doctor now.
• 8

  ball-gamesgameshobbiesIn possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.

  • With the Swifts calling for offside the striker was through and only a great save from McIlravey prevented the opener.

throughadv詞源 1/θɹuː/

• 1

  From one side of something to the other.

  • The arrow went straight through.
  • I didn't like the look of the place, so I drove through without stopping.
• 2

  From one side of something to the other.

  • I opened the window and climbed through.
• 3

  From one side of something to the other.

  • The road is blocked by an overturned truck, and cars can't pass through.
  • The American army broke through at Saint-Lô.
• 4

  So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.

  • The bill will be tabled tomorrow, but I doubt that it will be voted through.
  • She progressed through to the final round of the competition.
• 5

  From beginning to end, or from the present position to the end.

  • Others went to bed for the night; he worked straight through.
  • She read the letter through.
• 6

  Throughout something; all the way across or into something.

  • Leave the yarn in the dye overnight so the color soaks through.
• 7

  So as to connect with or reach.

  • I had difficulty reaching the commander, but eventually my call was routed through.

throughnoun詞源 2/θɹʌf/

• 1

  obsoleteA coffin, sarcophagus or tomb of stone; a large slab of stone laid on a tomb, or in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.