Fling

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–verb (used with object) 

1. to throw, cast, or hurl (猛投) with force or violence: to fling a [stone].  

2. to move (oneself) 

violently 

with impatience, contempt, or the like: She flung [herself] angrily from the room.  





　

she's pure life force as well as a star—late in the movie she hurls herself off a balcony as if into a mosh pit. This character may be the only Dutch Jewish heroine since Anne Frank. But against all odds, this Jewess refuses to die. 



She alone survive[s a] horrific bloodbath, [smuggled] to safety in a coffin, and enlists with the underground as a courier. In the course of her duties, she meets and vamps a handsome Gestapo officer. 



courier

送遞急件(或外交信件) 的信差

(團體旅遊) 導遊,嚮導

(情報機關) 情報員





3. to put suddenly or violently: to fling a [suspect] into jail. 

4. to project or speak sharply, curtly, or forcefully: He flung his [answer] at the questioner.  



5. to involve (oneself) vigorously in an undertaking. 

6. to move, do, or say (something) quickly: to fling a [greeting] in passing. 

7. to send suddenly and rapidly: to fling fresh [troops] into a battle. 

8. to throw aside or off. 

9. to throw to the ground, as in wrestling or horseback riding.  



–verb (used without object) 

10. to move with haste or violence; rush; dash. 

11. to fly into violent and irregular motions, 

as a horse; 

throw the body about, as a person.  

12. 

to speak harshly or abusively (usually fol. by out): He flung [out] disgustedly [against] the whole human race.  



–noun 

13. an act of flinging. 

14. a short period of unrestrained pursuit of one's wishes or desires: The week of partying was my last fling before starting a new job. 

15. 

an attempt at something: He took a fling at playwriting. 

16. a critical or contemptuous remark; 

gibe. (嘲弄)

17. Also called Highland fling. a lively Scottish dance characterized by flinging movements of the arms and legs. 





　

Gaspard (Melvil Poupaud) has come to enjoy a vacation with his girlfriend, Lena (Aurelia Nolin). However, Lena has yet to arrive, and Gaspard finds his attention drawn to two other women: Margot (Amanda Langlet), a captivating waitress who makes it clear that she only wants friendship, and Solene (Gwenaëlle Simon), 



a friend of Margot's 

who 

isn't against the idea of a brief fling 



but demands to be treated with the [utmost] respect. Over the next three weeks, it becomes clear to Gaspard that he must choose among the three women, but who should it be?





sling

slinging [burgers] and [onion rings] to the rare customer

to sling a [rifle] over one's shoulder. 

to sling a hammock between two [trees].  

swoop

The [hawk] swooped [down] and seized the rabbit.

catapult 

He was catapulted to [fame].

The [boy] catapulted [out] of the house.

ricochet

the movie [takes on] Slacker's free-form [approach], 

ricocheting [from] one conversation [to] the next with just a [hint] of a narrative.

Convulsion