vt.[O]

1. 用力推
   They thrust him into the back room and tied him up.

   他們將他推入後房並把他捆了起來。

2. 刺
   He thrust the dagger into the guard's side.

   他將匕首刺進警衛的腰部。

3. 插；塞；擠出（路）
   He thrust the tickets into my hand.

   他把票塞進我手裡。

4. 伸展
   The tree thrusts its branches high.

   那樹的枝條往上伸得高高的。

vi.

1. 用力推
2. 刺[（+at）]
   I thrust at him with my sword.

   我拿著劍向他猛然刺去。

3. 插；塞；擠
   The woman thrust past me into the room.

   那女人從我身邊擠進房間。

n.

1. 猛推；刺；插[C]
   A thrust with the pin broke the balloon.

   用針一戳，氣球就爆了。

2. 猛攻，突進；抨擊[C]
   The invading army made a sudden thrust to the north.

   入侵部隊突然向北猛攻。

3. 要旨；目標；突出重點；要點[U][（+of）]
   The practical thrust of the rules is to create an incentive for the networks themselves.

   這些規定的實際目的是為網路自身創造一個動力。

4. 魄力；幹勁[U]
   He is a man of thrust and energy.

   他這人幹勁十足精力充沛。

5. 【物】推力，驅動力[U]
   The direction of the thrust of the rockets is controlled by computer.

   火箭推力的方向是由電腦控制的。

v.

1. push suddenly or violently in the specified direction.
2. (of a thing) extend so as to project conspicuously.
3. (thrust something on/upon) impose something unwelcome on.

n.

1. a sudden or violent lunge or attack.
2. the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning:
   anti-Americanism became the main thrust of their policy.
3. the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine.
   ▸the lateral pressure exerted by an arch or other support in a building.
4. (also thrust fault) Geology  a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over newer.