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overboard

UK //ˈəʊvəbɔːd//US //ˈoʊvərbɔːrd//

词源

源自中古英语 'overbord',由 'over'(越过)和 'board'(船板)组成,字面意思是“越过船边”。

adverb

❶ 从船上掉入水中,或指物品被扔出船外。也用于比喻过度或极端的行为。

“He fell overboard during the storm.”

(他在暴风雨中从船上掉进了水里。)

“They threw the old furniture overboard.”

(他们把旧家具扔到了船外。)

同义词:excessively, extremely, too much

常见短语

go overboard — 指行为或反应过度,超出合理范围,常用于形容做事过分或夸张。

“She went overboard with her criticism and hurt his feelings.”

(她的批评太过分,伤害了他的感情。)

throw overboard — 字面意思是从船上扔出去,比喻放弃或抛弃某物或某人。

“The company threw the old policies overboard and started fresh.”

(公司抛弃了旧政策,重新开始。)