| 单词 | overboard |
| 释义 | overboard (oʊvəʳbɔːʳd ) 1. adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you fall overboard, you fall over the side of a boat into the water. His sailing instructor fell overboard and drowned during a lesson. He had jumped overboard in New York harbor and swum to shore. 2. go overboard phrase If you say that someone goes overboard, you mean that they do something to a greater extent than is necessary or reasonable. [informal] Women sometimes damage their skin by going overboard with abrasive cleansers. Synonyms: go too far, go mad, go over the top 3. throw sth overboard phrase If you throw something overboard, for example an idea or suggestion, you reject it completely. They had thrown their neutrality overboard in the crisis. Collocations: lost overboard A wedding ring lost overboard seven years ago by a lifeboatman has been recovered during one of the lowest tides for years. Times, Sunday Times Oh, for two to be lost overboard. Times, Sunday Times Of the 200 containers lost overboard, three are thought to hold toxic substances including sulphuric acid. Times, Sunday Times A crewman was lost overboard on the 11th. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The boat's liferaft and dinghy were lost overboard in the incident. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was swept overboard - possibly accidentally - en route. Times, Sunday Times Both seamen were swept overboard by a giant wave that collected them, many bundled trees, and a small boat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More supplies were lost from being swept overboard during storms and rough seas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These two sailors were swept overboard by the wind and waves but managed to reach the shore with minor wounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the four injured was swept overboard two miles (three kilometers) from the harbor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Salvage experts have removed 643 of her 2,315 containers and 116 have been washed overboard. The Sun Water surged over the sides with every plunge and the passengers on deck crawled instead of walked to avoid being washed overboard. Times, Sunday Times He broke down a cabin door to free a trapped passenger and was washed overboard but swam to a lifeboat. Times, Sunday Times Much of the cargo of 5,000 tonnes of timber had been washed overboard. Times, Sunday Times When the breeze becomes a storm, they struggle on and even being washed overboard several times doesn't justify packing it in. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 从船上…入水中 落 Japanese: 船外に |
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