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overboard

adverb
🔊/ˈəʊvəbɔːd/
🔊/ˈəʊvərbɔːrd/
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  1. over the side of a boat or a ship into the water从船上落下
    • to fall/jump overboard从船上落入／跳入水中
    • Huge waves washed him overboard.巨浪把他冲下甲板卷入海中。🔊🔊
    Topics Transport by waterc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOverboard is used with these verbs:
    • dump
    • fall
    • jump
    • …
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Idioms
go overboard
  1. (informal) to be too excited or enthusiastic about something or about doing something过分热情；过分热衷
    • Don't go overboard on fitness.别过分热衷健身运动。🔊🔊
throw somebody/something overboard
  1. to get rid of somebody/something that you think is not useful抛弃；扔掉
    • He threw all his old friends overboard once he was promoted.升职后，他把所有的老朋友扔了出去。