"over the side of a ship," Old English ofor bord, from over + bord "side of a ship" (see board (n.2)). Figurative sense of "excessively, beyond one's means" (especially in phrase go overboard) first attested 1931 in Damon Runyon.
overboard 词组搭配
throw something overboard
abandon or discard something
抛弃
go overboard
To go to extremes, especially as a result of enthusiasm.
走极端，尤指由激情引起地
overboard 英文释义
1. to extremes;
"he went overboard to please his in-laws"
2. from on board a vessel into the water;
"they dropped their garbage overboard"
overboard 双语例句
1. He had jumped overboard in New York harbor and swum to shore.
他在纽约港跳下船，游上了岸。
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2. His sailing instructor fell overboard and drowned during a lesson.
他的航海教练在一次训练课时从船上失足跌入水中，溺水身亡。
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3. Women sometimes damage their skin by going overboard with abrasive cleansers.
女性有时因过度使用磨砂膏而损伤了皮肤。
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4. They had thrown their neutrality overboard in the crisis.
他们在这场危机中丢弃了中立立场。
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5. Mary has gone overboard for some new Eastern religions.
玛丽现已迷上一种新的东方宗教.
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overboard 实用场景例句
He had jumped overboard in New York harbor and swum to shore.
他在纽约港跳下船，游上了岸。
柯林斯例句
His sailing instructor fell overboard and drowned during a lesson.
他的航海教练在一次训练课时从船上失足跌入水中，溺水身亡。
柯林斯例句
Women sometimes damage their skin by going overboard with abrasive cleansers.
女性有时因过度使用磨砂膏而损伤了皮肤。
柯林斯例句
They had thrown their neutrality overboard in the crisis.
他们在这场危机中丢弃了中立立场。
柯林斯例句
He seems to have thrown all his principles overboard.
他似乎放弃了所有的原则.
《简明英汉词典》
In a fit of bad temper, Dougie threw the deep fat fryer overboard.
一气之下，道吉把那个又深又大的油炸锅扔了。
柯林斯例句
What do you think causes the police to go overboard, to use excessive violence?
你认为是什么原因导致警察行为过激，滥用暴力？
柯林斯例句
One error and he would have been torn loose and hurled overboard by the squalling wind.
稍出差错,咆哮的狂风就会把他扯开,从船上拋入水中.
《简明英汉词典》
The crew threw everything movable overboard to lighten the plane.
