overboard

英 ['əʊvəbɔːd] 美 ['ovɚbɔrd]
  • adv. 自船上落下;向船外
  • adj. 极其热心的;全身心投入的

助记提示


1. over- "outer" + board "side of a ship".
2. 含义:outer of the side of a ship, over the side of a ship.
3. 也就是越过船舷向外。
4. 由此也引申出了引申义:过度、过分(超过了常规的、正常的界限,都越出船舷了,很显然就越出界限了).

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Mary has gone overboard for some new Eastern religions.
玛丽现已迷上一种新的东方宗教.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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