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overboard

/ˈəʊ.və.bɔːd/

翻译: 副词,表示“从船上或小艇上落入水中”。也用于比喻,如 go overboard,意为做得过分或过于热心。

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adverb

/ˈəʊ.və.bɔːd/B2formal
  • zh副词,表示“从船上或小艇上落入水中”。也用于比喻,如 go overboard,意为做得过分或过于热心。

An adverb meaning "over the side of a ship or boat into the water." It is also used figuratively in phrases like "go overboard" to mean doing something excessively or with too much enthusiasm.

  1. To extremesB2informal

    To an excessive or exaggerated degree, often in behavior or action.

    zh过分地

    • He went overboard with the decorations for the party.
    • Don't go overboard on spending for the wedding.
    • She tends to go overboard when planning vacations.

    同义词beyond measureexcessivelyimmoderatelyinordinatelyovermuchundulyunrestrainedly

    反义词moderatelytemperately

  2. From a vessel into the waterB1formal

    Over the side of a ship or boat into the water.

    zh落水

    • The sailor fell overboard during the storm.
    • They threw the anchor overboard to stop the boat.
    • A rescue team was sent to retrieve the man who went overboard.
词形
  • more overboard comparative form
  • most overboard superlative form