o·ver·board
adverb/ˈəʊvəbɔːd/
/ˈəʊvərbɔːrd/
Idioms - 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。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOverboard is used with these verbs:- dump
- fall
- jump
- …
- to fall/jump overboard
Idioms
go overboard
- (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。
- Don't go overboard on fitness.
throw somebody/something overboard
- 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，他把所有的老朋友都抛弃了。
- He threw all his old friends overboard once he was promoted.