overboard

B2 FREQ #7954 ★☆☆☆☆

adv. 自船上落下, 在船外

发音

其它 /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/

词形变化

overboarded overboarding overboards 三单 overboards overboarding 现在分词 overboarded 过去式 overboarded 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To throw over the edge of a boat into the water.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To cover (a ceiling) with plasterboard to create a new surface.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Outside of a boat; in the water.

    航海 交通
adv. B2
  1. 1.

    Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat.

    It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.

  2. 2.

    Excessively; too much.

    They really went overboard with the party preparations.

相关短语

go overboard <美>过分爱好; 狂热追求; 爱走极端; 过长 man overboard 有人落水 woman overboard goes overboard gone overboard going overboard went overboard throw overboard 抛弃

词源

From Middle English overbord, overborde, equivalent to over- + board.

来源：wiktionary