"throw overboard" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 扔下船
• 丟棄（比喻）

Definition

指把某物或某人從船上扔到水裡。也可比喻丟棄或拋棄某人、某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

字面義主要用在航海語境。比喻意思多見於討論放棄計劃或人時，口語色彩。不要和“扔掉”混為一談。

Examples

The crew had to throw overboard old supplies to make the ship lighter.

船員不得不把舊物資**扔下船**，讓船變輕。

They decided to throw overboard any ideas that were not working.

他們決定把沒用的想法**扔下船**。

Passengers were told not to throw overboard any trash.

乘客被告知不要**扔下船**任何垃圾。

We had to throw overboard our original plan when the weather changed.

天氣突變時，我們不得不**拋棄**原來的計劃。

Sometimes you just need to throw overboard old habits to move forward.

有時候你需要**丟棄**舊習慣才能前進。

Once they lost money, investors were quick to throw overboard the whole project.

一虧錢，投資人就立刻**拋棄**了整個項目。