"throw overboard" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 扔下船
• 丢弃（比喻）

Definition

指把某物或某人从船上扔进水里。比喻指丢弃或抛弃某物、某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

字面意义多用于航海语境。比喻意义在谈论放弃计划、想法时常见，稍带口语色彩。不要与“扔掉”混淆，后者更普通。

Examples

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

船员不得不把旧物资**扔下船**，让船变轻。

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

他们决定把没用的想法**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.

天气突变时，我们不得不**抛弃**原来的计划。

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

有时候你需要**丢弃**旧习惯才能前进。

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

一亏钱，投资人就立刻**抛弃**了整个项目。