overboard
overboard — adverb
1. past a vessel's edge and down into the water
past a vessel's edge and down into the water
Lee's hat blew overboard in the strong wind.
inanimate subject + movement verb
A wave knocked one fisherman overboard before the rescue boat arrived.
pattern: knock somebody overboard
During the storm, two boxes slid overboard from the back deck.
Maya leaned too far and fell overboard near the harbor wall.
The crew threw a rope after the dog went overboard.
- over the side
closest literal phrase, especially in sea travel contexts
- into the water
broader and not limited to boats or ships
- off the boat
informal and less exact about the direction
- aboard
means on or onto the boat, not in the water
文法句型
fall/go/be knocked + overboard
throw somebody/something + overboard
用法筆記
Usually follows verbs like fall, go, knock, throw, or sweep. For the figurative idea of becoming too excited or extreme, English more often uses the idiom go overboard.