throw down

英 [θrəʊ daʊn]

美 [θroʊ daʊn]

公然挑衅; 大胆挑战

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 公然挑衅;大胆挑战
  If youthrow downa challenge to someone, you do something new or unexpected in a bold or forceful manner that will probably cause them to reply or react equally strongly.
  1. The regional parliament threw down a new challenge to the central authorities by passing a law allowing private ownership of businesses...
     地方议会通过了一项法律，允许企业私有，这向中央政权发起了新的挑战。
  2. Government ministers have been responding to the challenge thrown down by their former colleague.
     政府部长们一直在应对从前的同事的公然挑战。

双语例句

• He thought it was time that he throw down the gage to his opponent.
  他认为向对手挑战的时候到了。
• We had no choice but to throw down our guns and surrender.
  我们没办法，只好放下枪投降。
• Seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball, in American football.
  在橄榄球运动中将一名带球的对方球员擒住并将其摔倒在地的行为。
• The sixth shall throw down the walls of Ireland and transmute its forests into a level plain.
  第六位会把爱尔兰的城墙推倒，把森林变成平原。
• The people need a strong leader to help them to throw down their unjust rulers.
  人民需要一个强有力的领导帮助他们推翻非正义的统治者。
• The time's gonna come when I throw down the gauntlet and say," it's me or her. "
  好像是时候该我去找她挑战，问你“要我还是要她”
• The regional parliament threw down a new challenge to the central authorities by passing a law allowing private ownership of businesses
  地方议会通过了一项法律，允许企业私有，这向中央政权发起了新的挑战。
• The captain told one of the men to go aloft and throw down a rope.
  于是船长让其中的一个人在大船上扔一根绳子下去连接小船。
• I can decide the destiny, but can't be free, I can not do it to throw down anyone to ignore, canning not do it the affection of get away from the person, canning not do it to leave resolutely.
  我可以决定命运，但不可以自由，我做不到丢下任何人不管，做不到摆脱人的感情，做不到毅然离开。
• No one bothered you: you were a hunter, a dreamer, your own boss away from it all for a few hours on any day that the weather did not throw down its rain.
  没人打扰你：你是猎人、梦想家，是自己的老板，在不下雨的日子里，你可以有几个小时的时间摆脱所有的烦恼。