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go by the board [英] [gəʊ baɪ ðə bɔ:d] [美] [goʊ bai ðə bɔrd] [短语] 被丢弃;断送;全部落空 词频排名 49454/55435 学习人数 8 难度等级 6/10 认知比例 33.33% 例句 I'm afraid the new car will have to go by the board. 我看买新车的事情要告吹了,我们买不起。 The plan for a picnic had to go by the board. 去野餐的计划已经落空了。 He has let good manners go by the board long ago. 他早就把好举止抛到九霄云外了。 助记 词源 go by the board 中的board(s) 原指帆船两侧的船舷。如果船遭遇到了暴雨、桅杆折断,那么桅杆就可能落到船舷上或越过船舷落进水中(go by the board),再也找不到了。现今,人们赋予了这一表达比喻义,如: a plan goes by the board. 这一计划被遗弃或抛弃了。
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