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

• 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。
• For god's sake, Tom smith, throw down your arms.
  看上帝的分上，汤姆？史密斯，马上放下枪械投降吧。
• I can still get down some stuff and throw down a decent line, I think.
  我还有能力漂漂亮亮滑几次，我想。
• 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。
• Owing to poor working conditions, they decided to throw down their tools.
  因为恶劣的工作环境，他们决定罢工。
• To release or throw down in a large mass.
  倾倒大量放出或扔下扔下了三明治与啤酒。
• No wall that enough love will not throw down;
  没有爱摧毁不了的围墙；
• 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。
• When you throw down and kill one, a really sweet line.
  等滑了一次漂亮的以后。
• 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。