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

• We had no choice but to throw down our guns and surrender.
  我们没办法，只好放下枪投降。
• A white bird came to the tree every time, and whenever she expressed a wish, the bird would throw down to her what she had wished for.
  不久，有一只小鸟来树上筑巢，她与小鸟交谈起来。后来她想要什么，小鸟都会给她带来。
• When you throw down and kill one, a really sweet line.
  等滑了一次漂亮的以后。
• The technical feature, difficulties and throw down the gauntlet of every EMC research areas are presented in this paper based on Electromagnetic Compatibility ( EMC) fundamentals.
  在简介电磁兼容学科的基础上，阐述了电磁兼容的各个研究领域的技术特点及面对的困难和挑战。
• He told me to throw down my sword, my pistol, and some other things.
  他要我放下我的剑、手枪和其它东西。
• 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。
• Then the cocoa-nuts would be ripe for picking, and her cousins ( like all the natives, Ata had a host of relatives) would swarm up the trees and throw down the big ripe nuts.
  爱塔的表兄表弟、堂兄堂弟（象所有的土人一样，她的亲戚数也数不过来）成群结队地爬到树上去，把成熟的大椰子扔下来。
• 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。
• No matter before have had how many the honor, now must throw down.
  不管以前自己有过多少的荣誉，现在必须丢下。
• You have lost the battle, throw down your arms, and we will show mercy!
  你们打败了，放下武器，我们就饶了你们！