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

• If you want to throw down, fine.
  你要想这样的话，那就来吧。
• We had no choice but to throw down our guns and surrender.
  我们没办法，只好放下枪投降。
• Like a writer being criticized for his first work, Hung-chien was so furious that he was all set to throw down his pen, burn the draft, and not write anything more.
  他像初次发表作品的文人给人批评了一顿，气得要投笔焚稿，不肯再写。
• 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”
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• No wall that enough love will not throw down;
  没有爱摧毁不了的围墙；
• 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。