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

• 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。
• Throw down your guns, and come on out with your hands up.
  扔下你的枪，并且举起双手走出来。
• Move out throw down your weapon and walk towards me, slowly.
  出来，放下武器慢慢走过来。
• If you want to throw down, fine.
  你要想这样的话，那就来吧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Are you gonna throw down some bed pans?
  你要扔床单不成？