throw off the track meaning in English

迷失方向；脱离正轨

We were thrown off the track in looking for his house by some confusing directions
由于方向混淆不清，我们找他的房子时，迷了路。
He would have crushed the first buffaloes , no doubt , with the cow - catcher ; but the locomotive , however powerful , would soon have been checked , the train would inevitably have been thrown off the track , and would then have been helpless
他如果冲过去的话，毫无疑问那几头首当其中的野牛一定会被机车排障器压碎，但是，不管机车多么有力，它也会很快地被迫停车，少不了还会出轨，结果那就要真的抛锚了。