at full/half throttle idiom       
 以全速/半速;尽全力/以一半的力量
at full/half speed or power
  He's working at full throttle (= as hard as he can) to get the job finished. 他正全力以赴完成工作。 
 The captain of the boat had his engines at full throttle. 船长让船开足马力全速行驶。