ditch
ditch
noun
[with obj.]
ditcher
noun
语源
noun
- a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field
沟；壕
[with obj.]
- provide with ditches
挖沟于；挖壕于
he was praised for ditching the coastal areas.
他因为在沿海地区挖沟修渠而被表扬。
■[no obj.]make or repair ditches
挖沟；修渠
we used to come across bryony while we were ditching.
我们在修渠时常会遇到藤类植物。
[as noun ditching]they would have to pay for hedging and ditching.
他们得花钱雇人围篱挖沟。 - (informal)get rid of; give up
(非正式)摆脱；抛弃
it crossed her mind to ditch her shoes and run.
她想到扔掉鞋子跑。
plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry.
在公众问询之后，修路的计划被放弃了。
■(informal)end a relationship with (someone) peremptorily
(非正式)抛弃，丢弃
she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner.
她断然抛弃了自己的丈夫，嫁给一个擦窗工。
■(N. Amer. informal)play truant from (school)
(北美，非正式)逃（学）
maybe she could ditch school and run away.
也许她会逃学跑掉。 - (informal)bring (an aircraft) down on the sea in an emergency
(非正式)使（飞机）紧急迫降
he was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean.
他在把飞机迫降于地中海之后，被一艘炮艇救起。
■[no obj.](of an aircraft) make a forced landing on the sea
（飞机）作海上迫降
the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast.
飞机被迫在北非海岸水域降落。
■(US)derail (a train)
(美)使（火车）脱轨
ditcher
noun
语源
- Old English dic, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk 'ditch, dyke' and German Teich 'pond, pool', also to dyke
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