- a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field沟; 壕。
with obj.
1
- 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受表扬。
1.1
- 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。
2
- 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。
2.1
- 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。
2.2
- 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。
3
- informal bring (an aircraft) down on the sea in an emergency〈非正式〉使（飞机）在海上紧急迫降：
he was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean.
他把飞机迫降于地中海之后, 被一艘炮艇救起。
3.1
- 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.
飞机被迫在北非沿海水域降落。
3.2
- US derail (a train)〈美〉使（火车）脱轨。
派生词
ditcher
noun词源
Old English dic, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk 'ditch， dyke' and German Teich 'pond， pool'， also to DYKE1.