with obj.
1- throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship(从飞机或船上)抛扔, 扔弃(物):
six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea.
六架飞机把负重扔到了海里。
1.1
- abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted)抛弃, 废弃; 扔弃(无用的人或物):
the scheme was jettisoned.
方案被放弃了。
词源
late Middle English (as a noun denoting the throwing of goods overboard to lighten a ship in distress): from Old French getaison, from Latin jactatio(n-), from jactare 'to throw' (see JET1). The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.