ditch
- IPA[diCH]
美式
- a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field
- provide with ditches；make or repair ditches
verb: ditch, 3rd person present: ditches, gerund or present participle: ditching, past tense: ditched, past participle: ditched
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch
動詞
- 1. provide with ditches he was praised for ditching the coastal areas 同義詞
- ▪ make or repair ditches we ditched around our tents
- 2. informal get rid of or give up plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry it crossed her mind to ditch her shoes and run 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ end a relationship with (someone) peremptorily; abandon she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner 同義詞
- ▪ North American be truant from (school or another obligation) maybe she could ditch school and run away
- 3. bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency he was picked up by a frigate after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean
- ▪ (of an aircraft) make a forced landing on water the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast
- ▪ US derail (a train).
- denoting a final attempt to achieve something after all else has failed: a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock
Oxford Dictionary
- denoting a final attempt to achieve something after all else has failed: a last-ditch effort to break the deadlock
Oxford American Dictionary
- those people without knowledge or experience should not try to guide or advise others in a ...
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[dɪtʃ]
英式
- a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water: their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch
- provide with a ditch or ditches: he was praised for ditching the coastal areas
Oxford Dictionary
