This flashcard explains the word "ditch," which can be used as a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to a "ditch" or "channel." As a verb, it has multiple meanings including "to get rid of," "to abandon someone," "to land an aircraft in water," or (in American English) "to skip school."
[N-COUNT 可数名词](道路、田地边上的)沟，渠 A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field.
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[VERB 动词]摆脱；抛弃；丢弃 If you ditch something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it, because you no longer want it.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
I decided to ditch the sofa bed.
我决定把沙发床扔了。
Unpopular policies such as unilateral disarmament were ditched.
诸如单边裁军之类不得人心的政策已被废除了。
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[VERB 动词]抛弃；甩掉；与…断交 If someone ditches someone, they end a relationship with that person.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
I can't bring myself to ditch him and start again.
我不忍心蹬掉他再觅新欢。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使）(飞机)紧急迫降 If a pilot ditches an aircraft or if it ditches, the pilot makes an emergency landing.
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One American pilot was forced to ditch his jet in the Gulf...
一位美国飞行员被迫将喷气式飞机紧急迫降在波斯湾上。
A survivor was knocked unconscious when the helicopter ditched.
在直升机紧急迫降时，一名幸存者被撞昏过去。
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See also:
last-ditch
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ditch/dɪtʃ; NAmEdɪtʃ/
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ditchditchesditchedditchingnouna long channel dug at the side of a field or road, to hold or take away water 沟；渠verb1[transitive ]ditchsth/sb ( informal) to get rid of sth/sb because you no longer want or need it/them 摆脱；抛弃；丢弃◆The new road building programme has been ditched.新的道路建设计划已废弃。◆He ditched his girlfriend.他把女朋友给甩了。2[transitive , intransitive ]ditch(sth) if a pilot ditchesan aircraft, or if it ditches,it lands in the sea in an emergency 使（飞机）在海上紧急降落；（在海上）迫降3[transitive ]~ school( NAmE) ( informal) to stay away from school without permission 逃学；旷课ditch/dɪtʃ; NAmEdɪtʃ/
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ditchditch1 /dɪtʃ/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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a long narrow hole dug at the side of a field, road etc to hold or remove unwanted water →
last-ditch
COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + ditchdeep/shallow· The car had become stuck in a deep ditch.a drainage ditch (=for water to drain away into)· They were digging a drainage ditch.an irrigation ditch (=taking water to fields, crops etc)· The fields were separated by irrigation ditches.an open ditch (=not covered)· The horse had to jump over an open ditch.a roadside ditch (=along the edge of a road)· His clothes were found in a roadside ditch.verbsdig a ditch· Ditches were dug to prevent the river from flooding.a ditch runs along/down etc something· A muddy ditch ran along the side of the field.
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1[transitive] informal to stop having something because you no longer want it: The government has ditched plans to privatise the prison.2[transitive] informal to end a romantic relationship with someone: Meg and Neil were due to marry, but she ditched him.3[transitive] American English spoken informal to not go to school, a class etc when you shouldSYN skip British English: Did you ditch class today?4[transitive] American English spoken informal to leave someone you are with in a place without telling them you are going5[intransitive, transitive] to land an aircraft in a controlled crash into water: Two balloonists had to ditch during the race.