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Jettison Cargo Means Verb 动词   [V N Ed

英语单词 jettison
英美音标 英 ['dʒetɪsn] 美 ['dʒetɪsn]
中文释义 v.抛弃;丢弃;投弃
n.投弃;投弃的货物
英语例句 (1) The first-stage vehicle is used to launch the rocket and is then jettisoned in the upper atmosphere.
(2) We jettison an unworkable plan .
(3) We're going to jettison the cargo.
(4) No jettison of cargo shall be allowed as general average, unless such cargo is carried in accordance with the recognised custom of the trade.
中文例句 (1) 第一级运载火箭是用来发射火箭的,进入高层大气后即抛掉。
(2) 我们放弃难实行的计划。
(3) 我们正准备投弃货物。
(4) 被抛弃的货物,除非按照公认的海运习惯运送,不得作为共同海损受到补偿。
vocabulary简明 Jettison means to push to the side or toss away. If a boat is leaking or an airplane is running out of fuel, you can buy more time by jettisoning cargo, or throwing it overboard.
vocabulary扩展 The word jettison — dating, in its nautical meaning, from the 15th century in English — is commonly used figuratively as well as literally. You can jettison a friendship or an attitude. During the month that the Winter Olympics are aired on TV, figure-skating fans across the country jettison homework and other responsibilities in order to watch.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]放弃,拒绝接受(想法、计划等) If you jettison something, for example an idea or a plan, you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it.
  [V n]
  • The Government seems to have jettisoned the plan.

    政府似乎已经放弃了这个计划。

2
[VERB 动词]丢弃;处理掉;摆脱 To jettison something that is not needed or wanted means to throw it away or get rid of it.
  [V n]
  • The crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing.

    机组人员丢弃了多余燃料,紧急着陆。

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