| 单词 | ditch |
| 释义 | ditch (dɪtʃ ) Word forms: ditches , ditching , ditched 1. countable noun A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field. Synonyms: channel, drain, trench, gutter 2. verb 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. [informal] I decided to ditch the sofa bed. [VERB noun] Synonyms: get rid of, dump [informal], scrap, bin [informal] 3. verb If someone ditches someone, they end a relationship with that person. [informal] I can't bring myself to ditch him and start again. [VERB noun] Synonyms: leave, drop, abandon, desert 4. verb If a pilot ditches an aircraft or if it ditches, the pilot makes an emergency landing. One American pilot was forced to ditch his jet in the Gulf. [VERB noun] A survivor was knocked unconscious when the helicopter ditched. [VERB] 5. See also last-ditch Idioms: a last ditch attempt an action performed when everything else has failed, as a final attempt to avoid disaster, although it too seems likely to fail The President has been making a last ditch attempt to prevent the rebels taking over the city. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: ditch a plan He also signalled that he was preparing to ditch a plan to secure a 10 billion surplus by the end of the decade. Times, Sunday Times The airline last night urged union leaders to ditch plans for renewed action. The Sun The saving would let ministers ditch plans to clobber 200,000 low-paid families, he claimed. The Sun He ditched plans to stand in the local elections. The Sun Weeks earlier he ditched plans to join trade unionists on an anticuts rally. The Sun The fourth dug next to a roadside ditch at the spot the soldiers had crossed that morning. Times, Sunday Times He tried to escape, but got no farther than the roadside ditch. Globe and Mail With a blizzard closing in, the family's car became stuck in a roadside ditch as they tried to turn around. Times, Sunday Times An example of re-cutting would be a roadside ditch being re-cut and emptied of silt and detritus as a form of maintenance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A press car swerved to avoid a pothole; this forced him into a roadside ditch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ministry-ofdefence spokesman started to point into a shallow ditch. Times, Sunday Times In front ran a shallow ditch dug at sea level cut into the bedrock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It now consists of an oval enclosure with a shallow ditch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The land front itself was protected by a shallow ditch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The work was constructed by the expedient of digging a shallow ditch along the planned course and letting the tidal action carry the loose soil out to sea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 小沟, 抛弃 Japanese: 溝, 捨てる |
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