单词 | jettison |
释义 | jettison/ˈdʒɛtɪs(ə)n / /ˈdʒɛtɪz(ə)n/verb [with object] 1Throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship: six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea...
1.1Abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted): the scheme was jettisoned...
Synonyms dump, drop, ditch, discharge, eject, throw out, empty out, pour out, tip out, unload, throw overboard, throw over the side discard, dispose of, throw away, throw out, get rid of, toss out; reject, scrap, dispense with, cast aside/off, abandon, relinquish, drop, have done with, shed, slough off, shrug off, throw on the scrapheap informal chuck (away/out), fling, dump, ditch, axe, bin, junk, get shut of British informal get shot of North American informal trash noun [mass noun] The action of jettisoning something: [as modifier]: the jettison lever...
OriginLate 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 century. |
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