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单词 jettison
释义 jettison
 —jettisonable,  adj.  
 /jet"euh seuhn, -zeuhn/,  v.t.  
  1. to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
  2. to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard.
  3.  Cards.   to discard (an unwanted card or cards).
  n.  
  4. the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.
  5. jetsam.
 [1375-1425; late ME jetteson < AF; OF getaison << L jactation- (s. of jactatio) JACTATION]
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