| 单词 | ditch |
| 释义 | ditch n. & v. --n 1. a long narrow excavated channel esp. for drainage or to mark a boundary. 2. a watercourse, stream, etc. --v 1. intr. make or repair ditches (hedging and ditching). 2. tr. provide with ditches; drain. 3. tr. sl. leave in the lurch; abandon. 4. tr. colloq. a bring (an aircraft) down on the sea in an emergency. b drive (a vehicle) into a ditch. 5. intr. colloq. (of an aircraft) make a forced landing on the sea. 6. tr. sl. defeat; frustrate. 7. tr. US derail (a train). Phrases and idioms ditch-water stagnant water in a ditch. dull as ditch-water extremely dull. last ditch a place of final desperate defence (fight to the last ditch). Derivatives ditcher n. Etymology: OE dic, of unkn. orig.: cf. DIKE(1) |
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