单词 | ditch |
释义 | Word Frequency ditch(dɪtʃ) noun 1. a narrow channel dug in the earth, usually used for drainage, irrigation, or as a boundary marker 2. any small, natural waterway 3. Irish a bank made of earth excavated from and placed alongside a drain or stream 4. informal either of the gutters at the side of a tenpin bowling lane 5. last ditch verb 6. to make a ditch or ditches in (a piece of ground) 7. (intransitive) to edge (something) with a ditch 8. informal to crash or be crashed, esp deliberately, as to avoid more unpleasant circumstances he had to ditch the car 9. (transitive) slang to abandon or discard to ditch a girlfriend 10. informal to land (an aircraft) on water in an emergency 11. (transitive) US slang to evade to ditch the police Derived forms ditcher (ˈditcher) noun ditchless (ˈditchless) adjective Word origin Old English dīc; related to Old Saxon dīk, Old Norse dīki, Middle High German tīch dyke, pond, Latin fīgere to stick, see dyke1Word Frequency Ditch(dɪtʃ) noun Australian and New Zealand the Ditch |
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