| 单词 | ditch |
| 释义 | ditch (once / 453 pages) 1nv 2v 3v A ditch is a long trench or pit dug into the ground. If your lawns are always soggy, build a drainage ditch for the excess water to flow into. A ditch can be a man-made trench, usually long and narrow, dug into the earth, or a natural ditch made by flowing water. Originally used for farming, we now use ditch for any pit in the ground. Ditch can also be a verb meaning to toss something or forsake it. You can ditch a plan that's going wrong, or a boyfriend who is misbehaving. If you make an emergency crash landing, you ditch your plane. WORD FAMILYditch: ditched, ditches, ditching USAGE EXAMPLESI kept the chocolate and ditched the exercise. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) Ditch your expectations before beginning the journey and keep an open and curious mind. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) That sent her vehicle rolling into a five-foot ditch four times. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a long narrow excavation in the earth Hypo|Hyper drainage ditch a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage irrigation ditcha ditch to supply dry land with water artificially ha-ha, haw-haw, sunk fencea ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape trencha ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth trenchany long ditch cut in the ground approach trench, communication trencha trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position fire trencha trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire furrowa long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) fosse, moatditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water slit trenchnarrow trench for shelter in battle excavation a hole in the ground made by excavating 2n any small natural waterway Hyper waterway a navigable body of water 3v cut a trench in, as for drainage 2ditch the land to drain it Syn|Hyper trench dig, excavate, hollow remove the inner part or the core of 1v crash or crash-land ditch a car ditch a plane Hyper crash cause to crash 2v make an emergency landing on water 3Hyper crash land make an emergency landing 1v forsake ditch a lover Hyper abandon, desert, desolate, forsake leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch 2v throw away Syn|Hyper chuck abandon forsake, leave behind 3v sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly Syn|Hyper dump get rid of, remove dispose of |
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