ditch

noun

1. 沟；渠
   a long channel dug at the side of a field or road, to hold or take away water

verb

1. 摆脱；抛弃；丢弃
   to get rid of sth/sb because you no longer want or need it/them
   1. The new road building programme has been ditched.
      新的道路建设计划已废弃。
   2. He ditched his girlfriend.
      他把女朋友给甩了。
2. 使（飞机）在海上紧急降落；（在海上）迫降
   if a pilot ditches an aircraft, or if it ditches , it lands in the sea in an emergency

1. (道路、田地边上的)沟，渠
   A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field.
2. VERB 摆脱;抛弃;丢弃
   If you ditch something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it, because you no longer want it.
   1. I decided to ditch the sofa bed.
      我决定把沙发床扔了。
   2. Unpopular policies such as unilateral disarmament were ditched.
      诸如单边裁军之类不得人心的政策已被废除了。
3. VERB 抛弃;甩掉;与…断交
   If someone ditches someone, they end a relationship with that person.
   1. I can't bring myself to ditch him and start again.
      我不忍心蹬掉他再觅新欢。
4. V-ERG (使）(飞机)紧急迫降
   If a pilot ditches an aircraft or if it ditches, the pilot makes an emergency landing.
   1. One American pilot was forced to ditch his jet in the Gulf...
      一位美国飞行员被迫将喷气式飞机紧急迫降在波斯湾上。
   2. A survivor was knocked unconscious when the helicopter ditched.
      在直升机紧急迫降时，一名幸存者被撞昏过去。
5. See also: last-ditch

1. Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow, weedy ditch.
   我们仅能依稀辨出桥下一条杂草丛生的窄沟。
2. I decided to ditch the sofa bed.
   我决定把沙发床扔了。
3. Unpopular policies such as unilateral disarmament were ditched.
   诸如单边裁军之类不得人心的政策已被废除了。
4. I can't bring myself to ditch him and start again.
   我不忍心蹬掉他再觅新欢。
5. One American pilot was forced to ditch his jet in the Gulf
   一位美国飞行员被迫将喷气式飞机紧急迫降在波斯湾上。
6. A survivor was knocked unconscious when the helicopter ditched.
   在直升机紧急迫降时，一名幸存者被撞昏过去。
7. I suggested that we not only dump the two companies, but that we also should ditch any other business not involved in soft drinks.
   我提议我们不仅要和那两个公司断绝关系，还要抛弃其他任何不涉及软饮料的业务。
8. It represents a last ditch attempt by the country to extricate itself from its economic crisis
   那是该国摆脱经济危机的最后一搏。
9. He said the President was making a last ditch attempt to save his own neck.
   他说总统正在作最后的努力，希望保住自己的声誉。
10. 'I fell in a ditch', he said, rubbing at a scrape on his hand.
    “我掉进沟里了”，他一边说着，一边揉着手上的擦伤。
11. A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.
    一条沟把溪水引到田间。
12. The water in the ditch is not very clean.
    沟里的水不很清洁。
13. My headlights shone over a broad ditch of water.
    我的汽车前灯照亮了一道很宽的水沟。
14. I saw children swimming in an old irrigation ditch alongside the rotting carcass of an ox.
    我看到孩子们在腐烂的牛尸旁边旧的灌溉渠里游泳。
15. If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
    如果外行指导外行的话，那么两方肯定会掉到沟里边。
16. The car went over into a ditch.
    汽车翻到沟里去了。
17. It's a boy in the ditch!
    是个男孩在水沟里！
18. The water in the irrigating ditch was well up.
    灌溉渠里涨满了水。
19. I fell asleep on the way home and drove my car into a ditch.
    我在回家途中睡着了，把车开进了沟里。
20. I jumped the ditch. that's how to WIN2000 pounds in england.
    我跳过壕沟，我就这样在英国赢了2000镑。
21. The truck slipped into the ditch.
    卡车滑进了沟里。
22. The farmer siphoned water from the cellar into the ditch.
    农夫从地窖中抽取水至水沟中。
23. Since the ditch is full of water, it must have rained last night.
    因为沟里涨满了水，昨晚一定下雨了。
24. He lived in a drain below the hedge, in a very dirty wet ditch.
    他住在绿篱下面的一个排水管，在一个非常脏和湿的沟渠里。
25. Alongside each irrigation canal a drainage ditch was dug.
    沿着每一条灌溉渠，他们还挖了一条排水沟。
26. There is a ditch parallel to or with the fence.
    有一道沟和篱笆平行。
27. A truck and a car were in the ditch.
    一辆卡车和一辆汽车都掉进水沟里了！
28. Or did you ditch her?
    或者你得罪了她。
29. That ditch drains water from the swamp.
    那条沟排出沼泽中的水。
30. You wanted to ditch him, and he got pissed off.
    你想抛弃他，他恼怒了。

  drain chan nel ditch【导航词义：排水道】

  drain n. 〈尤英〉下水道，排（废）水管

〔辨析〕指排水或废液的管道。

  channel n. 水渠

〔辨析〕尤指挖于地上供水流通的沟渠。

  ditch n. 沟，渠

〔辨析〕指挖于田边、路边等处用于蓄水或排水的沟。

noun

1. a long narrow excavation in the earth

2. any small natural waterway

verb

1. cut a trench in, as for drainage
   1. ditch the land to drain it
   2. trench the fields

   Synonym:    trench

2. crash or crash-land
   1. ditch a car
   2. ditch a plane

3. make an emergency landing on water

4. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
   1. The company dumped him after many years of service
   2. She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man

   Synonym:    dump

5. throw away
   1. Chuck these old notes

   Synonym:    chuck

6. forsake
   1. ditch a lover