ditch
n. 沟渠 vt. 在...开沟 vi. 开沟
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A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
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Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.
The truck careered off the road into a ditch.
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A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.
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Alternative form of deech.
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To discard or abandon.
及物Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
Why did you ditch your last boyfriend? He was so nice to you.
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To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
及物/不及物 航空 商务 工程When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
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To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
及物/不及物The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
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To dig ditches.
不及物Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.
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To dig ditches around.
及物The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
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To throw into a ditch.
及物The engine was ditched and turned on its side.
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Alternative form of deech.
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From Middle English dich, from Old English dīċ (“trench, moat”) from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (compare Swedish dike, Icelandic díki, West Frisian dyk (“dam”), Dutch dijk (“dam”), German Teich (“pond”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) (compare Latin fīgō (“to affix, fasten”), Lithuanian diegti (“to prick; plant”), dýgsti (“to geminate, grow”)). Doublet of dike.
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