ditch

1. N-COUNT A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field. 道沟; 沟渠

Both vehicles ended up in a ditch. 两辆车都掉进了沟里。

2. V-T 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. 丢弃[非正式]

I decided to ditch the sofa bed. 我决定把沙发床扔掉。

3. V-T If someone ditches someone, they end a relationship with that person. 抛弃[非正式]

I can't bring myself to ditch him and start again. 我不能说服自己抛弃他，又重新开始。

4. V-T/V-I If a pilot ditches an aircraft or if it ditches, the pilot makes an emergency landing. (飞机) 紧急迫降

One American pilot was forced to ditch his jet in the Gulf. 一个美国飞行员被迫在海湾紧急迫降其喷气式飞机。

5. V-T If someone ditches school or work, they decide not to go to school or work, although they are supposed to go there. 逃学; 旷工[美国英语] [非正式]

What do you say we ditch school and go to the mall?

我们逃学去商场，你觉得怎样？

6. →see also last-ditch