ditch
ditch是一個(gè)英文單詞,它可以作為名詞或動(dòng)詞使用。它的意思有以下幾種:
名詞:一條長而窄的挖在地里的溝渠,通常用于供水或排水,或者劃分土地。
動(dòng)詞:
擺脫或放棄不再想要的東西或人;
在緊急情況下讓飛機(jī)在水上著陸。
ditch這個(gè)詞的詞源是古英語的dīc,意思是堤壩或溝渠。它與中高德語的tīch(池塘或堤壩)有關(guān)。
要記住ditch這個(gè)詞,您可以用一些助記法,比如:
ditch和dig發(fā)音相似,都是以d開頭和以ch結(jié)尾,而且都跟挖掘有關(guān)。dig是挖掘的意思,而ditch就是挖出來的溝渠。
He drove the car into the ditch.(他把車開進(jìn)了溝里。)
She decided to ditch her old clothes and buy some new ones.(她決定扔掉她的舊衣服,買一些新的。)
He was so angry that he ditched his girlfriend on their anniversary.(他太生氣了,竟然在他們的周年紀(jì)念日甩掉了女友。)
The pilot had to ditch the plane in the ocean because of engine failure.(飛行員因?yàn)橐婀收喜坏貌蛔岋w機(jī)在海上迫降。)
He was a spy on a secret mission. He had to?ditch (拋棄)?his identity and assume a new one. He had to?ditch (逃避)?the agents who were chasing him. He had to?ditch (丟棄)?his phone and his gun to avoid being tracked. He had to?ditch (擺脫)?his partner who betrayed him. He had to?ditch (迫降)?from the plane before it exploded. He landed in a?ditch (溝渠)?and hid there until it was safe. He completed his mission and saved the world. But he paid a high price for it. He lost everything he cared about. He wished he could ditch his life and start over.