ditch
ditch — 名詞
- ditchsingular
- ditchesplural
1. A long, narrow channel cut into the earth, often running alongside a road or the
溝渠
路邊或田邊長窄的排水渠道
A long, narrow channel cut into the earth, often running alongside a road or the edge of a field, which carries rainwater away or marks a boundary between properties.
The car slid off the muddy road and landed in a ditch.
車子滑出泥濘的道路，掉進了溝渠裡。
Farmers dug a ditch along the edge of the field to drain the rainwater.
農民在田地邊緣挖了一條溝渠來排掉雨水。
ditch + verb phrase for drainage purpose
Mira's ball rolled into the ditch, so Hao climbed down to get it.
Mira 的球滾進了溝渠，所以 Hao 爬下去撿。
Water from the ditch ran through a pipe under the road into a small stream.
溝裡的水經由路底下的水管流入一條小溪。
prepositional phrase: from the ditch / into a stream
- dig a ditch
- along the ditch
- ditch water
- roadside ditch
- drainage ditch
ditch — 動詞
- ditchpresent simple I / you / we / they
- ditches3rd person singular
- ditching-ing form
- ditchedpast simple
1. To leave behind or stop using a person, object, or activity because you no longe
拋棄；丟掉
捨棄不再想要的人事物
To leave behind or stop using a person, object, or activity because you no longer need or want them — for example, ditching a bad habit, an old phone, or a friend who let you down.
Constanza decided to ditch her old phone after the screen cracked.
Constanza 決定在螢幕摔裂後把舊手機丟掉。
ditch + object (thing you no longer want)
Reema ditched her Saturday art class to go to the beach with friends.
Reema 翹掉了週六的藝術課，和朋友去海邊。
ditch + activity (skip on purpose)
Asher felt bad when he ditched his friends at the party to go home early.
Asher 因為提早離開派對而放朋友鴿子，心裡很過意不去。
The team ditched their original plan when a cheaper option came up.
團隊在找到更便宜的方法後，放棄了原本的計畫。
ditch + abstract object (plan / idea / approach)
Zola ditched the heavy backpack and ran toward the bus stop.
Zola 扔掉沉重的背包，朝公車站跑去。
- ditch a plan
- ditch school
- ditch a friend
- ditch a car
- ditch work
- abandon
More formal than 'ditch'; suggests leaving something permanently and often in a serious or dramatic way
- dump
Similar informality level; often implies getting rid of something abruptly or carelessly
- discard
More formal; usually refers to objects rather than people
- leave
Neutral and broad; does not carry the casual or dismissive tone of 'ditch'
文法句型
ditch + noun phrase (person / thing / activity)
用法筆記
Common in informal spoken and written English. The object can be a person (to ditch a date), an activity (to ditch a meeting), or an object (to ditch a broken device).
常見錯誤
2. To bring an aircraft down onto a body of water such as a lake, river, or sea as
水上迫降
飛機因緊急情況在水面降落
To bring an aircraft down onto a body of water such as a lake, river, or sea as an emergency procedure when the vehicle cannot continue flying safely.
The pilot had to ditch the plane in the lake after both engines failed.
兩個引擎都故障後，機長不得不在湖面上迫降。
ditch + aircraft + in + body of water
Eric trained for years on how to ditch a helicopter over open water.
Eric 多年來一直接受訓練，學習如何在開闊水域上讓直升機迫降。
All passengers survived after the aircraft was ditched safely in the bay.
飛機在海灣安全迫降後，所有乘客都倖存下來。
passive: was ditched
The captain ditched the jet at sea when the fuel ran out.
燃油耗盡時，機長讓噴射機在海面迫降。
- ditch a plane
- ditch at sea
- safely ditch
- forced to ditch
- crash-land
Can refer to landing on land or water; 'ditch' is only used for water landings
- splash down
Often used for spacecraft returning to Earth; more technical and less common in general speech
文法句型
ditch + aircraft (plane / helicopter / jet) + in / on + body of water
用法筆記
Frequently appears in the passive voice ('the plane was ditched'). Subject is nearly always a pilot or someone controlling the aircraft. Not used for boats or vehicles on land.
常見錯誤
3. To create a long, narrow trench in the soil, usually to carry water away from a
挖溝
挖掘狹長溝渠以排水或區分土地
To create a long, narrow trench in the soil, usually to carry water away from a wet area or to separate one piece of land from another.
Minho spent the afternoon ditching the garden to stop rainwater from pooling.
Minho 花了一下午在花園挖溝，防止雨水積水。
ditch + location for drainage purpose
Workers ditched the roadside to lay new pipes for the village water supply.
工人在路邊挖溝，以便鋪設通往村莊的新水管。
Indra used a shovel to ditch around the tent so rain would flow away.
Indra 用鏟子在帳篷周圍挖溝，讓雨水流走。
Before planting rice, the farmer ditched the field in straight parallel lines.
農民在插秧前，沿著田地挖了一條條筆直的溝。
ditch + field for farming purpose
- ditch a field
- ditch the garden
- ditch for drainage
- fill
To put earth back into a hole or ditch, closing it up
文法句型
ditch + noun phrase (ground / field / roadside)
用法筆記
Less common than the noun form 'ditch'. Often appears in farming, construction, and camping contexts. When referring to the action of digging, 'dig a ditch' is more common than the verb 'to ditch'.