Definition of ditch in English:

ditch

noun dɪtʃdɪtʃ

A narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water.
their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch
Example sentencesExamples
- Consider a complex obstacle consisting of wire, minefields, and antitank ditches.
- The vehicle hit a ditch and turned over on the driver's side.
- There are extensive anti-tank ditches, all in good order.
- I jumped out and fell into a deep ditch by the side of the road.
- We hit a ditch and in about ten or 15 minutes all was quite.
- The trails cross irrigation ditches, and one eventually winds through rainforest to more open fields.
- We found six species in a single small ditch beside the road to Bull Pond.
- In the medieval period there was a wide ditch in front crossed by a drawbridge.
- He even has a water-filled ditch built around the altar.
- And there was no drainage ditch on the side.
- In one town, invading militiamen had filled an irrigation ditch with concrete.
- Why did Isabel Gonzalez carry flowers to a roadside ditch for more than 50 years?
- Most rural roadways are best suited to collect water in ditches on each side.
- But as he was about to climb up the muddy ditch, another water tree fell on him.
- Then you discover that the process has all the glamour of digging a ditch.
- Next, we came across a wide canal or antitank ditch that was filled with water.
- He dived into the weeds and rolled into the ditch filled with ice-cold water.
- And as soon as those ditches were filled, more were dug.
- Just to complicate matters a little more there is a deep ditch running from corner to corner in the field.
- Around 2,000 years old, it was also discovered by ditch diggers in north-east Scotland in 1816.
Synonyms
trench, trough, channel, dyke, drain, gutter, gully, moat, duct, watercourse, conduit
ha-ha
technical fosse
historical sap
rare fleet

verb dɪtʃdɪtʃ

[with object]

1Provide with a ditch or ditches.
挖沟于；挖壕于
he was praised for ditching the coastal areas
他因为在沿海地区挖沟修渠而受表扬。
Synonyms
dig a ditch in, provide with ditches, trench, excavate, drain
1. 1.1no object Make or repair ditches.
  挖沟；修渠
  we ditched around our tents
  Example sentencesExamples
  I remember all the crafts they used to do: hedging, ditching - that's all gone now.
  His father worked for the nearby farms, doing ditching and draining, while his mother was an auxiliary nurse.
2informal Get rid of or give up.
〈非正式〉摆脱；抛弃
plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry
在公众问询之后，修路的计划被放弃了。
Example sentencesExamples
- The other remedy, of course, is to ditch all home PCs - go on, just throw them out in the street and get rid of them.
- However, to gain credibility with supporters he is ditching - or at least modifying - some of his pro-European views.
- We ditched the bikes and our bags and started to walk the perimeter.
- None of my fellow smokers and ex-smokers can believe I still feel pangs of nostalgia for the habit I finally ditched in March after 25 years, on and off.
- But it bothers my head that my heart is so casual about ditching long and deeply held principles.
- More of them have broadband connections and a much larger percentage have ditched their landlines for mobile phones.
- But the second she opened the door, I ditched all my misgivings.
- This would mean ditching all the stuff I've recorded and collected on quaint videotape, but it has to happen.
- Rules and procedures exist but, one soon realises, these are mere guidelines, to be used when helpful, and ditched when not.
- Reaching middle age is a good time for a mental clear-out, ditching all this depressing clutter.
- An interactive experiment gets ditched in its original form.
- Together they ditched £155,000 of shares as the company's stock continued to hover around its highest level for three years.
- Still, good to see they're still around, and back in the medical uniforms they briefly ditched.
- However, some traditional but gender-specific Gaelic words have been ditched in favour of English borrowings.
- Are Kiwis following the US trend towards ditching their landline in favour of wireless connectivity?
- Alternatively, the psychometric tests could be ditched altogether.
- Sal wakes him up to ditch the car and has trouble sleeping himself.
- The electro-car would be used for several hours and then ditched within specified downtown limits.
- Jake ditched his bike at the clearing's edge and ran to the hut.
- We ditched all the debris overboard and the chippies welded a piece of steel over the hole so we could carry on.
Synonyms
throw out, throw away, discard, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, shed
abandon, drop, shelve, scrap, jettison, throw on the scrapheap
informal dump, junk, scrub, axe, get shut of, chuck (away/out), pull the plug on, knock on the head
British informal get shot of
North American informal trash
1. 2.1 End a relationship with (someone) peremptorily.
  〈非正式〉抛弃，丢弃
  she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner
  她断然抛弃了自己的丈夫，嫁给一个擦窗工。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Anyway, I had some people telling me to ditch the girl, others telling me to forgive and forget.
  She ditched her husband in the Sin City, as part of a life-changing de-cluttering exercise in the early nineties.
  Go along with it and then ditch him as soon as possible.
  He asked Sklar out, she accepted and, before long, she ditched her new husband and ran off with the comedian.
  If that means ditching a few people and making new friends than that's what she'll do.
  I mean come on you can't just ditch us because you moved across the country.
  If it feels like your girl is ditching you for the guy, relax.
  Shanti's daughter, Raji, had a philandering husband who ditched her and took up with Kala.
  Jen just completely ditched Ryan, which really was messed up of her.
  How could she just completely ditch me, and for the one person who at that time truly hated me.
  And what about her emotional strain upon being ditched?
  She knew Andy wouldn't just sleep with her and then ditch her.
  The trick is to ensure that the words you speak when you ditch her reveal your true personality at last.
  Fred, however, is down in the dumps because Virginia has ditched him for a Texas millionaire.
  She had been married for 25 years when her husband ditched her.
  Nobody's doubting Baxter's sincerity, but if he ditched even some of the throwaway lite rockers, he'd be a far edgier and ultimately more appealing prospect.
  My best friend of many years finally ditched her louse of a husband.
  You need some breathing room, but you don't want to totally ditch Lindsay.
  A few months ago, he was poised to quit the game after being ditched cruelly at the end of last season by Glasgow.
  The speed at which other employers are ditching gold-plated occupational schemes and cutting their contributions is causing great dismay.
  Synonyms
  break up with, jilt, cast aside, throw over, finish with
  leave, desert, abandon, turn one's back on, leave high and dry, leave in the lurch
  informal dump, drop, chuck, run out on, walk out on, give someone the elbow, give someone the heave-ho, leave someone holding the baby
  British informal give someone the push, give someone the big E, bin off
  archaic forsake
2. 2.2North American Play truant from (school)
  〈北美，非正式〉逃（学）
  maybe she could ditch school and run away
  也许她会逃学跑掉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At 15, Ed ditched school to go to L.A. and see the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Jason Lee, Ann, and Deanna.
  Steve was at work and my mother was sleeping, so I could ditch school today.
  Plus, I had the thankful job to tell her that her friends had ditched her.
  Did they ditch class, or did their teachers declare an impromptu holiday?
  Some claimed to have ditched their high school or middle school to be on Berkeley's campus to show their opposition to the war.
  On top of everything else, she was now ditching school.
  If you want to ditch school and come over to hang out with me, they why should I stop you?
  I ditched seminar because he would expect to sit by me and I can't reject him without him asking me what's wrong.
  I really hate it when people ditch me without even a phone call.
  "My friends ditched me, " answered Brice, coming level with us and grinning.
  On my way to school I thought of multiple possibilities to ditch classes today.
  What happened to regular teenage girls if they ditched school?
  I have never skipped school or ditched it unless I was sick.
  She ditched school and forgot the twins, all things her mother would find out.
  But it was well past noon; he had gotten out from school and ditched his last class to come early.
  As your brother and your best friend, I ask you to ditch school today and go somewhere… anywhere as long as it's not school.
  At that very moment I remembered I had totally ditched therapy.
  I was supposed to meet a friend, but she ditched.
  Sometimes I took classes that would be easy to pass so it wouldn't matter if I ditched.
  It continues to be a difficult temptation to ditch church and watch all the Sunday morning political shows, but I resisted today.
  Synonyms
  stay away from school, not go to school, be absent, truant
3Bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency.
〈非正式〉使（飞机）在海上紧急迫降
he was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean
他把飞机迫降于地中海之后，被一艘炮艇救起。
Example sentencesExamples
- He cannot make it over that last ridge to ditch in the sea.
- He could see the blood on my face and thought it might be necessary for me to ditch my plane.
- A light aircraft pilot was said to be lucky to be alive tonight after ditching his plane in the Irish Sea.
- Why didn't the pilot just head out to sea and ditch the plane so the Chinese wouldn't have gotten a chance to capture it?
- Then reports of a massive cyclone start coming in; the boats are trapped at sea, the pilots are forced to ditch the plane in the drink.
- Deterioration of the hydraulic system could have resulted in us ditching the aircraft, just not so soon.
- Membership is available only to aviators who have ditched into the sea, and survived.
- At this point, the crew realized we might have to bail out or ditch the aircraft.
- Someone must have bailed out and ditched their flying machine over the water.
- Yes, you can bail out of the aircraft or you can ditch the aircraft in the ocean or you can land.
- The pilot ditched his aircraft in the lagoon surrounding the islands.
- Mr Burke said he believed the pilot deliberately ditched in the river - but left it late to avoid hitting villages on either bank.
- Given the choice of landing in unfriendly Syria or ditching, he was forced to make a cutter landing at night, and he hasn't forgotten.
- Last August, Fossett set a solo balloonist duration record, flying for 12 days, 12 hours and 57 minutes before ditching on a cattle ranch in Brazil.
- The remaining engines subsequently lost power, and the captain ditched the airplane into the bay.
- I was concerned that I was either going to have to ditch the aircraft or would have controllability problems on deck.
- The outer panels of the wing were sealed to help the aircraft to float in case it had to be ditched in the sea.
1. 3.1no object (of an aircraft) make a forced landing on water.
  （飞机）作海上迫降
  the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast
  飞机被迫在北非沿海水域降落。
  Example sentencesExamples
  More than a dozen of its Faireys are reported as crashing or ditching into the sea, though none has yet been discovered in reasonable condition.
  The plane ditched 100m north of the rocks into a sea lashed by the gusting wind, and it took only seconds to sink.
  Unknown to our crew, the skipper had told the squadron our aircraft had ditched, and survivor status was unknown.
  My wingman aborted somewhere along the line, and I escorted a B- 17 to a successful ditching in the middle of the North Sea.
  However, he had soon narrowed the search down to five aircraft ditched around Vis.
  Peter and Helen Walsh were among the four on board that lost their lives when the plane ditched into the sea in thick fog.
  The flight turned into an Immediate disaster and had to ditch in icy waters.
  Some planes searched in vain; a lot of the fighters had to ditch as they simply ran out of fuel.
  All the time there were aircraft ditching in the sea.
  Geelong and Cessnock were also among the first units on scene when an RMAF Hawk aircraft ditched in the early phases of the exercise.
  Three crew members returning from an attack on Genoa died after their aircraft was forced to ditch in the River Humber.
  The aircraft had to ditch in the North Sea and all six crew members were able to scramble out and into a dinghy.
  The Tunisian airliner with 39 people on board was attempting an emergency landing before ditching into the sea, Italian officials said.
  When it lost control it ditched into the water which will destroy all the electronics and gear inside the plane (security feature).
  There was no distress call from the plane which circled the airport twice before ditching into the sea.
  Of the 16 bombers that took off, 15 crashed or ditched at sea.
  One of their missions was to fire illumination flares to aid commercial and military aircraft that were forced to ditch at sea.
2. 3.2US Derail (a train).
  〈美〉使（火车）脱轨
  Example sentencesExamples
  In Halifax I ditched the train in the first little yard (was it called Rockington... something like that), by the Bedford Basin, and went for coffee.
  Royal Mail controversially announced last June that it was ditching the trains, after 173 years, in favour of road and air transport.

Derivatives

ditcher

noun ˈdɪtʃəˈdɪtʃər

You're no ditcher - you're a girl who ditched one time and feels terrible about it and won't make that mistake again.
Example sentencesExamples
- If you weren't such a ditcher and going off to those parties and getting drunk, then mom wouldn't yell at you!
- Jim is a two-time ditcher who flew 79 operations during the war as an air gunner - always on low-level flights.
- Because it was during school hours, the path to her house was generally empty; the ditchers usually hung out in alleys or ruins.
- Farm implements, a hay rake and a horse-drawn ditcher, were nineteenth-century - no sign of millennial modernity here.

Origin

Old English dīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk 'ditch, dyke' and German Teich 'pond, pool', also to dyke².

dyke from Middle English:
There are two almost contradictory aspects to dyke: it means both ‘something dug out’ and ‘something built up’. The first group of senses began in the medieval period and derives from the old Scandinavian word dík or diki, which corresponds to native English ditch (Old English) and is related to dig (Middle English). At much the same time related German and Dutch forms gave us the second group, initially in the sense ‘a city wall, a fortification’. A possible linking idea appears in the sense ‘dam’—a dam entails both the building up of an obstruction and the creation of a pool. The Dutch build dykes to prevent flooding from the sea. This is the context of the phrase to put your finger in a dyke, ‘to attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable’. It comes from a popular story of a heroic little Dutch boy who saved his community from flooding, by placing his finger in a hole in a dyke, thereby preventing it getting bigger and averting the disastrous consequences.
The word dyke is also a derogatory term for a lesbian, especially a masculine-looking one. Originally found in the fuller form bulldyke, it has been in use since at least the 1920s, but no one is sure of its origin.

Rhymes

bewitch, bitch, enrich, fitch, flitch, glitch, hitch, itch, kitsch, Mitch, pitch, quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, switch, titch, twitch, which, witch

Definition of ditch in US English:

ditch

noundɪtʃdiCH

A narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field.
沟；壕
Example sentencesExamples
- I jumped out and fell into a deep ditch by the side of the road.
- We found six species in a single small ditch beside the road to Bull Pond.
- And as soon as those ditches were filled, more were dug.
- He even has a water-filled ditch built around the altar.
- We hit a ditch and in about ten or 15 minutes all was quite.
- Around 2,000 years old, it was also discovered by ditch diggers in north-east Scotland in 1816.
- The vehicle hit a ditch and turned over on the driver's side.
- There are extensive anti-tank ditches, all in good order.
- And there was no drainage ditch on the side.
- In the medieval period there was a wide ditch in front crossed by a drawbridge.
- But as he was about to climb up the muddy ditch, another water tree fell on him.
- Next, we came across a wide canal or antitank ditch that was filled with water.
- Most rural roadways are best suited to collect water in ditches on each side.
- Consider a complex obstacle consisting of wire, minefields, and antitank ditches.
- In one town, invading militiamen had filled an irrigation ditch with concrete.
- Then you discover that the process has all the glamour of digging a ditch.
- Why did Isabel Gonzalez carry flowers to a roadside ditch for more than 50 years?
- He dived into the weeds and rolled into the ditch filled with ice-cold water.
- The trails cross irrigation ditches, and one eventually winds through rainforest to more open fields.
- Just to complicate matters a little more there is a deep ditch running from corner to corner in the field.
Synonyms
trench, trough, channel, dyke, drain, gutter, gully, moat, duct, watercourse, conduit

verbdɪtʃdiCH

[with object]

1Provide with ditches.
挖沟于；挖壕于
he was praised for ditching the coastal areas
他因为在沿海地区挖沟修渠而受表扬。
Synonyms
dig a ditch in, provide with ditches, trench, excavate, drain
1. 1.1no object Make or repair ditches.
  挖沟；修渠
  we ditched around our tents
  Example sentencesExamples
  His father worked for the nearby farms, doing ditching and draining, while his mother was an auxiliary nurse.
  I remember all the crafts they used to do: hedging, ditching - that's all gone now.
2informal Get rid of or give up.
〈非正式〉摆脱；抛弃
plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry
在公众问询之后，修路的计划被放弃了。
it crossed her mind to ditch her shoes and run
她想到扔掉鞋子跑。
Example sentencesExamples
- An interactive experiment gets ditched in its original form.
- Still, good to see they're still around, and back in the medical uniforms they briefly ditched.
- We ditched the bikes and our bags and started to walk the perimeter.
- Are Kiwis following the US trend towards ditching their landline in favour of wireless connectivity?
- Reaching middle age is a good time for a mental clear-out, ditching all this depressing clutter.
- None of my fellow smokers and ex-smokers can believe I still feel pangs of nostalgia for the habit I finally ditched in March after 25 years, on and off.
- But it bothers my head that my heart is so casual about ditching long and deeply held principles.
- Alternatively, the psychometric tests could be ditched altogether.
- But the second she opened the door, I ditched all my misgivings.
- However, some traditional but gender-specific Gaelic words have been ditched in favour of English borrowings.
- We ditched all the debris overboard and the chippies welded a piece of steel over the hole so we could carry on.
- Sal wakes him up to ditch the car and has trouble sleeping himself.
- Jake ditched his bike at the clearing's edge and ran to the hut.
- However, to gain credibility with supporters he is ditching - or at least modifying - some of his pro-European views.
- Together they ditched £155,000 of shares as the company's stock continued to hover around its highest level for three years.
- The electro-car would be used for several hours and then ditched within specified downtown limits.
- This would mean ditching all the stuff I've recorded and collected on quaint videotape, but it has to happen.
- More of them have broadband connections and a much larger percentage have ditched their landlines for mobile phones.
- Rules and procedures exist but, one soon realises, these are mere guidelines, to be used when helpful, and ditched when not.
- The other remedy, of course, is to ditch all home PCs - go on, just throw them out in the street and get rid of them.
Synonyms
throw out, throw away, discard, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, shed
1. 2.1 End a relationship with (someone) peremptorily; abandon.
  〈非正式〉抛弃，丢弃
  she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner
  她断然抛弃了自己的丈夫，嫁给一个擦窗工。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Shanti's daughter, Raji, had a philandering husband who ditched her and took up with Kala.
  He asked Sklar out, she accepted and, before long, she ditched her new husband and ran off with the comedian.
  How could she just completely ditch me, and for the one person who at that time truly hated me.
  A few months ago, he was poised to quit the game after being ditched cruelly at the end of last season by Glasgow.
  Anyway, I had some people telling me to ditch the girl, others telling me to forgive and forget.
  Fred, however, is down in the dumps because Virginia has ditched him for a Texas millionaire.
  If it feels like your girl is ditching you for the guy, relax.
  Jen just completely ditched Ryan, which really was messed up of her.
  Go along with it and then ditch him as soon as possible.
  And what about her emotional strain upon being ditched?
  My best friend of many years finally ditched her louse of a husband.
  Nobody's doubting Baxter's sincerity, but if he ditched even some of the throwaway lite rockers, he'd be a far edgier and ultimately more appealing prospect.
  You need some breathing room, but you don't want to totally ditch Lindsay.
  The trick is to ensure that the words you speak when you ditch her reveal your true personality at last.
  She ditched her husband in the Sin City, as part of a life-changing de-cluttering exercise in the early nineties.
  If that means ditching a few people and making new friends than that's what she'll do.
  She knew Andy wouldn't just sleep with her and then ditch her.
  I mean come on you can't just ditch us because you moved across the country.
  She had been married for 25 years when her husband ditched her.
  The speed at which other employers are ditching gold-plated occupational schemes and cutting their contributions is causing great dismay.
  Synonyms
  break up with, jilt, cast aside, throw over, finish with
2. 2.2North American Be truant from (school or another obligation)
  maybe she could ditch school and run away
  也许她会逃学跑掉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sometimes I took classes that would be easy to pass so it wouldn't matter if I ditched.
  At that very moment I remembered I had totally ditched therapy.
  Some claimed to have ditched their high school or middle school to be on Berkeley's campus to show their opposition to the war.
  "My friends ditched me, " answered Brice, coming level with us and grinning.
  It continues to be a difficult temptation to ditch church and watch all the Sunday morning political shows, but I resisted today.
  I really hate it when people ditch me without even a phone call.
  What happened to regular teenage girls if they ditched school?
  I have never skipped school or ditched it unless I was sick.
  Plus, I had the thankful job to tell her that her friends had ditched her.
  But it was well past noon; he had gotten out from school and ditched his last class to come early.
  As your brother and your best friend, I ask you to ditch school today and go somewhere… anywhere as long as it's not school.
  On top of everything else, she was now ditching school.
  On my way to school I thought of multiple possibilities to ditch classes today.
  At 15, Ed ditched school to go to L.A. and see the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Jason Lee, Ann, and Deanna.
  I ditched seminar because he would expect to sit by me and I can't reject him without him asking me what's wrong.
  She ditched school and forgot the twins, all things her mother would find out.
  Did they ditch class, or did their teachers declare an impromptu holiday?
  If you want to ditch school and come over to hang out with me, they why should I stop you?
  Steve was at work and my mother was sleeping, so I could ditch school today.
  I was supposed to meet a friend, but she ditched.
  Synonyms
  stay away from school, not go to school, be absent, truant
3Bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency.
〈非正式〉使（飞机）在海上紧急迫降
he was picked up by a frigate after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean
他把飞机迫降于地中海之后，被一艘炮艇救起。
Example sentencesExamples
- Someone must have bailed out and ditched their flying machine over the water.
- Why didn't the pilot just head out to sea and ditch the plane so the Chinese wouldn't have gotten a chance to capture it?
- He could see the blood on my face and thought it might be necessary for me to ditch my plane.
- I was concerned that I was either going to have to ditch the aircraft or would have controllability problems on deck.
- Last August, Fossett set a solo balloonist duration record, flying for 12 days, 12 hours and 57 minutes before ditching on a cattle ranch in Brazil.
- Then reports of a massive cyclone start coming in; the boats are trapped at sea, the pilots are forced to ditch the plane in the drink.
- At this point, the crew realized we might have to bail out or ditch the aircraft.
- Yes, you can bail out of the aircraft or you can ditch the aircraft in the ocean or you can land.
- The remaining engines subsequently lost power, and the captain ditched the airplane into the bay.
- Deterioration of the hydraulic system could have resulted in us ditching the aircraft, just not so soon.
- Given the choice of landing in unfriendly Syria or ditching, he was forced to make a cutter landing at night, and he hasn't forgotten.
- The pilot ditched his aircraft in the lagoon surrounding the islands.
- The outer panels of the wing were sealed to help the aircraft to float in case it had to be ditched in the sea.
- A light aircraft pilot was said to be lucky to be alive tonight after ditching his plane in the Irish Sea.
- Membership is available only to aviators who have ditched into the sea, and survived.
- He cannot make it over that last ridge to ditch in the sea.
- Mr Burke said he believed the pilot deliberately ditched in the river - but left it late to avoid hitting villages on either bank.
1. 3.1no object (of an aircraft) make a forced landing on water.
  （飞机）作海上迫降
  the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast
  飞机被迫在北非沿海水域降落。
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, he had soon narrowed the search down to five aircraft ditched around Vis.
  My wingman aborted somewhere along the line, and I escorted a B- 17 to a successful ditching in the middle of the North Sea.
  One of their missions was to fire illumination flares to aid commercial and military aircraft that were forced to ditch at sea.
  The plane ditched 100m north of the rocks into a sea lashed by the gusting wind, and it took only seconds to sink.
  Geelong and Cessnock were also among the first units on scene when an RMAF Hawk aircraft ditched in the early phases of the exercise.
  When it lost control it ditched into the water which will destroy all the electronics and gear inside the plane (security feature).
  Of the 16 bombers that took off, 15 crashed or ditched at sea.
  There was no distress call from the plane which circled the airport twice before ditching into the sea.
  More than a dozen of its Faireys are reported as crashing or ditching into the sea, though none has yet been discovered in reasonable condition.
  Unknown to our crew, the skipper had told the squadron our aircraft had ditched, and survivor status was unknown.
  The Tunisian airliner with 39 people on board was attempting an emergency landing before ditching into the sea, Italian officials said.
  The flight turned into an Immediate disaster and had to ditch in icy waters.
  Three crew members returning from an attack on Genoa died after their aircraft was forced to ditch in the River Humber.
  All the time there were aircraft ditching in the sea.
  Peter and Helen Walsh were among the four on board that lost their lives when the plane ditched into the sea in thick fog.
  The aircraft had to ditch in the North Sea and all six crew members were able to scramble out and into a dinghy.
  Some planes searched in vain; a lot of the fighters had to ditch as they simply ran out of fuel.
2. 3.2US Derail (a train).
  〈美〉使（火车）脱轨
  Example sentencesExamples
  In Halifax I ditched the train in the first little yard (was it called Rockington... something like that), by the Bedford Basin, and went for coffee.
  Royal Mail controversially announced last June that it was ditching the trains, after 173 years, in favour of road and air transport.

Origin

Old English dīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk ‘ditch, dyke’ and German Teich ‘pond, pool’, also to dyke.

词汇	ditch
释义	Definition of ditch in English: ditch noun dɪtʃdɪtʃ A narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water. their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch Example sentencesExamples Consider a complex obstacle consisting of wire, minefields, and antitank ditches. The vehicle hit a ditch and turned over on the driver's side. There are extensive anti-tank ditches, all in good order. I jumped out and fell into a deep ditch by the side of the road. We hit a ditch and in about ten or 15 minutes all was quite. The trails cross irrigation ditches, and one eventually winds through rainforest to more open fields. We found six species in a single small ditch beside the road to Bull Pond. In the medieval period there was a wide ditch in front crossed by a drawbridge. He even has a water-filled ditch built around the altar. And there was no drainage ditch on the side. In one town, invading militiamen had filled an irrigation ditch with concrete. Why did Isabel Gonzalez carry flowers to a roadside ditch for more than 50 years? Most rural roadways are best suited to collect water in ditches on each side. But as he was about to climb up the muddy ditch, another water tree fell on him. Then you discover that the process has all the glamour of digging a ditch. Next, we came across a wide canal or antitank ditch that was filled with water. He dived into the weeds and rolled into the ditch filled with ice-cold water. And as soon as those ditches were filled, more were dug. Just to complicate matters a little more there is a deep ditch running from corner to corner in the field. Around 2,000 years old, it was also discovered by ditch diggers in north-east Scotland in 1816. Synonyms trench, trough, channel, dyke, drain, gutter, gully, moat, duct, watercourse, conduit ha-ha technical fosse historical sap rare fleet verb dɪtʃdɪtʃ [with object] 1Provide with a ditch or ditches. 挖沟于；挖壕于 he was praised for ditching the coastal areas 他因为在沿海地区挖沟修渠而受表扬。 Synonyms dig a ditch in, provide with ditches, trench, excavate, drain 1.1no object Make or repair ditches. 挖沟；修渠 we ditched around our tents Example sentencesExamples I remember all the crafts they used to do: hedging, ditching - that's all gone now. His father worked for the nearby farms, doing ditching and draining, while his mother was an auxiliary nurse. 2informal Get rid of or give up. 〈非正式〉摆脱；抛弃 plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry 在公众问询之后，修路的计划被放弃了。 Example sentencesExamples The other remedy, of course, is to ditch all home PCs - go on, just throw them out in the street and get rid of them. However, to gain credibility with supporters he is ditching - or at least modifying - some of his pro-European views. We ditched the bikes and our bags and started to walk the perimeter. None of my fellow smokers and ex-smokers can believe I still feel pangs of nostalgia for the habit I finally ditched in March after 25 years, on and off. But it bothers my head that my heart is so casual about ditching long and deeply held principles. More of them have broadband connections and a much larger percentage have ditched their landlines for mobile phones. But the second she opened the door, I ditched all my misgivings. This would mean ditching all the stuff I've recorded and collected on quaint videotape, but it has to happen. Rules and procedures exist but, one soon realises, these are mere guidelines, to be used when helpful, and ditched when not. Reaching middle age is a good time for a mental clear-out, ditching all this depressing clutter. An interactive experiment gets ditched in its original form. Together they ditched £155,000 of shares as the company's stock continued to hover around its highest level for three years. Still, good to see they're still around, and back in the medical uniforms they briefly ditched. However, some traditional but gender-specific Gaelic words have been ditched in favour of English borrowings. Are Kiwis following the US trend towards ditching their landline in favour of wireless connectivity? Alternatively, the psychometric tests could be ditched altogether. Sal wakes him up to ditch the car and has trouble sleeping himself. The electro-car would be used for several hours and then ditched within specified downtown limits. Jake ditched his bike at the clearing's edge and ran to the hut. We ditched all the debris overboard and the chippies welded a piece of steel over the hole so we could carry on. Synonyms throw out, throw away, discard, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, shed abandon, drop, shelve, scrap, jettison, throw on the scrapheap informal dump, junk, scrub, axe, get shut of, chuck (away/out), pull the plug on, knock on the head British informal get shot of North American informal trash 2.1 End a relationship with (someone) peremptorily. 〈非正式〉抛弃，丢弃 she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner 她断然抛弃了自己的丈夫，嫁给一个擦窗工。 Example sentencesExamples Anyway, I had some people telling me to ditch the girl, others telling me to forgive and forget. She ditched her husband in the Sin City, as part of a life-changing de-cluttering exercise in the early nineties. Go along with it and then ditch him as soon as possible. He asked Sklar out, she accepted and, before long, she ditched her new husband and ran off with the comedian. If that means ditching a few people and making new friends than that's what she'll do. I mean come on you can't just ditch us because you moved across the country. If it feels like your girl is ditching you for the guy, relax. Shanti's daughter, Raji, had a philandering husband who ditched her and took up with Kala. Jen just completely ditched Ryan, which really was messed up of her. How could she just completely ditch me, and for the one person who at that time truly hated me. And what about her emotional strain upon being ditched? She knew Andy wouldn't just sleep with her and then ditch her. The trick is to ensure that the words you speak when you ditch her reveal your true personality at last. Fred, however, is down in the dumps because Virginia has ditched him for a Texas millionaire. She had been married for 25 years when her husband ditched her. Nobody's doubting Baxter's sincerity, but if he ditched even some of the throwaway lite rockers, he'd be a far edgier and ultimately more appealing prospect. My best friend of many years finally ditched her louse of a husband. You need some breathing room, but you don't want to totally ditch Lindsay. A few months ago, he was poised to quit the game after being ditched cruelly at the end of last season by Glasgow. The speed at which other employers are ditching gold-plated occupational schemes and cutting their contributions is causing great dismay. Synonyms break up with, jilt, cast aside, throw over, finish with leave, desert, abandon, turn one's back on, leave high and dry, leave in the lurch informal dump, drop, chuck, run out on, walk out on, give someone the elbow, give someone the heave-ho, leave someone holding the baby British informal give someone the push, give someone the big E, bin off archaic forsake 2.2North American Play truant from (school) 〈北美，非正式〉逃（学） maybe she could ditch school and run away 也许她会逃学跑掉。 Example sentencesExamples At 15, Ed ditched school to go to L.A. and see the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Jason Lee, Ann, and Deanna. Steve was at work and my mother was sleeping, so I could ditch school today. Plus, I had the thankful job to tell her that her friends had ditched her. Did they ditch class, or did their teachers declare an impromptu holiday? Some claimed to have ditched their high school or middle school to be on Berkeley's campus to show their opposition to the war. On top of everything else, she was now ditching school. If you want to ditch school and come over to hang out with me, they why should I stop you? I ditched seminar because he would expect to sit by me and I can't reject him without him asking me what's wrong. I really hate it when people ditch me without even a phone call. "My friends ditched me, " answered Brice, coming level with us and grinning. On my way to school I thought of multiple possibilities to ditch classes today. What happened to regular teenage girls if they ditched school? I have never skipped school or ditched it unless I was sick. She ditched school and forgot the twins, all things her mother would find out. But it was well past noon; he had gotten out from school and ditched his last class to come early. As your brother and your best friend, I ask you to ditch school today and go somewhere… anywhere as long as it's not school. At that very moment I remembered I had totally ditched therapy. I was supposed to meet a friend, but she ditched. Sometimes I took classes that would be easy to pass so it wouldn't matter if I ditched. It continues to be a difficult temptation to ditch church and watch all the Sunday morning political shows, but I resisted today. Synonyms stay away from school, not go to school, be absent, truant 3Bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency. 〈非正式〉使（飞机）在海上紧急迫降 he was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean 他把飞机迫降于地中海之后，被一艘炮艇救起。 Example sentencesExamples He cannot make it over that last ridge to ditch in the sea. He could see the blood on my face and thought it might be necessary for me to ditch my plane. A light aircraft pilot was said to be lucky to be alive tonight after ditching his plane in the Irish Sea. Why didn't the pilot just head out to sea and ditch the plane so the Chinese wouldn't have gotten a chance to capture it? Then reports of a massive cyclone start coming in; the boats are trapped at sea, the pilots are forced to ditch the plane in the drink. Deterioration of the hydraulic system could have resulted in us ditching the aircraft, just not so soon. Membership is available only to aviators who have ditched into the sea, and survived. At this point, the crew realized we might have to bail out or ditch the aircraft. Someone must have bailed out and ditched their flying machine over the water. Yes, you can bail out of the aircraft or you can ditch the aircraft in the ocean or you can land. The pilot ditched his aircraft in the lagoon surrounding the islands. Mr Burke said he believed the pilot deliberately ditched in the river - but left it late to avoid hitting villages on either bank. Given the choice of landing in unfriendly Syria or ditching, he was forced to make a cutter landing at night, and he hasn't forgotten. Last August, Fossett set a solo balloonist duration record, flying for 12 days, 12 hours and 57 minutes before ditching on a cattle ranch in Brazil. The remaining engines subsequently lost power, and the captain ditched the airplane into the bay. I was concerned that I was either going to have to ditch the aircraft or would have controllability problems on deck. The outer panels of the wing were sealed to help the aircraft to float in case it had to be ditched in the sea. 3.1no object (of an aircraft) make a forced landing on water. （飞机）作海上迫降 the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast 飞机被迫在北非沿海水域降落。 Example sentencesExamples More than a dozen of its Faireys are reported as crashing or ditching into the sea, though none has yet been discovered in reasonable condition. The plane ditched 100m north of the rocks into a sea lashed by the gusting wind, and it took only seconds to sink. Unknown to our crew, the skipper had told the squadron our aircraft had ditched, and survivor status was unknown. My wingman aborted somewhere along the line, and I escorted a B- 17 to a successful ditching in the middle of the North Sea. However, he had soon narrowed the search down to five aircraft ditched around Vis. Peter and Helen Walsh were among the four on board that lost their lives when the plane ditched into the sea in thick fog. The flight turned into an Immediate disaster and had to ditch in icy waters. Some planes searched in vain; a lot of the fighters had to ditch as they simply ran out of fuel. All the time there were aircraft ditching in the sea. Geelong and Cessnock were also among the first units on scene when an RMAF Hawk aircraft ditched in the early phases of the exercise. Three crew members returning from an attack on Genoa died after their aircraft was forced to ditch in the River Humber. The aircraft had to ditch in the North Sea and all six crew members were able to scramble out and into a dinghy. The Tunisian airliner with 39 people on board was attempting an emergency landing before ditching into the sea, Italian officials said. When it lost control it ditched into the water which will destroy all the electronics and gear inside the plane (security feature). There was no distress call from the plane which circled the airport twice before ditching into the sea. Of the 16 bombers that took off, 15 crashed or ditched at sea. One of their missions was to fire illumination flares to aid commercial and military aircraft that were forced to ditch at sea. 3.2US Derail (a train). 〈美〉使（火车）脱轨 Example sentencesExamples In Halifax I ditched the train in the first little yard (was it called Rockington... something like that), by the Bedford Basin, and went for coffee. Royal Mail controversially announced last June that it was ditching the trains, after 173 years, in favour of road and air transport. Derivatives ditcher noun ˈdɪtʃəˈdɪtʃər You're no ditcher - you're a girl who ditched one time and feels terrible about it and won't make that mistake again. Example sentencesExamples If you weren't such a ditcher and going off to those parties and getting drunk, then mom wouldn't yell at you! Jim is a two-time ditcher who flew 79 operations during the war as an air gunner - always on low-level flights. Because it was during school hours, the path to her house was generally empty; the ditchers usually hung out in alleys or ruins. Farm implements, a hay rake and a horse-drawn ditcher, were nineteenth-century - no sign of millennial modernity here. Origin Old English dīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk 'ditch, dyke' and German Teich 'pond, pool', also to dyke². dyke from Middle English: There are two almost contradictory aspects to dyke: it means both ‘something dug out’ and ‘something built up’. The first group of senses began in the medieval period and derives from the old Scandinavian word dík or diki, which corresponds to native English ditch (Old English) and is related to dig (Middle English). At much the same time related German and Dutch forms gave us the second group, initially in the sense ‘a city wall, a fortification’. A possible linking idea appears in the sense ‘dam’—a dam entails both the building up of an obstruction and the creation of a pool. The Dutch build dykes to prevent flooding from the sea. This is the context of the phrase to put your finger in a dyke, ‘to attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable’. It comes from a popular story of a heroic little Dutch boy who saved his community from flooding, by placing his finger in a hole in a dyke, thereby preventing it getting bigger and averting the disastrous consequences. The word dyke is also a derogatory term for a lesbian, especially a masculine-looking one. Originally found in the fuller form bulldyke, it has been in use since at least the 1920s, but no one is sure of its origin. Rhymes bewitch, bitch, enrich, fitch, flitch, glitch, hitch, itch, kitsch, Mitch, pitch, quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, switch, titch, twitch, which, witch Definition of ditch in US English: ditch noundɪtʃdiCH A narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for drainage alongside a road or the edge of a field. 沟；壕 Example sentencesExamples I jumped out and fell into a deep ditch by the side of the road. We found six species in a single small ditch beside the road to Bull Pond. And as soon as those ditches were filled, more were dug. He even has a water-filled ditch built around the altar. We hit a ditch and in about ten or 15 minutes all was quite. Around 2,000 years old, it was also discovered by ditch diggers in north-east Scotland in 1816. The vehicle hit a ditch and turned over on the driver's side. There are extensive anti-tank ditches, all in good order. And there was no drainage ditch on the side. In the medieval period there was a wide ditch in front crossed by a drawbridge. But as he was about to climb up the muddy ditch, another water tree fell on him. Next, we came across a wide canal or antitank ditch that was filled with water. Most rural roadways are best suited to collect water in ditches on each side. Consider a complex obstacle consisting of wire, minefields, and antitank ditches. In one town, invading militiamen had filled an irrigation ditch with concrete. Then you discover that the process has all the glamour of digging a ditch. Why did Isabel Gonzalez carry flowers to a roadside ditch for more than 50 years? He dived into the weeds and rolled into the ditch filled with ice-cold water. The trails cross irrigation ditches, and one eventually winds through rainforest to more open fields. Just to complicate matters a little more there is a deep ditch running from corner to corner in the field. Synonyms trench, trough, channel, dyke, drain, gutter, gully, moat, duct, watercourse, conduit verbdɪtʃdiCH [with object] 1Provide with ditches. 挖沟于；挖壕于 he was praised for ditching the coastal areas 他因为在沿海地区挖沟修渠而受表扬。 Synonyms dig a ditch in, provide with ditches, trench, excavate, drain 1.1no object Make or repair ditches. 挖沟；修渠 we ditched around our tents Example sentencesExamples His father worked for the nearby farms, doing ditching and draining, while his mother was an auxiliary nurse. I remember all the crafts they used to do: hedging, ditching - that's all gone now. 2informal Get rid of or give up. 〈非正式〉摆脱；抛弃 plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry 在公众问询之后，修路的计划被放弃了。 it crossed her mind to ditch her shoes and run 她想到扔掉鞋子跑。 Example sentencesExamples An interactive experiment gets ditched in its original form. Still, good to see they're still around, and back in the medical uniforms they briefly ditched. We ditched the bikes and our bags and started to walk the perimeter. Are Kiwis following the US trend towards ditching their landline in favour of wireless connectivity? Reaching middle age is a good time for a mental clear-out, ditching all this depressing clutter. None of my fellow smokers and ex-smokers can believe I still feel pangs of nostalgia for the habit I finally ditched in March after 25 years, on and off. But it bothers my head that my heart is so casual about ditching long and deeply held principles. Alternatively, the psychometric tests could be ditched altogether. But the second she opened the door, I ditched all my misgivings. However, some traditional but gender-specific Gaelic words have been ditched in favour of English borrowings. We ditched all the debris overboard and the chippies welded a piece of steel over the hole so we could carry on. Sal wakes him up to ditch the car and has trouble sleeping himself. Jake ditched his bike at the clearing's edge and ran to the hut. However, to gain credibility with supporters he is ditching - or at least modifying - some of his pro-European views. Together they ditched £155,000 of shares as the company's stock continued to hover around its highest level for three years. The electro-car would be used for several hours and then ditched within specified downtown limits. This would mean ditching all the stuff I've recorded and collected on quaint videotape, but it has to happen. More of them have broadband connections and a much larger percentage have ditched their landlines for mobile phones. Rules and procedures exist but, one soon realises, these are mere guidelines, to be used when helpful, and ditched when not. The other remedy, of course, is to ditch all home PCs - go on, just throw them out in the street and get rid of them. Synonyms throw out, throw away, discard, get rid of, dispose of, do away with, shed 2.1 End a relationship with (someone) peremptorily; abandon. 〈非正式〉抛弃，丢弃 she ditched her husband to marry the window cleaner 她断然抛弃了自己的丈夫，嫁给一个擦窗工。 Example sentencesExamples Shanti's daughter, Raji, had a philandering husband who ditched her and took up with Kala. He asked Sklar out, she accepted and, before long, she ditched her new husband and ran off with the comedian. How could she just completely ditch me, and for the one person who at that time truly hated me. A few months ago, he was poised to quit the game after being ditched cruelly at the end of last season by Glasgow. Anyway, I had some people telling me to ditch the girl, others telling me to forgive and forget. Fred, however, is down in the dumps because Virginia has ditched him for a Texas millionaire. If it feels like your girl is ditching you for the guy, relax. Jen just completely ditched Ryan, which really was messed up of her. Go along with it and then ditch him as soon as possible. And what about her emotional strain upon being ditched? My best friend of many years finally ditched her louse of a husband. Nobody's doubting Baxter's sincerity, but if he ditched even some of the throwaway lite rockers, he'd be a far edgier and ultimately more appealing prospect. You need some breathing room, but you don't want to totally ditch Lindsay. The trick is to ensure that the words you speak when you ditch her reveal your true personality at last. She ditched her husband in the Sin City, as part of a life-changing de-cluttering exercise in the early nineties. If that means ditching a few people and making new friends than that's what she'll do. She knew Andy wouldn't just sleep with her and then ditch her. I mean come on you can't just ditch us because you moved across the country. She had been married for 25 years when her husband ditched her. The speed at which other employers are ditching gold-plated occupational schemes and cutting their contributions is causing great dismay. Synonyms break up with, jilt, cast aside, throw over, finish with 2.2North American Be truant from (school or another obligation) maybe she could ditch school and run away 也许她会逃学跑掉。 Example sentencesExamples Sometimes I took classes that would be easy to pass so it wouldn't matter if I ditched. At that very moment I remembered I had totally ditched therapy. Some claimed to have ditched their high school or middle school to be on Berkeley's campus to show their opposition to the war. "My friends ditched me, " answered Brice, coming level with us and grinning. It continues to be a difficult temptation to ditch church and watch all the Sunday morning political shows, but I resisted today. I really hate it when people ditch me without even a phone call. What happened to regular teenage girls if they ditched school? I have never skipped school or ditched it unless I was sick. Plus, I had the thankful job to tell her that her friends had ditched her. But it was well past noon; he had gotten out from school and ditched his last class to come early. As your brother and your best friend, I ask you to ditch school today and go somewhere… anywhere as long as it's not school. On top of everything else, she was now ditching school. On my way to school I thought of multiple possibilities to ditch classes today. At 15, Ed ditched school to go to L.A. and see the Red Hot Chili Peppers with Jason Lee, Ann, and Deanna. I ditched seminar because he would expect to sit by me and I can't reject him without him asking me what's wrong. She ditched school and forgot the twins, all things her mother would find out. Did they ditch class, or did their teachers declare an impromptu holiday? If you want to ditch school and come over to hang out with me, they why should I stop you? Steve was at work and my mother was sleeping, so I could ditch school today. I was supposed to meet a friend, but she ditched. Synonyms stay away from school, not go to school, be absent, truant 3Bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency. 〈非正式〉使（飞机）在海上紧急迫降 he was picked up by a frigate after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean 他把飞机迫降于地中海之后，被一艘炮艇救起。 Example sentencesExamples Someone must have bailed out and ditched their flying machine over the water. Why didn't the pilot just head out to sea and ditch the plane so the Chinese wouldn't have gotten a chance to capture it? He could see the blood on my face and thought it might be necessary for me to ditch my plane. I was concerned that I was either going to have to ditch the aircraft or would have controllability problems on deck. Last August, Fossett set a solo balloonist duration record, flying for 12 days, 12 hours and 57 minutes before ditching on a cattle ranch in Brazil. Then reports of a massive cyclone start coming in; the boats are trapped at sea, the pilots are forced to ditch the plane in the drink. At this point, the crew realized we might have to bail out or ditch the aircraft. Yes, you can bail out of the aircraft or you can ditch the aircraft in the ocean or you can land. The remaining engines subsequently lost power, and the captain ditched the airplane into the bay. Deterioration of the hydraulic system could have resulted in us ditching the aircraft, just not so soon. Given the choice of landing in unfriendly Syria or ditching, he was forced to make a cutter landing at night, and he hasn't forgotten. The pilot ditched his aircraft in the lagoon surrounding the islands. The outer panels of the wing were sealed to help the aircraft to float in case it had to be ditched in the sea. A light aircraft pilot was said to be lucky to be alive tonight after ditching his plane in the Irish Sea. Membership is available only to aviators who have ditched into the sea, and survived. He cannot make it over that last ridge to ditch in the sea. Mr Burke said he believed the pilot deliberately ditched in the river - but left it late to avoid hitting villages on either bank. 3.1no object (of an aircraft) make a forced landing on water. （飞机）作海上迫降 the aircraft was obliged to ditch in the sea off the North African coast 飞机被迫在北非沿海水域降落。 Example sentencesExamples However, he had soon narrowed the search down to five aircraft ditched around Vis. My wingman aborted somewhere along the line, and I escorted a B- 17 to a successful ditching in the middle of the North Sea. One of their missions was to fire illumination flares to aid commercial and military aircraft that were forced to ditch at sea. The plane ditched 100m north of the rocks into a sea lashed by the gusting wind, and it took only seconds to sink. Geelong and Cessnock were also among the first units on scene when an RMAF Hawk aircraft ditched in the early phases of the exercise. When it lost control it ditched into the water which will destroy all the electronics and gear inside the plane (security feature). Of the 16 bombers that took off, 15 crashed or ditched at sea. There was no distress call from the plane which circled the airport twice before ditching into the sea. More than a dozen of its Faireys are reported as crashing or ditching into the sea, though none has yet been discovered in reasonable condition. Unknown to our crew, the skipper had told the squadron our aircraft had ditched, and survivor status was unknown. The Tunisian airliner with 39 people on board was attempting an emergency landing before ditching into the sea, Italian officials said. The flight turned into an Immediate disaster and had to ditch in icy waters. Three crew members returning from an attack on Genoa died after their aircraft was forced to ditch in the River Humber. All the time there were aircraft ditching in the sea. Peter and Helen Walsh were among the four on board that lost their lives when the plane ditched into the sea in thick fog. The aircraft had to ditch in the North Sea and all six crew members were able to scramble out and into a dinghy. Some planes searched in vain; a lot of the fighters had to ditch as they simply ran out of fuel. 3.2US Derail (a train). 〈美〉使（火车）脱轨 Example sentencesExamples In Halifax I ditched the train in the first little yard (was it called Rockington... something like that), by the Bedford Basin, and went for coffee. Royal Mail controversially announced last June that it was ditching the trains, after 173 years, in favour of road and air transport. Origin Old English dīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk ‘ditch, dyke’ and German Teich ‘pond, pool’, also to dyke.
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