ditch
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.
The truck careered off the road into a ditch.
- 2.
(Ireland)A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.
- 3.
(alt of, alternative, uncountable, usually)Alternative form of deech.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To discard or abandon.
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.
- 2.
(ambitransitive)(ambitransitive, aviation) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.
When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.
- 3.
(ambitransitive)To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.
The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.
- 4.
(intransitive)To dig ditches.
Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.
- 5.
(transitive)To dig ditches around.
The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
- 6.
(transitive)To throw into a ditch.
The engine was ditched and turned on its side.
- 7.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of deech.
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From Middle English dich, from Old English dīċ (trench, moat) from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (compare dike, díki, dyk dam, dijk dam, Teich pond), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (to stick, set up) (compare fīgō, diegti, dýgsti (to geminate, grow)). Doublet of dike.