ditch
ditch — 名詞
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。
ditch — 動詞
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。
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。
- 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。
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。
- 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。
- 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'.