ditch

/dɪt͡ʃ/· verb

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Chinese meaning

放弃;抛弃(非正式)

随suí手shǒu丢diū掉diào、干gān脆cuì放fàng弃qì

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东dōng京jīng希xī望wàng上shàng班bān族zú放fàng弃qì西xī装zhuāng换huàn短duǎn裤kù

Example

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants workers to ditch the suit and tie for t-shirts, trainers - and shorts.

东京都政府希望上班族放弃西装领带,改穿T恤、运动鞋,甚至短裤。

Source: BBC · 21 Jul 2026

Background ✎

东dōng京jīng都dū政zhèng府fǔ呼hū吁yù男nán性xìng员yuán工gōng夏xià季jì放fàng弃qì西xī装zhuāng革gé履lǚ,改gǎi穿chuān短duǎn裤kù等děng清qīng凉liáng装zhuāng束shù上shàng班bān。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语 dīċ(沟渠、壕沟)

  • 单纯词,不可拆(本义「水沟」,引申「扔进沟里→丢弃」)

Collocations

  • ditch the suit / ditch old habits / ditch the plan

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