jettison
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you jettison something, such as an idea or a plan, you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it. 拒絕接受
The governor seems to have jettisoned the plan. 州長似乎已經拒絕了這個計劃。
2. V-T To jettison something that is not needed or wanted means to throw it away or get rid of it. 丟棄; 処理掉
The crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing. 機組人員丟棄了多餘的燃料,緊急著陸。
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jettison /?d??t?s?n, -z?n/ (jettisoning,jettisoned,jettisons)
劍橋詞典
- to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed
把…作爲廢物拋棄,扔掉
The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts . 電臺已取消了教育廣播。
to decide not to use an idea or plan
放棄(想法或計劃)
We've had to jettison our trip because of David's accident . 因爲戴維發(fā)生了意外事故我們不得不放棄度假計劃。
to throw goods , fuel , or equipment from a ship or aircraft to make it lighter
(船舶、飛機等爲減輕重量而)投棄(貨物、燃料或裝備)
The captain was forced to jettison the cargo and make an emergency landing . 機長被迫投棄機上的貨物竝緊急迫降。 返回 jettison