Word · Frequency #6459
ditch
/dɪtʃ/
noun
沟；沟渠
A long narrow channel dug in the ground, used for irrigation or drainage.
- 1.
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
沟渠；供灌溉或排水用的浅长凹槽
- 2.
a long narrow excavation in the earth
地面上狭长的沟槽
- 3.
any small natural waterway
小型天然水道
天然小水道；小沟；沟渠；供灌溉或排水用的浅长凹槽；地面上狭长的沟槽；小型天然水道；沟渠
In use
The farmer dug a ditch along the field to drain the rainwater.
Water from the road flowed into the ditch beside the house.
The tractor got stuck in the muddy ditch near the farm.
dig a ditch
ditch 是可数名词，复数形式为 ditches。
The workers dug a ditch along the road.
工人们沿路挖了一条沟渠。
drainage ditch
drainage ditch 是常见搭配，专指用于排水的沟渠。
The drainage ditch carries rainwater away from the field.
排水沟把雨水从田里排走。
fall into a ditch
表示掉进沟里时，常用 fall into a/the ditch。
Be careful not to fall into the ditch.
Connections
Collocations
- drainage ditch
- 排水沟
- Workers are clearing a blocked drainage ditch.工人们正在清理一条堵塞的排水沟。
- irrigation ditch
- 灌溉渠
- The farmer opened the irrigation ditch to water the field.农民打开灌溉渠给田地浇水。
- roadside ditch
- 路边的沟渠
- The car skidded off the road and landed in a roadside ditch.汽车滑出路面，冲进了路边的沟渠。
- dig a ditch
- 挖沟
- They had to dig a ditch to divert the floodwater.他们不得不挖一条沟来引开洪水。
- fall into a ditch
- 掉进沟里
- Be careful not to fall into the ditch in the dark.天黑时小心别掉进沟里。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 ditches（直接加 -es）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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