0 a long, narrow open hole that is dug into the ground, usually at the side of a road or field, used especially for supplying or removing water or for dividing land
1 to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted:
2 to land an aircraft in water in an emergency
3 a long, narrow, open channel dug in the ground, usually at the side of a road or field, used esp. for supplying or removing water
4 to get rid of or not continue with something or someone that is no longer wanted:
The reason for this is that ramparts are normally of dump construction, consisting of spoil from the ditches cast inwards to form the bank.
The stock of fixed capital increased as landlords paid for the hedging, ditching, road building, etc., that accompanied enclosure.
When a girl realises that her partner is an adventurer, she immediately ditches him (barrer).
The fascination with the field ditches and the whole horizontal emphasis is very impressive.
Most woods have a multitude of banks, ditches and enclosures relating to their former management, which can be shown to have developed at different times.
Properly dredging the site's ditches should allow better access for those species that inhabit the waters edge, such as the water vole.
Particularly, the ditches provide a wet habitat for amphibians and other organisms that live in water.
In these ditches insects, predators and amphibians are gathered making them a wildlife corridor close to fields.
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(尤指路邊或田邊用來供水、排水或劃分土地的)溝渠,壕溝, 擺脫, 拋棄,遺棄,丟棄…
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(尤指路边或田边用来供水、排水或划分土地的)沟渠,壕沟, 摆脱, 抛弃,遗弃,丢弃…
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acequia, cuneta [feminine], zanja [feminine]…
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valeta, fosso…
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排水溝…
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(yol boyunca) hendek, ark, su yolu…
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fossé [masculine], abandonner, fossé…
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cuneta…
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