ditch

溝、排水溝

排水や畑への水の供給のために、地面に掘った細長い溝。

やさしい英語で： A long, narrow hole dug in the ground to carry water away or to fields.

• Water filled the ditch.
• The car slid into a ditch beside the road.
• They dug ditches to drain the fields.

類義語： channel, trench

よく使う表現： dig a ditch, roadside ditch, drainage ditch

捨てる、見限る

もう必要ないと思い、物を使うのをやめたり、人との付き合いをやめたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To stop using something or spending time with someone because you no longer want them.

• Ditch that broken chair.
• She ditched her boyfriend after another argument.
• We ditched the original plan and took the train.

類義語： discard, abandon, dump

反対語： keep

よく使う表現： ditch something, ditch someone, ditch a plan

サボる

わざと学校や授業に出ないこと。

やさしい英語で： To deliberately miss school or a class.

• They ditched school yesterday.
• He was caught ditching his afternoon class.
• Have you ever ditched a lesson?

類義語： skip, cut

反対語： attend

よく使う表現： ditch school, ditch class, ditch a lesson

こっそり抜け出す

ほかの人に知らせずに、その場や催しから立ち去ること。

やさしい英語で： To leave a place or event without telling other people.

• Let’s ditch the party.
• They ditched the reception before dinner was served.
• We ditched the gathering without saying goodbye.

類義語： leave, slip away from

よく使う表現： ditch the party, ditch an event

溝を掘る

主に水を流すために、地面に細長い溝を掘ること。

やさしい英語で： To dig long, narrow holes in the ground, usually to carry water.

• The workers ditched the wet field.
• Farmers ditched the land to improve drainage.
• The crew spent winter hedging and ditching.

よく使う表現： ditch a field, ditch the land