jettison
- v. （为减轻重量而从行驶的飞机或船上）投弃；抛弃，丢弃（不再需要的东西）；放弃，拒绝接受（想法、计划等）
- n. 投弃（尤指船舶遇难时为减轻负载而投弃货物）；抛弃，废弃
[ 第三人称单数 jettisons 现在分词 jettisoning 过去式 jettisoned 过去分词 jettisoned ]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
jettison /ˈdʒɛtɪsən, -zən/ ( jettisoning, jettisoned, jettisons )
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V-T If you jettison something, such as an idea or a plan, you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it. 拒绝接受
例：The governor seems to have jettisoned the plan.
州长似乎已经拒绝了这个计划。
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V-T To jettison something that is not needed or wanted means to throw it away or get rid of it. 丢弃; 处理掉
例：The crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing.
机组人员丢弃了多余的燃料，紧急着陆。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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This may seem like a bit of a leap, but let's jettison some historical baggage.
这可能类似于一点小跳跃，但让我们抛开某个历史的包袱。
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Companies should ask themselves what else they could jettison besides employees.
公司应该扪心自问番：除了员工外，还有什么可以省去的。
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Elsewhere activist shareholders have got firms to jettison assets or cut managers' pay.
在其他地方，激进的股东已经使得公司投弃资产或者降低管理者的报酬。
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