Jettison



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 向外抛弃; n. 抛弃的货物
• ［记］ 来自jet ( 喷出) , 分割记忆: jetti ( 扔) +son ( 儿子) -> 抛弃儿子 -> 抛弃
• ［例］ He will jettison anything - his principles or even his friends - in order to succeed in his work.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-French geteson, literally, action of throwing, from Latin jactation-, jactatio, from jactare — more at jet
• Date: 15th century
• a voluntary sacrifice of cargo to lighten a ship's load in time of distress

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1848
• 1. to make jettison of
• 2. to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering ; omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision <must be prepared to jettison many romantic notions — Christopher Catling>
• 3. to drop from an aircraft or spacecraft in flight
• ? jettisonable adjective

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