jettison

1. V-T If you jettison something, such as an idea or a plan, you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it. 拒絕接受

The governor seems to have jettisoned the plan. 州長似乎已經(jīng)拒絕了這個計劃。

2. V-T To jettison something that is not needed or wanted means to throw it away or get rid of it. 丟棄; 處理掉

The crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing. 機組人員丟棄了多余的燃料，緊急著陸。