aircraft
- n. 飞机,航空器
词态变化
英英释意
- 1. a vehicle that can fly
英文词源
- aircraft (n.)
- 1851, originally in reference to airships and balloons, from air (n.1) + craft (n.); a term from boating, as were many early aviation words. Of airplanes from 1907 and since 1930s exclusively of them. Aircraft carrier is attested from 1919 (H.M.S. Hermes, launched September 1919, was the first ship to be built from the hull up as an aircraft carrier).
同义词辨析
aeroplane, airplane, aircraft, plane, jet, helicopter
这些名词均有"飞机"之意。
aeroplane和airplane专指普通飞机,不包括helicopter(直升飞机)。aeroplane为英国英语的拼法。
airplane:为美国英语的用词。
aircraft:常用作集体名词,也可指一架飞机,其含义包括直升飞机和飞艇等。
plane:本义为"平面",在航空专业里通常用aeroplane。plane较通俗用词。
jet:指喷气式飞机,也用jet plane。
helicopter:指直升飞机。
考试真题
- As far as sunken planes go, this airbus A0 is the largest intentionally sunk aircraft ever.
2019年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
- Elon Musk's SpaceX aims to send an unmanned aircraft to Mars by 2018.
2018年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
- king willem-Alexander of the Netherlands said that he recently ended his role as a regular "guest pilot" after 21 years with the national airlines fleet of now-outdated aircraft.
2018年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
- The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and emitting less pollution.
2018年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
- The aircraft is massive as long as a football field and as tall as 6 double decker buses and capable of flying for up to 5 days.
2018年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
- The lower oxygen pressure found in an aircraft cabin is equivalent to that at 6, 000-8, 000 feet of altitude.
2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
- The makers believe it's the future of aircraft and one day we'll be using them to go places.
2018年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
- The world's largest aircraft has taken to the skies for the first time.
2018年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
- Unfortunately for them ( ' , and often the taxpayers), our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia ( ' , meaning it takes a lot of energy to set them moving), and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- It could also insist on checking private manned spacecraft as thoroughly as it does commercial aircraft.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Energy.systems, like an aircraft carrier set in motion, have huge momentum.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Maybe so, but someone managed to get that hand gun onto the aircraft or it couldn't have been there.
出自-2011年6月听力原文
- Unfortunately for them and often the taxpayers, our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier : they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia meaning it takes a lot of energy to se
2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
- Both Boeing and airbus have trumpeted the efficiency of their newest aircraft the 787 and A 350 respectively.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- But a group of researchers at Stanford University, led by Ilan Kroo, has suggested that airlines could take a more naturalistic approach to cutting jet-fuel use and it would not require them to buy new aircraft.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Cargo aircraft, in contrast,might be easier to reschedule,as might routine military flight.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- Dr Kroo points out that the aircraft could be separated by several nautical miles, and would not be in the intimate groupings favoured by display teams like the Red Arrows.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- It might also be hard for airlines to coordinate the departure times and destinations of passenger aircraft in a way that would allow them to gain from formation flight.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- There are reports that some military aircraft flew in formation when they were low on fuel during the Second World War, but Dr. lissaman says they are unsubstantiated.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- They found that the aircraft consumed as much as 15% less fuel.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- When applied to aircraft, the principles are not substantially different.
2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- fighter/transport/military aircraft
- 战斗机;运输机;军用飞机
牛津词典
- The return flight of the aircraft was delayed...
- 回程航班被延误了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At least three military aircraft were destroyed.
- 至少3架军用飞机被毁。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Most partner problems are a result of both people not living up to their promises.
- 大多数合作问题都是由于双方没有遵守承诺.
期刊摘选
- That is a drop of grain sacks from an aircraft to the hungry people on the island.
- 那是从飞机上空投给岛上饥民的一袋袋粮食.
《简明英汉词典》
- Precision instruments are used to help pilots in guiding their aircraft.
- 精密仪器用来帮助飞行员操作飞机.
《简明英汉词典》
- Pilots of large aircraft are masters of aviation.
- 大型飞行器的驾驶员是航空学方面的专家.
《简明英汉词典》
- The pilot overshot the runway and crashed his aircraft.
- 飞行员让飞机滑出跑道,撞毀了飞机.
《简明英汉词典》
- That will prevent the wings of the aircraft from icing up.
- 这样可防止机翼结冰.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The radar detected three enemy aircraft in the sky.
- 这个雷达发现了三架敌机.
《用法词典》
- The aircraft circled round [ around ] over the landing strip.
- 飞机在着陆跑道上空 兜圈子.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The aircraft hadn't enough power to get off the ground.
- 那架飞机的动力不够,无法起飞.
《简明英汉词典》
- the rearmost section of the aircraft
- 飞机的最后部
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- The onslaught of orders should keep aircraft manufacturers busy for some time.
- 纷至沓来的订单应该会让飞机制造商忙碌一段时间。
柯林斯例句
- She was shepherded by her guards up the rear ramp of the aircraft.
- 她在警卫的护送下上了飞机尾部的舷梯。
柯林斯例句
- He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design.
- 在他的长篇报告中,他用了很大的篇幅来分析美国飞机的设计。
柯林斯例句
- Parker had successfully flown both aircraft.
- 两架飞机帕克均成功驾驶过。
柯林斯例句
- He was forced to entrust an assistant with the important task of testing and demonstrating aircraft to prospective customers.
- 他不得不将向潜在客户测试和展示飞行器的重任交托给一名助手。
柯林斯例句
- The wheels of the aircraft kissed the runway.
- 飞机的轮子轻触跑道。
柯林斯例句
- The airlines have invested enormous sums in new, quieter aircraft.
- 航空公司投入了大笔资金购买噪音较小的新型飞机。
柯林斯例句
- The landowners have had to sell their private aircraft.
- 这些土地所有者不得不卖掉自己的私人飞机。
柯林斯例句
- The aircraft was nearing obsolescence by early 1942.
- 这种飞机在1942年年初就濒临淘汰了。
柯林斯例句
- Fighter aircraft rained down high explosives.
- 战斗机投下大量烈性炸药。
柯林斯例句
- An aircraft overshot the runway and was severely damaged.
- 一架飞机冲出了跑道,严重受损。
柯林斯例句
- Their aircraft went down during a training exercise.
- 他们的飞机在一次训练中坠毁。
柯林斯例句
- Using these missiles to down civilian aircraft is simply immoral and totally unjustifiable.
- 用这些导弹击落民用飞机是极不道德也是完全没道理的。
柯林斯例句
- He is adding three aircraft carriers—that makes six in all.
- 他准备增加3艘航空母舰,这样一来总共就有6艘。
柯林斯例句
- The aircraft leveled out, and tipped up again for its climb to 20,000 feet.
- 飞机上升后平直飞行,随后又再一次爬升,高度升至2万英尺。
柯林斯例句