aeroplane
noun /ˈeərəpleɪn/
/ˈerəpleɪn/
(British English) (also airplane especially in North American English)
(also plane British English, North American English)
- enlarge imagea flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines
飞机 - aeroplanes flying overhead
在头顶上飞过的飞机 - The aeroplane was carrying 350 people.
飞机上载有350人。 - in an aeroplane I've never flown in an aeroplane.
我从未坐过飞机。 - on an aeroplane The president was never on the aeroplane at all.
总统从来就没坐过这架飞机。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- model
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- engine
词源late 19th cent.: from French aéroplane, from aéro- ‘air’ + Greek -planos ‘wandering’. - aeroplanes flying overhead
