aircraft

noun

1. 飞机；航空器
   any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers
   1. fighter/transport/military aircraft
      战斗机；运输机；军用飞机

1. N-COUNT 飞机；飞行器；航空器
   An aircraft is a vehicle which can fly, for example an aeroplane or a helicopter.
   1. The return flight of the aircraft was delayed...
      回程航班被延误了。
   2. At least three military aircraft were destroyed.
      至少3架军用飞机被毁。

1. Ageing aircraft need more frequent safety inspections.
   老化的飞机需要更加频繁地进行安全检查。
2. The return flight of the aircraft was delayed
   回程航班被延误了。
3. The aircraft had reached its cruising altitude of about 39,000 feet
   飞机已到达约3.9万英尺的巡航高度。
4. The Japanese never built any aircraft remotely answering to this description.
   日本人从未制造过与此描述有丝毫相近的飞机。
5. The aircraft appears to have crashed near Katmandu
   飞机似乎在加德满都附近坠毁了。
6. The two wings of the aircraft broke off on impact
   飞机的两个机翼遭受撞击折断了。
7. A light aircraft crash-landed on a putting green yesterday.
   一架轻型飞机昨天在一个高尔夫球场的球洞区紧急降落了。
8. 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。
9. Jets of compressed air gave the aircraft lateral and directional stability.
   压缩空气的喷吐使飞机的左右和前后都能保持稳定。
10. The aircraft carrier has been docked there since last month.
    自上个月以来那艘航空母舰就一直停靠在那儿。
11. The Marines carried out a drill that included 18 ships and 90 aircraft
    海军陆战队进行了有18艘军舰和90架飞机参与的训练。
12. 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。
13. The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.
    飞机起飞后不久就着火了。
14. The engine note changed as the aircraft landed, taxied and halted
    发动机的声音随着飞机着陆、滑行和停下一直在变化。
15. We've chartered the aircraft in the hopeful anticipation that the government will allow them to leave.
    我们已经包租了那架飞机，希望政府会对他们放行。
16. To destroy 121 enemy aircraft is no mean record
    歼灭121架敌机是一个了不起的纪录。
17. Even by present-day standards these were large aircraft.
    即使按照现在的标准，这些飞机也挺大的。
18. The aircraft was on a flight from Milan when it disappeared from radar screens.
    飞机是在从米兰出发的飞行途中从雷达屏上消失的。
19. The aircraft will be used for reconnaissance rather than combat.
    这架飞机将用于执行侦察任务而不是战斗任务。
20. As soon as you arrive at your destination, step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.
    你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
21. They were unwilling, or unable, to guarantee safe passage from the city to the aircraft
    他们不愿意或者不能够保证从市内到飞机场的安全通行。
22. The report goes on to make a number of recommendations to improve safety on aircraft.
    该报告接着给出了一系列改善飞机安全性能的建议。
23. The aircraft's wings were sheared off in the crash.
    机翼在坠机时断裂了。
24. 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。
25. Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage
    那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。
26. The aircraft crashed after takeoff from Heathrow in a reservoir
    飞机从希思罗机场起飞后坠毁在一个水库里。
27. The airplane lifted from the aircraft carrier.
    飞机从航空母舰上起飞。
28. An aircraft intruded China's airspace over* area for reconnaissance.
    一架飞机飞越*地区，侵入中国上空进行侦察。

  aeroplane Airbus aircraft Boeing jet plane【导航词义：飞机】

  aeroplane n. 飞机

〔辨析〕通常只出现在较正式的文体中，专指普通飞机，不包括直升机、飞艇等。

  Airbus n. 空中客车，空中巴士

〔辨析〕一种大型民用客机，由欧洲研发制造。

  aircraft n. 飞机；飞艇；飞行器

〔辨析〕常作集合名词，也指一架飞机或飞行器，单复数同形，含义广泛，可指直升机、飞艇等。

  Boeing n. 波音飞机

〔辨析〕指波音系列飞机，主要为大型民用客机，由美国研发制造。

  jet n. 喷气式飞机

〔辨析〕也可说 jet plane。

  plane n. 飞机

〔辨析〕aeroplane 的日常普通用词。

noun

1. a vehicle that can fly