airlifts

英 [ˈeəlɪfts]

美 [ˈerlɪfts]

n. 空运; 空投
v. 空运，空投(人员或物资)
airlift的第三人称单数和复数

N-COUNT （尤指战争期间或陆上交通中断时的）空运
An airlift is an operation to move people, troops, or goods by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed.
1. President Garcia has ordered an airlift of food, medicines and blankets.
  加西亚总统已经下令空运食品、药物和毛毯。
VERB 空运
If people, troops, or goods are airlifted somewhere, they are carried by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed.
1. The injured were airlifted to hospital in Prestwick...
  伤者被空运送往普雷斯特维克的医院。
2. Other nationalities, such as Pakistanis, were being airlifted out by their governments...
  其他国家的人，例如巴基斯坦人，正由本国政府空运出境。
3. The government is trying to replenish supplies by airlifting food.
  政府正试图通过空投食品补充供应。

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Such efforts were widely praised by residents at the time, especially where local governments didn't have the capacity to perform complex supply airlifts or search for bodies in remote areas.
当时，这类救灾工作受到了灾民的普遍赞扬，特别是在当地政府无力开展复杂的物资空运或在偏远地区进行搜救的时候。
Al-Shabab recently lifted a ban on airlifts.
沙巴布最近解除了一项对空运的禁令。
Al-Shabab recently ended a ban on airlifts, but a UNICEF spokeswoman, Shantha Bloemen, says there are no guarantees.
青年党最近取消了对空运物资的禁令，但是联合国儿童基金会女发言人ShanthaBloemen表示，目前仍然没有保障。