plane

noun

1. 飞机
   a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines
   1. She left by plane for Berlin.
      她乘飞机去柏林了。
   2. a plane crash
      飞机坠毁
   3. I caught the next plane to Dublin.
      我赶上了下一班飞机去都柏林。
   4. The plane took off an hour late.
      飞机延迟了一小时起飞。
   5. The plane landed at Geneva.
      飞机在日内瓦降落。
2. 平面
   any flat or level surface, or an imaginary flat surface through or joining material objects
   1. the horizontal/vertical plane
      水平 / 垂直平面
3. （思想、存在或发展的）水平，程度，阶段，境界
   a level of thought, existence or development
   1. to reach a higher plane of achievement
      取得更高的成就
4. 木工刨；刨子
   a tool with a blade set in a flat surface, used for making the surface of wood smooth by shaving very thin layers off it

adj.

1. 平的；平坦的
   completely flat; level
   1. a plane surface
      平面

verb

1. 用刨子刨平
   to make a piece of wood smoother or flatter with a plane n.(4)
   1. Plane the surface down first.
      首先要把表面刨平。
   2. Then plane the wood smooth.
      然后把木头刨光。
2. 滑翔
   to fly without moving the wings, especially high up in the air
3. 擦着水面疾驶
   to move quickly across water, only just touching the surface

1. N-COUNT 飞机
   A plane is a vehicle with wings and one or more engines, which can fly through the air.
   1. He had plenty of time to catch his plane...
      他有足够的时间赶飞机。
   2. Her mother was killed in a plane crash.
      她母亲在一次坠机中遇难。
   3. ...fighter planes.
      战斗机
2. N-COUNT （可能带有斜度的）平面
   A plane is a flat, level surface which may be sloping at a particular angle.
   1. ...a building with angled planes.
      带有坡面的建筑物
3. N-SING （想象中的）平面
   If a number of points are in the same plane, one line or one flat surface could pass through them all.
   1. All the planets orbit the Sun in roughly the same plane, round its equator.
      所有的行星大致在同一平面上绕太阳赤道运转。
4. N-COUNT （精神的）水平，水准，层次
   If you say that something is on a higher plane, you mean that it is more spiritual or less concerned with ordinary things.
   1. ...life on a higher plane of existence...
      更高境界的生活
   2. We felt we were living life on several different planes.
      我们感到大家生活的精神层次各不相同。
5. 木工刨；刨子
   A plane is a tool that has a flat bottom with a sharp blade in it. You move the plane over a piece of wood in order to remove thin pieces of its surface.
6. VERB 刨；刨平；刨光
   If you plane a piece of wood, you make it smaller or smoother by using a plane.
   1. She watches him plane the surface of a walnut board...
      她看着他刨平一块胡桃木板。
   2. Again I planed the surface flush.
      我又一次把表面刨平。
   3. Plane down means the same as plane.
      plane down 同 plane
   4. The piece was reduced in size by planing down the four corners.
      这块木头的4个角刨过后就变小了。
7. VERB （轻触水面）疾驶，滑行
   If something such as a boat planes across water, it moves quickly across the water, just touching the surface.
   1. All four of the boats planed across the Solent with the greatest of ease.
      4艘船都极其自如地掠过索伦特海峡。
8. 悬铃木
   A plane or a plane tree is a large tree with broad leaves which often grows in towns.

1. They have a small plane, right?
   他们有一架小飞机，对吧？
2. I boarded the plane bound for England.
   我登上了飞往英格兰的飞机。
3. The plane broke into three pieces.
   飞机断成了三截。
4. Passengers escaped from the plane's front four exits by sliding down emergency chutes.
   乘客们从飞机前部4个出口处的紧急滑道滑下逃生了。
5. Decompression blew out a window in the plane.
   减压导致飞机的一个窗户爆裂。
6. Pilots were trying to repair a fault in the plane when it crashed
   飞行员正在试图排除飞机故障的时候，飞机坠毁了。
7. They descended from the plane into a forest of microphones and cameras.
   他们从飞机上走下来，迎接他们的是数不清的麦克风和照相机。
8. The hijacked plane exploded in a ball of fire.
   被劫持的飞机爆炸，变成了一团火球。
9. The plane had a wing span of 34ft and a length of 22ft.
   这架飞机的翼展长34英尺，机身长22英尺。
10. Instead of taking me to the departure lounge they took me right to my seat on the plane.
    他们没有带我去候机厅，而是直接领我上飞机到了我的座位上。
11. Sorry, the plane is overbooked.
    很抱歉，这班飞机超售了。
12. The plane apparently overshot the runway after landing
    飞机看样子在降落后滑出了跑道。
13. He had plenty of time to catch his plane
    他有足够的时间赶飞机。
14. Her mother was killed in a plane crash.
    她母亲在一次坠机中遇难。
15. All the planets orbit the Sun in roughly the same plane, round its equator.
    所有的行星大致在同一平面上绕太阳赤道运转。
16. We felt we were living life on several different planes.
    我们感到大家生活的精神层次各不相同。
17. She watches him plane the surface of a walnut board
    她看着他刨平一块胡桃木板。
18. Again I planed the surface flush.
    我又一次把表面刨平。
19. All four of the boats planed across the Solent with the greatest of ease.
    4艘船都极其自如地掠过索伦特海峡。
20. The airline's crew refuelled the plane.
    航空公司的机务人员给飞机加了油。
21. The plane roared down the runway for takeoff
    飞机轰鸣着沿着跑道疾驰，准备起飞。
22. By now the plane was running out of fuel
    现在，这架飞机的燃料快用完了。
23. The plane skidded off the runway while taking off in a snow storm.
    飞机在暴风雪中起飞的时候滑出了跑道。
24. The pilot taxied the plane to the end of the runway.
    飞行员将飞机滑行到了跑道尽头。
25. She walked off the plane in a miniskirt and tight top
    她身穿迷你裙和紧身上衣走下了飞机。
26. The plane developed engine trouble soon after taking off
    飞机在起飞后不久发动机就出了问题。
27. The plane is about to take off.
    飞机就要起飞了。
28. The plane landed ten minutes ago.
    飞机在10分钟前着陆了。
29. The plane looped the loop three times.
    飞机连翻了三个跟头。

  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. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
   1. the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane

   Synonym:    airplaneaeroplane

2. a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
   1. the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work

   Synonym:    carpenter's planewoodworking plane

3. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood

   Synonym:    planerplaning machine

4. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
   1. we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane
   2. any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane

   Synonym:    sheet

5. a level of existence or development
   1. he lived on a worldly plane

verb

1. cut or remove with or as if with a plane
   1. The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood

   Synonym:    shave

2. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
   1. plane the top of the door

3. travel on the surface of water

   Synonym:    skim

adj

1. having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
   1. a flat desk
   2. acres of level farmland
   3. a plane surface
   4. skirts sewn with fine flat seams

   Synonym:    flatlevel