aerial
/ˈeəriəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeriəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈer-ē-əl ā-ˈir-ē-əl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈeə.ri.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈer.i.əl/ (ame, ipa)
aerial — noun
1. a long thin metal device, often shaped like a rod or a frame of wires, fixed to
a long thin metal device, often shaped like a rod or a frame of wires, fixed to a building or vehicle so that a radio or television set can pick up signals or broadcast them.
Mr. Lin climbed onto the roof to fix the bent television aerial after the typhoon.
collocation: television/TV aerial
The old farmhouse had a tall aerial on the chimney for local radio stations.
aerial on + [structure]
Heavy snow snapped the aerial off our caravan during the trip to Scotland.
British viewers usually need a rooftop aerial to watch Freeview channels clearly.
文法句型
aerial on [building]
put up an aerial
用法筆記
Mainly British English; speakers of American English usually say 'antenna' for the same object. Often appears as a compound: 'television aerial', 'radio aerial', 'car aerial'.
常見錯誤
2. a spinning or flipping move that an athlete performs in mid-air after launching
a spinning or flipping move that an athlete performs in mid-air after launching off the ground, ramp, or wave, used in sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, and surfing.
Ravi shot off the half-pipe and landed a clean aerial before the cheering crowd.
land + an aerial
The young surfer practiced aerials for hours on the small waves at Jinshan Beach.
plural use: 'practiced aerials'
Wen broke his wrist after falling on a backside aerial at the skate park.
The Japanese skier pulled off a perfect aerial and won the bronze medal.
文法句型
pull off / land an aerial
do an aerial
用法筆記
Common in extreme-sport reporting and the slang of skaters, surfers, and snowboarders. Often combined with a name describing the rotation, such as 'backside aerial', '540 aerial'.
常見錯誤
aerial — adjective
1. happening up in the sky, taken or done while flying, or relating to the use of p
happening up in the sky, taken or done while flying, or relating to the use of planes, drones, and other aircraft.
The pilot took aerial photos of the rice fields outside Tainan for a tourism magazine.
aerial + photo / picture
Rescue teams used a drone for an aerial search for the missing hikers.
aerial search / survey
From the helicopter, the children gasped at the aerial view of the harbor lights.
The army carried out an aerial attack on the bridge to stop the enemy trucks.
Wildlife officers run yearly aerial surveys to count the deer in the national park.
- ground
as in 'ground troops' vs 'aerial troops', or 'ground view' vs 'aerial view'.
文法句型
aerial + noun
an aerial view of [place]
用法筆記
Almost always placed before a noun; you say 'an aerial view', not 'the view is aerial'. Frequent collocates fall into three groups: viewing ('aerial view/photo/footage'), searching ('aerial survey/search/reconnaissance'), and attacking ('aerial attack/strike/bombing').