aerospace
/ˈeə.rə.speɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈer.oʊ.speɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈer-ō-ˌspās/ (ame, mw) · /ˈeərəʊspeɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈerəʊspeɪs/ (ame, ipa)
aerospace — adjective
- aerospacepositive
- more aerospacecomparative
- most aerospacesuperlative
1. used to describe companies, jobs, or technology connected with designing, making
used to describe companies, jobs, or technology connected with designing, making, or flying aircraft and vehicles that travel beyond Earth.
Boeing is one of the largest aerospace companies in the United States.
aerospace + company / industry noun
Noa studied aerospace engineering at a university in Toulouse.
collocation: aerospace engineering
The new factory in Seattle will produce parts for aerospace manufacturers.
Zara works as a software engineer for a small aerospace startup near Lisbon.
Lighter materials such as carbon fibre are widely used in aerospace technology.
- aeronautical
narrower — focuses on flight inside Earth's atmosphere, not space travel
- astronautical
narrower — focuses on travel and vehicles in outer space
文法句型
aerospace + noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — placed before a noun (aerospace company, aerospace engineer, aerospace industry). Avoid 'The company is aerospace'; instead say 'The company is in the aerospace industry'.
常見錯誤
aerospace — noun
1. the business of designing and making aircraft, rockets, satellites, and other ma
the business of designing and making aircraft, rockets, satellites, and other machines that fly through the air or into space.
After graduating, Yara got her first job in aerospace.
common pattern: work / job in aerospace
Toulouse is famous across Europe for its strong aerospace and tourism sectors.
The government plans to invest more money in aerospace and clean energy.
Aerospace provides thousands of skilled jobs in the city of Hamburg.
Xander left a career in banking to study and work in aerospace.
- aviation
narrower — covers aircraft and flying inside the atmosphere, but not space vehicles
- space industry
narrower — focuses only on rockets, satellites, and space travel
文法句型
work in aerospace
the aerospace sector
用法筆記
Uncountable — never use 'an aerospace' or 'aerospaces'. To talk about a single business, say 'an aerospace company' (using the adjective form). Often appears in the pattern 'in aerospace' to describe someone's career or field.