airlift
/ˈeəlɪft/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɛrlˌɪft] /ˈerlɪft/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɛrlˌɪft] /ˈer-ˌlift How to pronounce airlift (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈeə.lɪft/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɛrlˌɪft] /ˈer.lɪft/ (ame, ipa)
airlift — noun
- airliftsingular
- airliftsplural
1. an emergency effort that uses aircraft to carry people or goods into or out of a
an emergency effort that uses aircraft to carry people or goods into or out of a place when normal routes cannot be used safely.
After the bridge collapsed, helicopters began an airlift of medicine to the village.
pattern: airlift of [supplies] to [place]
The navy planned an overnight airlift to bring stranded families off the island.
collocation: overnight airlift
During the wildfire, the army organized an airlift for injured hikers.
Food reached the mountain town by airlift after the roads froze.
- relief flight
usually refers to one flight, not the whole operation
- evacuation
focuses on moving people out of danger, not on sending supplies in
- rescue mission
broader and does not have to involve aircraft
文法句型
an airlift of [supplies]
airlift to [place]
by airlift
用法筆記
Often appears with organize, begin, or plan, and usually refers to a large rescue or supply mission rather than one ordinary flight. Distinguish from sense 1 of the verb, which names the action of moving someone or something by air.
常見錯誤
airlift — verb
- airliftpresent simple I / you / we / they
- airlifts3rd person singular
- airlifting-ing form
- airliftedpast simple
1. to transport people or supplies by aircraft, especially when travel by land is i
to transport people or supplies by aircraft, especially when travel by land is impossible or too dangerous.
Rescue crews airlifted two climbers from the cliff before sunset.
pattern: airlift someone from [place]
The charity will airlift tents and water to the flooded camps.
pattern: airlift something to [place]
Pilots airlifted the baby to Taipei when the local clinic closed.
Storm damage forced the coast guard to airlift workers off the platform.
文法句型
airlift someone from [place]
airlift something to [place]
airlift someone to safety
用法筆記
The object is usually people, patients, troops, or urgent supplies, and the destination is often a dangerous or hard-to-reach place. It commonly appears in rescue, military, and disaster reports.