crash-land

/ˈkræʃ lænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkræʃ lænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkrash-ˈland/ (ame, mw)

crash-land — verb

  • crash-landpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • crash-landshe / she / it
  • crash-landedpast simple
  • crash-landing-ing form

1. to force a plane, helicopter, or spacecraft down in a rough emergency landing, o

1.動詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

to force a plane, helicopter, or spacecraft down in a rough emergency landing, or for it to come down that way when a normal landing is no longer possible.

例句

The pilot crash-landed the damaged jet in a snowy field after both engines failed.

crash-land + object + in [place]

After smoke filled the cabin, the plane crash-landed beside a highway near Reno.

aircraft as subject in intransitive use

同義詞
  • make an emergency landing

    broader and more neutral; it does not always suggest damage or a very rough landing

  • ditch

    used specifically when an aircraft is brought down on water

  • land

    the general verb; 'crash-land' adds danger, damage, or loss of control

反義詞
  • take off

    to leave the ground and begin flying

文法句型

crash-land + object + in/on [place]

aircraft/spacecraft + crash-land + in/on [place]

用法筆記

Used for aircraft and spacecraft in dangerous or unusually rough emergency landings. With a direct object, the subject is the person controlling the vehicle; without one, the aircraft itself is the subject.

常見錯誤

❌The bus crash-landed on the road.
✅The plane crash-landed on the road.
💡'crash-land' is used for aircraft or spacecraft, not for vehicles that already travel on the ground.