spaceship

/ˈspeɪsʃɪp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈspās-ˌship/ (ame, mw)

spaceship — noun

  • spaceshipsingular
  • spaceshipsplural

1. a craft that flies through space, taking people or equipment beyond Earth — comm

1.名詞A2
釋義

a craft that flies through space, taking people or equipment beyond Earth — common in science fiction and adventure stories

例句

Dmitri stared at the silver spaceship as it rose slowly into the night sky.

used with movement verbs: rose into the sky

Ananya built a small model spaceship from empty plastic bottles and tape.

collocation: model spaceship

同義詞
  • spacecraft

    more formal and technical; used for real vehicles like satellites and probes, not just story settings

  • flying saucer

    specifically disc-shaped and linked to aliens; much narrower than spaceship

  • rocket

    a propulsion vehicle that may be unmanned; a spaceship carries people or equipment inside a crewed compartment

常見錯誤

❌The spaceship orbited Earth for three days.' (when talking about a real NASA vehicle)
✅The spacecraft orbited Earth for three days.
💡'spaceship' suggests science fiction; 'spacecraft' is the term for real space vehicles.