uav

/ˌjuː eɪ ˈviː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌjuː eɪ ˈviː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌyü-ˌā-ˈvē/ (ame, mw)

uav — noun

1. A flying vehicle that does not carry a pilot or any person inside it. People con

1.名詞B2
釋義

A flying vehicle that does not carry a pilot or any person inside it. People control it from a distance, or it follows a programmed route by itself. UAVs are often used for taking pictures, delivering goods, or watching areas from the air.

例句

The rescue team used a UAV to find the missing hiker before nightfall.

use + a UAV + to-infinitive of purpose

Daichi operates a small UAV to take aerial photos of his farm every week.

operate + a UAV + to-infinitive

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文法句型

UAV + verb (active)

use/operate/fly + a UAV

用法筆記

Frequently used in formal or technical contexts (military, logistics, surveying). In everyday conversation, the word drone is more common.

常見錯誤

❌An UAV flew over the field.
✅A UAV flew over the field.
💡The letter U in UAV is pronounced /juː/ (a consonant sound), so the indefinite article is 'a', not 'an'.
❌The army sent UAV for surveillance.
✅The army sent a UAV for surveillance.
💡UAV is a countable noun and needs a determiner in singular form.