aerial

/ˈeəriəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeriəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈer-ē-əl ā-ˈir-ē-əl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈeə.ri.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈer.i.əl/ (ame, ipa)

aerial — 名詞

1. a long thin metal device, often shaped like a rod or a frame of wires, fixed to

1.名詞B2
釋義

天線

接收或發送無線電、電視訊號的金屬桿狀裝置

a long thin metal device, often shaped like a rod or a frame of wires, fixed to a building or vehicle so that a radio or television set can pick up signals or broadcast them.

例句

Mr. Lin climbed onto the roof to fix the bent television aerial after the typhoon.

颱風過後，林先生爬上屋頂修理被吹歪的電視天線。

collocation: television/TV aerial

The old farmhouse had a tall aerial on the chimney for local radio stations.

那間老農舍的煙囪上有一根高高的天線，用來收聽當地廣播電台。

aerial on + [structure]

同義詞
  • antenna

    the standard American word; also used worldwide for built-in antennas in phones, routers, etc.

  • dish

    specifically a curved satellite receiver, not a rod-shaped aerial.

文法句型

aerial on [building]

put up an aerial

用法筆記

Mainly British English; speakers of American English usually say 'antenna' for the same object. Often appears as a compound: 'television aerial', 'radio aerial', 'car aerial'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a new aerial for my mobile phone.
✅I bought a new antenna for my mobile phone.
💡'aerial' is mainly used for rooftop or vehicle antennas that pick up radio or TV broadcasts, not the small built-in antenna inside a phone.

2. a spinning or flipping move that an athlete performs in mid-air after launching

2.名詞C1
釋義

空中花式動作

板類或滑雪跳起後的空中翻轉招式

a spinning or flipping move that an athlete performs in mid-air after launching off the ground, ramp, or wave, used in sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, and surfing.

例句

Ravi shot off the half-pipe and landed a clean aerial before the cheering crowd.

瑪雅從半管跳台衝出，在歡呼的觀眾面前乾淨俐落地完成一個空中花式動作。

land + an aerial

The young surfer practiced aerials for hours on the small waves at Jinshan Beach.

那位年輕衝浪手在金山海灘的小浪上練習空中花式動作練了好幾個小時。

plural use: 'practiced aerials'

同義詞
  • trick

    more general; covers ground moves and aerial moves alike.

  • stunt

    stresses risk and showmanship rather than the airborne element.

文法句型

pull off / land an aerial

do an aerial

用法筆記

Common in extreme-sport reporting and the slang of skaters, surfers, and snowboarders. Often combined with a name describing the rotation, such as 'backside aerial', '540 aerial'.

常見錯誤

❌She made an aerial in the swimming pool.
✅She did a flip in the swimming pool.
💡'aerial' as a sports trick happens only above ground, ramp, or water on a board or skis, not while diving in the air without equipment.

aerial — 形容詞