airfield

IPA/ˈeəfiːld/
KK[ˈɛrfˌild]IPA/ˈerfiːld/

airfield — 名詞

1. a small open piece of land prepared so that planes can leave the sky and touch d

1.名詞B2
釋義

小型機場

供飛機起降的簡易場地，常為軍用或私人

a small open piece of land prepared so that planes can leave the sky and touch down on it; much simpler than an airport, with just a runway and a few sheds, and mostly used by the military or by private pilots.

例句

Adaeze landed her small plane at a quiet airfield outside the village.

Adaeze 把她的小飛機降落在村子外一個安靜的小型機場。

land at + airfield (typical preposition pattern)

The old military airfield was turned into a museum after the war ended.

戰爭結束後，那座老舊的軍用飛行場被改建成博物館。

military airfield (common collocation)

常見搭配
  • small airfield
  • military airfield
  • grass airfield
  • private airfield
  • land at an airfield
  • take off from an airfield
同義詞
  • airstrip

    even smaller — usually just one rough runway, no buildings at all

  • aerodrome

    British, slightly formal or old-fashioned; covers airfields and small airports

  • landing strip

    emphasises the runway itself, often temporary or improvised

反義詞
  • airport

    much larger, with terminals and regular commercial flights

文法句型

at the airfield

a small airfield

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'airport': an airfield typically has only a runway and a few sheds, with no terminal, shops, or scheduled passenger flights. Often modified by 'military', 'private', 'grass', or 'small'.

常見錯誤

I flew into Heathrow airfield from Paris.
I flew into Heathrow airport from Paris.
large hubs with terminals and scheduled flights are called airports, not airfields.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • military airfield
  • grass airfield
  • private airfield
  • airfield runway
  • airfield perimeter
  • airfield hangar

常用片語

  • land at an airfield
  • take off from an airfield
  • based at an airfield

介系詞搭配

  • at the airfield
  • from the airfield
  • near the airfield
  • on the airfield