airlift
/ˈeəlɪft/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɛrlˌɪft] /ˈerlɪft/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɛrlˌɪft] /ˈer-ˌlift How to pronounce airlift (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈeə.lɪft/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɛrlˌɪft] /ˈer.lɪft/ (ame, ipa)
airlift — 名詞
- airliftsingular
- airliftsplural
1. an emergency effort that uses aircraft to carry people or goods into or out of a
空運行動
以飛機緊急運送人員或物資的行動
an emergency effort that uses aircraft to carry people or goods into or out of a place when normal routes cannot be used safely.
After the bridge collapsed, helicopters began an airlift of medicine to the village.
橋梁坍塌後，直升機開始對那座村莊展開藥品空運行動。
pattern: airlift of [supplies] to [place]
The navy planned an overnight airlift to bring stranded families off the island.
海軍規劃了一場連夜空運行動，把受困家庭撤離那座島。
collocation: overnight airlift
During the wildfire, the army organized an airlift for injured hikers.
野火期間，軍方為受傷的健行者組織了一次空運行動。
Food reached the mountain town by airlift after the roads froze.
道路結冰後，食物靠空運送到了那座山城。
- relief flight
usually refers to one flight, not the whole operation
- evacuation
focuses on moving people out of danger, not on sending supplies in
- rescue mission
broader and does not have to involve aircraft
文法句型
an airlift of [supplies]
airlift to [place]
by airlift
用法筆記
Often appears with organize, begin, or plan, and usually refers to a large rescue or supply mission rather than one ordinary flight. Distinguish from sense 1 of the verb, which names the action of moving someone or something by air.
常見錯誤
airlift — 動詞
- airliftpresent simple I / you / we / they
- airlifts3rd person singular
- airlifting-ing form
- airliftedpast simple
1. to transport people or supplies by aircraft, especially when travel by land is i
空運
用飛機把人或物資運到別處
to transport people or supplies by aircraft, especially when travel by land is impossible or too dangerous.
Rescue crews airlifted two climbers from the cliff before sunset.
救援人員在日落前把兩名登山客空運離開峭壁。
pattern: airlift someone from [place]
The charity will airlift tents and water to the flooded camps.
那個慈善團體將把帳篷和飲水空運到淹水的營地。
pattern: airlift something to [place]
Pilots airlifted the baby to Taipei when the local clinic closed.
當地診所關閉後，飛行員把那名嬰兒空運到台北。
Storm damage forced the coast guard to airlift workers off the platform.
暴風造成的損害迫使海巡人員把工人空運離開平台。
文法句型
airlift someone from [place]
airlift something to [place]
airlift someone to safety
用法筆記
The object is usually people, patients, troops, or urgent supplies, and the destination is often a dangerous or hard-to-reach place. It commonly appears in rescue, military, and disaster reports.