eva
eva — 名詞
- evasingular
- evasplural
1. a period when astronauts leave a spacecraft or space station to work outside it
艙外活動
太空人離艙執行任務
a period when astronauts leave a spacecraft or space station to work outside it in space.
Mission control delayed the EVA after a small leak appeared near the hatch.
艙門附近出現小漏氣後，任務控制中心延後了這次艙外活動。
delay the EVA before an outside repair
Naoko checked her gloves twice before the EVA to repair the broken antenna.
Naoko 在修理壞掉的天線前，為這次艙外活動把手套檢查了兩遍。
before the EVA + repair task
The crew trained underwater for months to prepare for a long EVA.
全體機組員在水下訓練了好幾個月，為一次長時間的艙外活動做準備。
During the EVA, Joaquín replaced a loose panel outside the space station.
在這次艙外活動中，Joaquín 更換了太空站外側鬆動的面板。
Snow-like ice floated past Bao's helmet as the EVA began.
這次艙外活動開始時，雪花般的冰粒從 Bao 的頭盔旁漂過。
- spacewalk
the everyday term used in news reports and general conversation
- extravehicular activity
the full formal term used in mission planning and technical writing
文法句型
an EVA
during the EVA
conduct an EVA
用法筆記
This sense refers to the actual work period outside the spacecraft. In general news, the more familiar everyday synonym is often 'spacewalk'.
常見錯誤
eva — 縮寫
1. the short form of 'extravehicular activity'.
艙外活動縮寫
表示太空艙外任務的英文簡稱
the short form of 'extravehicular activity'.
The training manual uses EVA instead of writing out extravehicular activity each time.
訓練手冊每次都用 EVA 這個艙外活動縮寫，不把全名全部寫出來。
abbreviation replacing the full term
Thursday's schedule lists EVA-2 beside Meera's name and tool assignment.
週四的時程表在 Meera 的名字和工具分配旁標了 EVA-2。
EVA + number in mission schedules
In the report, EVA stands for extravehicular activity, not a spacewalk alone.
報告裡說，EVA 代表 extravehicular activity，不只是一般的太空漫步說法。
The checklist puts EVA prep in bold above the airlock steps.
檢查表把「EVA prep」用粗體放在氣閘步驟上方。
A museum label explained that EVA was NASA shorthand for work outside a spacecraft.
博物館標示解釋，EVA 是 NASA 對太空船外工作使用的艙外活動縮寫。
- extravehicular activity
the full expression that this abbreviation stands for
文法句型
EVA + number
EVA stands for ...
EVA + prep
用法筆記
Use this sense when you are talking about the letters EVA as a label in manuals, schedules, or reports. If you mean the mission activity itself, use the noun sense instead.