interceptor
/ˌɪntəˈseptə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪntərˈseptər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-tər-ˈsep-tər/ (ame, mw)
interceptor — 名詞
- interceptorsingular
- interceptorsplural
1. a small, very quick warplane built to fly up and stop hostile planes before they
攔截機
升空攔阻敵機的快速戰鬥機
a small, very quick warplane built to fly up and stop hostile planes before they can reach their target
Two interceptors took off from the base to chase the unknown jet near the coast.
兩架攔截機從基地起飛，去追逐海岸附近那架來歷不明的噴射機。
subject: military aircraft scrambled to chase an intruder
The air force kept several interceptors ready day and night during the war.
戰爭期間，空軍日夜都讓好幾架攔截機保持待命。
collocation: keep interceptors ready / on standby
Rafael watched an interceptor climb steeply into the clouds above the airfield.
Rafael 看著一架攔截機在機場上空陡直地爬升，鑽進雲層。
Older interceptors could fly faster than almost any bomber of their time.
早期的攔截機飛得比當時幾乎任何一架轟炸機都快。
Within minutes the interceptor caught up with the slow cargo plane over the sea.
幾分鐘內，那架攔截機就在海面上空追上了那架緩慢的貨機。
- fighter
broader term; every interceptor is a fighter, but a fighter can also attack ground targets
- fighter jet
everyday wording for a fast military plane; less precise about the defensive role
- bomber
a plane built to drop bombs, the opposite mission to an interceptor
用法筆記
Subject of the sentence is usually an air force, base, or pilot; the plane's job is defensive, so it appears with verbs like 'scramble', 'launch', and 'chase'.