mid-air
mid-air — 名詞
1. the space above the ground, where something flies, falls or hangs with nothing u
半空中
離開地面、下方沒有支撐的空中
the space above the ground, where something flies, falls or hangs with nothing under it.
Adisa's dog jumped up and caught the stick in mid-air.
Adisa 的狗跳起來，在半空中接住了樹枝。
catch + object + in mid-air
The football seemed to hang in mid-air before it dropped into the net.
足球彷彿在半空中停了一下，才落進球網。
hang in mid-air
Amihan froze with the spoon in mid-air when the door opened.
門一打開，Amihan 愣住了，湯匙還停在半空中。
with + object + in mid-air
The magician pulled a red scarf out of mid-air.
魔術師從半空中變出一條紅色圍巾。
- hang in mid-air
- freeze in mid-air
- catch something in mid-air
- out of mid-air
文法句型
in mid-air
out of mid-air
用法筆記
Uncountable and normally used without an article, after in or out of: in mid-air, not in a mid-air. Before another noun the adjective is used instead (adjective sense 1): a mid-air crash.
常見錯誤
mid-air — 形容詞
1. happening while something is flying or falling through the air, high above the g
空中的
在飛行或墜落途中、離地發生的
happening while something is flying or falling through the air, high above the ground.
The two toy planes had a mid-air crash over Christopher's garden.
兩架玩具飛機在 Christopher 家的花園上空發生空中相撞。
mid-air + noun: mid-air crash
The goalkeeper's mid-air catch won the game for Gabriel's team.
守門員那個空中撲接，替 Gabriel 的球隊贏下了比賽。
mid-air + catch
A mid-air fight between two large birds surprised Anong.
兩隻大鳥在空中纏鬥，嚇了 Anong 一跳。
The film ends with a long mid-air chase over the city.
這部電影以一場橫越城市上空的長時間空中追逐收尾。
- mid-air crash
- mid-air collision
- mid-air catch
- mid-air chase
文法句型
mid-air + noun
用法筆記
Normally comes before a noun (a mid-air crash). After a verb, the noun is used instead: the planes crashed in mid-air. Distinguish from noun sense 1, which names the space itself.