overfly

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overfly — 動詞

  • overflypresent simple I / you / we / they
  • overflieshe / she / it
  • overflewpast simple
  • overflownpast participle
  • overflying-ing form

1. to travel in an aircraft above a place or area as you cross it, usually without

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

飛越

從某地上空飛過

to travel in an aircraft above a place or area as you cross it, usually without landing there

例句

The rescue helicopter overflew the flooded village before landing near the school.

救援直升機飛越那座淹水村莊後,降落在學校附近。

overfly + place before landing elsewhere

At sunrise, Bilal overflew the desert border on a supply mission.

日出時,Bilal 執行補給任務時飛越了沙漠邊界。

overfly + border in a flight report context

常見搭配
  • overfly a city
  • overfly a border
  • overfly restricted airspace
  • overfly at low altitude
同義詞
  • cross

    broader and less technical; it does not specifically show movement through the air

  • pass over

    can fit aircraft movement, but it is less common in aviation reports

  • sweep over

    suggests smooth movement above an area, often in more descriptive writing

文法句型

overfly + place/area

overfly + city/border/island

overfly + object before landing elsewhere

用法筆記

The object after overfly is the place below the aircraft, such as a city, border, or island. The word is most common in aviation, military, and news writing when a plane or drone passes above a place without stopping there.

常見錯誤

The pilot overflew to Taipei before lunch.
The pilot flew to Taipei before lunch.
overfly takes the place below the aircraft, not the destination.
The drone overflew above the bridge for ten minutes.
The drone flew above the bridge for ten minutes.
overfly already includes the idea of passing over something.

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常用片語

  • overfly a city
  • overfly a border
  • overfly restricted airspace

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