propellers

IPA/prəˈpel.ər/
KK[prəpˈɛlɚz]IPA/prəˈpel.ɚ/

propellers — 名詞

  • propellerssingular
  • propellersesplural

1. the rotating blade parts on a boat, plane, drone, or similar machine that make i

1.名詞B2
釋義

螺旋槳

推動船或飛機前進的旋轉槳葉

the rotating blade parts on a boat, plane, drone, or similar machine that make it move forward by driving air or water backward

例句

Takeshi checked the propellers before the small plane left the island.

Takeshi 在小飛機離開島上前檢查了螺旋槳。

check propellers before take-off

Seaweed got wrapped around the boat's propellers near the rocky shore.

海藻在岩岸附近纏住了那艘船的螺旋槳。

boat's propellers — water use

同義詞
  • props

    informal short form used in speech by pilots, sailors, and mechanics

  • screws

    nautical term for a ship's propellers, used mainly in technical or older contexts

  • rotors

    used for some aircraft or powered devices, but not the usual word for boat or plane propellers

文法句型

twin propellers

propellers + plural verb

check / replace / damage propellers

用法筆記

Usually used for the complete spinning parts that move a boat, aircraft, or drone. The singular form is 'propeller'. In informal speech, especially among pilots or mechanics, people may shorten it to 'prop'.

常見錯誤

❌The plane has two propeller.
✅The plane has two propellers.
💡Use the plural form when there is more than one spinning part.
❌The propellers of the boat was damaged.
✅The propellers of the boat were damaged.
💡A plural subject takes a plural verb.