skyjack

IPA/ˈskaɪdʒæk/
IPA/ˈskaɪdʒæk/

skyjack — 動詞

  • skyjackpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • skyjackshe / she / it
  • skyjackedpast simple
  • skyjacking-ing form

1. to use weapons or threats to grab control of a plane while it is in the air, oft

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

劫持飛機

用武力或威脅奪取飛行中飛機的控制權

to use weapons or threats to grab control of a plane while it is in the air, often so the attackers can force the crew to fly somewhere or to win money or a political demand

例句

Armed men tried to skyjack the plane soon after it left Athens.

飛機剛離開 Athens 不久，就有持槍男子試圖劫持它。

skyjack + aircraft as direct object

Two passengers stood up and threatened to skyjack the flight to Cuba.

兩名乘客站起來，威脅要劫持這班飛往 Cuba 的班機。

threaten to skyjack + destination

常見搭配
  • skyjack a plane
  • skyjack a jet
  • attempt to skyjack
  • be skyjacked over
同義詞
  • hijack

    the everyday word; covers planes, ships, trains, and trucks, while 'skyjack' is limited to aircraft

  • commandeer

    to seize and take charge of any vehicle or property by force, often without the violent, criminal feel of 'skyjack'

文法句型

skyjack + aircraft

用法筆記

Object is almost always an aircraft in flight (a plane, jet, or flight) — for ships use 'hijack' or 'pirate', and for a road vehicle use 'hijack' or 'carjack'.

常見錯誤

The robbers skyjacked the armoured truck on the motorway.
The robbers hijacked the armoured truck on the motorway.
'skyjack' is only for aircraft, not road vehicles.
They tried to skyjack the train to the border.
They tried to hijack the train to the border.
a train is not an aircraft, so use 'hijack'.

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常用片語

  • attempt to skyjack
  • threaten to skyjack

介系詞搭配

  • skyjack over
  • skyjack to