skyjacking
skyjacking — 名詞
1. the crime of using force or threats to seize a plane while it is flying, often s
劫機；劫機案
以武力強行奪取飛行中飛機的犯罪行為
the crime of using force or threats to seize a plane while it is flying, often so the attackers can demand money or push a political goal; also a single case of this happening.
The skyjacking ended peacefully after the pilot agreed to land in Cairo.
在機長同意降落開羅後，這起劫機案和平落幕。
countable: a single event of skyjacking
Stronger cockpit doors have made skyjacking much harder than it was decades ago.
更堅固的駕駛艙門讓劫機比數十年前困難許多。
uncountable: the activity in general
Quinn studied the most famous skyjacking cases for a university history project.
Quinn 為了一份大學歷史報告，研究了最著名的幾起劫機案。
Airport guards search every bag closely to stop a skyjacking before takeoff.
機場警衛仔細搜查每個包包，以在起飛前阻止劫機。
News of the skyjacking spread fast, and worried families gathered at the airport.
劫機的消息很快傳開，焦急的家屬聚集在機場。
- hijacking
broader; can mean seizing any vehicle, not only a plane
- air piracy
more formal and legal in tone
用法筆記
Often used in news reports and history writing rather than everyday speech. The more common word is 'hijacking'; 'skyjacking' specifically marks that the target is an aircraft.
常見錯誤
skyjacking — 動詞
1. to take control of a plane during a flight by using force or by threatening the
劫持飛機
在飛行途中以武力或威脅奪取飛機控制權
to take control of a plane during a flight by using force or by threatening the crew and passengers with harm.
Two armed men tried to skyjack the plane soon after it left the ground.
飛機剛起飛不久，兩名持槍男子就試圖劫持這架飛機。
skyjack + [aircraft] in the active voice
The flight was skyjacked over the desert and forced to change its route.
那班航班在沙漠上空遭到劫持，被迫改變航線。
passive: [plane] be skyjacked
In Ziad's thriller, a lone pilot is forced to skyjack his own jet.
在 Ziad 的驚悚小說裡，一名機師被迫劫持自己的噴射機。
Folake taught the crew how to react if someone tried to skyjack the aircraft.
Folake 教機組人員，在有人試圖劫持飛機時該如何應對。
The group planned to skyjack a passenger flight and demand the release of prisoners.
這夥人計畫劫持一班客機，並要求釋放囚犯。
- hijack
wider use; works for any vehicle, not just planes
- commandeer
to seize and control, but not always by violence
文法句型
skyjack + [aircraft]
用法筆記
Almost always has an aircraft as its object; you cannot skyjack a car or a train. Frequently appears in the passive when the focus is on the plane rather than the attackers.