slipstream
/ˈslɪpstriːm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslɪpstriːm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈslip-ˌstrēm/ (ame, mw)
slipstream — 名詞
- slipstreamsingular
- slipstreamsplural
1. the area of fast-moving air that gets pulled along right behind a car, plane, or
尾流；氣流
快速移動物體後方被帶動的氣流
the area of fast-moving air that gets pulled along right behind a car, plane, or other object as it speeds forward.
Cyclists like to ride in the slipstream of the rider in front to save energy.
自行車手喜歡跟在前方車手的尾流裡騎，以節省體力。
in the slipstream of [moving thing]
The small car shook as it crossed the slipstream of a passing truck.
當一輛卡車駛過時，那輛小車在它的尾流中晃了一下。
the slipstream of [fast vehicle]
Race drivers tuck in close behind a rival to use the slipstream for extra speed.
賽車手會緊跟在對手後方，利用尾流換取額外的速度。
Leaves and dust were sucked up into the slipstream of the speeding train.
落葉和灰塵被吸進那列高速列車的尾流裡。
Birds sometimes glide in a larger bird's slipstream to fly with less effort.
鳥兒有時會滑進另一隻較大鳥的尾流中，這樣飛起來更省力。
文法句型
in the slipstream of [vehicle]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in the fixed pattern 'in the slipstream of [a vehicle or person]', and the figurative 'in the slipstream of [an event]' (meaning soon after it) borrows directly from this physical sense.
常見錯誤
slipstream — 動詞
- slipstreampresent simple I / you / we / they
- slipstreams3rd person singular
- slipstreaming-ing form
- slipstreamedpast simple
1. to drive or ride very close behind a faster vehicle so that its pocket of pullin
跟尾流行駛
緊跟在快車後方借其氣流前進
to drive or ride very close behind a faster vehicle so that its pocket of pulling air helps you move forward more easily.
Beatriz slipstreamed the lead car for two laps before pulling out to overtake.
Beatriz 緊跟著領頭車的尾流跑了兩圈，才切出去超車。
slipstream [the vehicle ahead]
On the long straight, Asher slipstreamed behind a lorry to save fuel.
在長直線上，Asher 緊跟在一輛大貨車後方借氣流前進以省油。
slipstream behind [a vehicle]
The two cyclists took turns slipstreaming each other up the steep hill.
那兩名自行車手輪流跟在彼此的尾流後騎上陡坡。
Young Yan learned to slipstream the older riders during the weekend club race.
年輕的 Yan 在週末車隊賽中學會緊跟前方資深車手的尾流前進。
文法句型
slipstream [a vehicle]
slipstream behind [a vehicle]
用法筆記
Almost entirely confined to motor racing and competitive cycling; outside those contexts speakers normally say 'ride in the slipstream of' rather than using the verb.