supersonic
/ˌsuːpəˈsɒnɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌsuːpərˈsɑːnɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌsü-pər-ˈsä-nik/ (ame, mw)
supersonic — 形容詞
- supersonicpositive
- more supersoniccomparative
- most supersonicsuperlative
1. Describes an object or movement that goes faster than sound can travel through t
超音速的
快於聲音傳播速度的
Describes an object or movement that goes faster than sound can travel through the surrounding air — for example, a plane moving at more than about 1,230 kilometres per hour.
The new fighter jet can travel at supersonic speeds.
新型戰鬥機能以超音速飛行。
supersonic + speed / supersonic + jet collocation
Mei's father worked on the design of a supersonic passenger plane in the 1990s.
Mei 的父親曾在 1990 年代參與超音速客機的設計工作。
Supersonic flights over cities are banned because the noise disturbs people below.
城市上空禁止超音速飛行，因為噪音會干擾地面的居民。
Dr. Okonkwo explained how supersonic aircraft create a shock wave as they accelerate.
Okonkwo 博士解釋了超音速飛機在加速時如何產生衝擊波。
A supersonic boom can shake buildings and even break windows near the flight path.
超音速音爆可能震動建築物，甚至震破飛行路徑附近的窗戶。
- hypersonic
refers to speeds five or more times the speed of sound, a narrower and more extreme range
- subsonic
describes speeds slower than the speed of sound, the opposite end of the speed spectrum
文法句型
supersonic + noun (attributive)
用法筆記
Commonly placed before a noun such as 'speed', 'flight', 'aircraft', 'jet', or 'boom'. Do not confuse with 'ultrasonic', which describes high-frequency sound waves used in medical imaging rather than speed.
常見錯誤
supersonic — 名詞
1. A shock wave or pressure front that moves through a solid, liquid, or gas faster
超音速波
速度超過音速的能量波
A shock wave or pressure front that moves through a solid, liquid, or gas faster than sound can travel through the same substance.
Engineers detected a supersonic racing through a steel pipe at over 5,000 metres per second.
工程師偵測到一道以每秒超過 5,000 公尺的速度穿過鋼管的超音速波。
Special microphones can record supersonics produced during rocket launches.
特殊麥克風可以記錄火箭發射時產生的超音速波。
often used in plural: supersonics
The earthquake created supersonics that travelled through the ground ahead of the main shock.
地震產生的超音速波在主震波到達之前就已穿越地層。
Sensors on the wind tunnel walls captured supersonics from a model rocket.
風洞壁面的感測器捕捉到模型火箭產生的超音速波。
- shock wave
a specific type of supersonic wave created by an object moving faster than sound, with a sudden pressure change
文法句型
the + supersonic
supersonics + verb (plural)
用法筆記
Rare in everyday conversation. Appears mainly in physics and engineering texts describing shock waves or pressure fronts. Often used in the plural form 'supersonics'.
常見錯誤
2. An aircraft that is designed to fly at speeds greater than the speed of sound —
超音速飛機
以超音速飛行的航空器
An aircraft that is designed to fly at speeds greater than the speed of sound — for example, a military jet or a commercial plane that can cross oceans faster than ordinary planes.
The Concorde was the most famous supersonic to carry passengers across the Atlantic.
協和號是最著名的超音速飛機，曾載客橫跨大西洋。
most + supersonic (superlative usage)
Javier plans to fly from London to New York on a new supersonic next year.
Javier 計劃明年搭乘新型超音速飛機從倫敦飛到紐約。
A supersonic crossing the Pacific burns three times the fuel of a standard Boeing 777.
飛越太平洋的超音速飛機消耗的燃油是標準波音 777 的三倍。
Nina took photos of the old military supersonic at the aviation museum.
Nina 在航空博物館拍了那架舊軍用超音速飛機的照片。
- supersonic jet
a more specific term that highlights the jet-engine design of most supersonic aircraft
- subsonic aircraft
an airplane that flies slower than the speed of sound, which covers the vast majority of commercial planes
文法句型
a + supersonic
the + supersonic
fly on a supersonic