hovercraft

英 [ˈhɒvəkrɑːft]

美 [ˈhʌvərkræft]

n.  气垫船; 气垫运载工具

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BNC.27337 / COCA.30629

牛津词典

noun

• 气垫船；气垫运载工具
  a vehicle that travels just above the surface of water or land, held up by air being forced downwards

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 气垫船;气垫运输工具
  Ahovercraftis a vehicle that can travel across land and water. It floats above the land or water on a cushion of air.
  1. Travelling at speeds of up to thirty five knots, these hovercraft can easily outpace most boats...
     这些气垫船行驶速度最高可达35节，能够轻易地超过大多数船只。
  2. The expedition made the journey to its source by hovercraft.
     探险队乘气垫船到达了它的源头。

英英释义

noun

• a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
  Synonym:ground-effect machine

双语例句

• This had a hovercraft like engine and also worked on the magnetic energy fields like the space crafts.
  它有一个象水翼船一样的引擎，工作原理与飞行器一样，也是利用磁能场。
• Since that time, various types of hovercraft have appeared and taken up regular service.
  从那以后，各种各样的气垫船出现了，并开始了定期航行服务。
• The expedition made the journey to its source by hovercraft.
  探险队乘气垫船到达了它的源头。
• I ask my friend what is hovercraft, and then they show me its picture.
  我问朋友什么是气垫船，然后他们给我看了它的照片。
• The twins hadn't seen a hovercraft before, had they?
  这对双胞胎以前没见过气垫船，是吗？
• Now people can cross the lake easily on/ by a hovercraft.
  现在人们能够方便地乘坐气垫船渡过湖泊。
• The trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground.
  被封存的空气，能将气垫车船托出水面或地面一小段距离。
• Strapping the skis on the roof, we boarded the hovercraft in Dover
  用带子把滑水板绑在船顶后，我们就在多佛登上了气垫船。
• Which one of the following statements is TRUE of the hovercraft?
  下列哪个陈述是关于气垫车的正确描述？
• Hovercraft is safe as houses, even if the engine broke down there's no danger of sinking.
  气垫船像房子一样安全，即使是发动机出故障，也没有沉没的危险。