airlift
英 ['eəlɪft]
美 ['ɛrlɪft]
英文詞源
- airlift (n.)
- also air-lift, 1893 as a type of pumping device; 1945 in the sense "transportation of supplies by air," from air (n.1) + lift (n.). As a verb by 1949; popularized in reference to the response to the West Berlin blockade. Related: Air-lifted; air-lifting.
雙語例句
- 1. President Garcia has ordered an airlift of food, medicines and blankets.
- 加西亞總統已經下令空運食品、藥物和毛毯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The German authorities are considering an airlift if the situation becomes critical.
- 如果局勢變得危急，德國當局將考慮實施空運。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The airlift was conducted in force ten winds.
- 空運在10級大風中進行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. An airlift was organized immediately for the relief of the flood victims.
- 立即組織空運救助遭受水災的難民.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The United States is making preparations for a large-scale airlift of 1,200 American citizens.
- 美國正在為運送1,200名美國公民的大規模空運做準備。
來自柯林斯例句