cockpit

• n. 駕駛員座艙；戰場

來自cock和pit的組合詞。

cockpit (n.)

1580s, "a pit for fighting cocks," from cock (n.1) + pit (n.1). Used in nautical sense (1706) for midshipmen's compartment below decks; transferred to airplanes (1914) and to cars (1930s).

1. There was not much elbow room in the cockpit of a Snipe.

“沙錐鳥”戰鬥機的駕駛艙空間不太寬敞。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Only the stewardess can go from the cabin to the cockpit.

隻有空中小姐才能從乘客座艙進入駕駛員座艙.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. He climbed into the cockpit of the fighter.

他爬進戰鬥機的駕駛艙.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The window in the cockpit had blown in and the pressure dropped dramatically.

駕駛艙的窗戶突然向內破裂，氣壓急劇降低。

來自柯林斯例句

5. They lowered him gradually into the cockpit. Somehow they squeezed him in the tight space, and strapped him in.

他們將他慢慢向下放入駕駛艙，設法將他塞進了狹小的空間，並給他係好安全帶。

來自柯林斯例句