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hovercraft
气垫船
核心释义
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
- 1.
一种由气垫支撑、能跨越多种地形并在水面行驶的运输车辆。
A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport.
- 2.
一种利用喷气发动机产生的气垫在水面或陆地上行驶的交通工具。
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
一种由气垫支撑、能跨越多种地形并在水面行驶的运输车辆。；一种利用喷气发动机产生的气垫在水面或陆地上行驶的交通工具。
用法In use
The hovercraft crossed the river in just fifteen minutes.
用法提示：此处 hovercraft 是名词，指依靠气垫在水面航行的船只。
We took a hovercraft from the island back to the mainland.
用法提示：句中 hovercraft 为可数名词，表示交通工具“气垫船”。
The new hovercraft can carry more than fifty passengers.
用法提示：hovercraft 在本句中作主语，意思是“气垫船”。
by hovercraft
by hovercraft 表示交通方式，hovercraft 前不加冠词。
The passengers crossed the strait by hovercraft.
乘客们乘气垫船渡过了海峡。
on a hovercraft
on a hovercraft 强调乘坐某一艘气垫船。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take a hovercraft
- 乘坐气垫船
- You can take a hovercraft across the English Channel.你可以乘坐气垫船穿越英吉利海峡。
- hovercraft ferry
- 气垫船渡轮
- The hovercraft ferry runs between the two islands.气垫船渡轮往返于两个岛屿之间。
- drive a hovercraft
- 驾驶气垫船
- It takes special training to drive a hovercraft.驾驶气垫船需要专门训练。
- passenger hovercraft
- 客运气垫船
- The passenger hovercraft can carry up to 200 people.这艘客运气垫船最多可载200人。
- military hovercraft
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 hover=悬浮，craft=船：悬浮在气垫上行驶的交通工具，就是气垫船。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、科技说明、日常交谈 该词为中性常用词，通常用于交通、新闻或科技说明等场合，正式与非正式语境中都可能出现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the final /æft/ sound with 'hovercraft', and the '-craft' words also share the spelling. Note that 'over' /ˈoʊvɚ/ looks like 'hover' but has a different vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.