Word · Frequency #35490
slipstreams
尾流;滑流;气流
slipstreams is the plural of slipstream.
核心释义
指运动物体后方因运动或螺旋桨产生的气流
the stream of air that is pulled along behind a fast-moving object, such as a vehicle, aircraft, or propeller
- 1.
快速移动物体后方的低压区,由湍流引起
The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
- 2.
飞机螺旋桨向后推动的气流
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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使前进更容易的优势
A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
- 4.
由于在空气中移动而产生的相对风
The relative wind experienced as a result of movement through air.
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螺旋桨飞机因螺旋桨运动产生的气流
The airflow over a propeller-driven aircraft generated by the motion of its propeller(s).
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跨越传统类型界限的奇幻或非现实小说类型
A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
尾随之势;借力;滑流小说;跨界幻想小说;快速移动物体后方的低压区,由湍流引起;飞机螺旋桨向后推动的气流;使前进更容易的优势
用法In use
The cyclist stayed in the slipstream of the truck to save energy.
用法提示:名词“slipstream”指快速移动物体后方气压较低的尾流。
Birds often fly in the slipstream of a large aircraft.
用法提示:此处“slipstream”表示飞机后方被拖动的气流。
He tucked in behind the car, using its slipstream to increase his speed.
用法提示:“slipstream”作名词,指车辆后方形成的低压气流区。
in the slipstream of sth
表示位于快速移动物体后方并受其尾流影响,也可比喻跟随某种趋势。
The smaller car stayed in the slipstream of the bus to save fuel.
那辆较小的汽车待在公交车的尾流中,以节省燃油。
ride the slipstream of sth
多用于比喻,表示借助某股趋势或力量获得推动,不强调物理气流。
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常作不可数名词,指气流区域
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