Word · Frequency #23484
Fully loadedsupersonic
超音速的；超声速的
greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air
- 1.
Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).
高于声速(在相同介质、相同温度和压力下)。
- 2.
(of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air)
(速度)超过某一介质中(尤其是空气)的音速
- 3.
having frequencies above those of audible sound
频率高于可听声的
高于声速(在相同介质、相同温度和压力下)。；(速度)超过某一介质中(尤其是空气)的音速；频率高于可听声的；超声波的；[医] 超声[波]的
In use
A supersonic jet can fly faster than sound, so a trip from London to New York takes only about three hours.
The aircraft broke the sound barrier and reached supersonic speed.
Supersonic flight creates a loud boom that can annoy people on the ground.
a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon
supersonic [noun]
supersonic 作定语，常修饰 aircraft、flight、speed 等名词，表示“超音速的”。
The engineers are testing a new supersonic aircraft.
工程师们正在测试一种新型超音速飞机。
at supersonic speed(s)
at supersonic speed 是固定搭配，意为“以超音速”，speed 也可用复数。
Connections
Collocations
- supersonic speed
- 超音速
- The new fighter can fly at supersonic speed.这架新战斗机能以超音速飞行。
- supersonic flight
- 超音速飞行
- Supersonic flight creates a loud sonic boom.超音速飞行会产生巨大的音爆。
- supersonic jet
- 超音速喷气式飞机
- The supersonic jet crossed the ocean in under three hours.这架超音速喷气式飞机不到三小时就飞越了大洋。
- supersonic aircraft
- 超音速飞机
- Engineers are designing a new supersonic aircraft.工程师们正在设计一种新型超音速飞机。
- supersonic transport
- 超音速运输机
- The supersonic transport was retired after years of service.这架超音速运输机服役多年后退役了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
super(超级)+sonic(声音的)，想象音速小子索尼克跑得比声音还快——超音速的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：航空、物理/声学、科技报道 该词通常用于航空、物理等科技语境，形容速度超过音速；正式或科技报道中比较常见，日常口语偶用作比喻或指超音速飞机。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with supersonic in General American, sharing the stressed sound /ɑnɪk/: sonic, subsonic, hypersonic, ultrasonic, tonic, chronic. Beware lookalikes that end in -nic but sound different, such as panic /ˈpænɪk/, tunic /ˈtuːnɪk/, and organic /ɔːrˈɡænɪk/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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