airlift
- 英式英标[\'ɛrlɪft]
- 美式音标[\'eəlɪft]
英文词源
- 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.
实用例句
- 1. President Garcia has ordered an airlift of food, medicines and blankets.
- 加西亚总统已经下令空运食品、药物和毛毯。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The German authorities are considering an airlift if the situation becomes critical.
- 如果局势变得危急，德国当局将考虑实施空运。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The airlift was conducted in force ten winds.
- 空运在10级大风中进行。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. An airlift was organized immediately for the relief of the flood victims.
- 立即组织空运救助遭受水灾的难民.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. The United States is making preparations for a large-scale airlift of 1,200 American citizens.
- 美国正在为运送1,200名美国公民的大规模空运做准备。
来自柯林斯例句
