aeroplane

单词辨析:

aeroplane Airbus aircraft Boeing jet plane 【导航词义:飞机】
aeroplane (美亦作airplane) n. 飞机
〔辨析〕

通常只出现在较正式的文体中,专指普通飞机,不包括直升机、飞艇等。

〔例证〕

That flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane.

那趟航班因飞机故障而延误。

Airbus n. 空中客车,空中巴士
〔辨析〕

一种大型民用客机,由欧洲研发制造。

〔例证〕

They took an Airbus to America this time.

这次他们是坐空中客车去的美国。

Preliminary investigations show the braking system on the Airbus had failed.

初步调查显示是空中客车上的制动系统失灵。

aircraft n. 飞机;飞艇;飞行器
〔辨析〕

常作集合名词,也指一架飞机或飞行器,单复数同形,含义广泛,可指直升机、飞艇等。

〔例证〕

Since the advent of jet aircraft, travel has been accelerated.

自喷气式飞机出现以来,旅行的速度得到提高。

The company has projected the sale of 800 aircraft.

该公司已预计销售800架飞机。

Boeing n. 波音飞机
〔辨析〕

指波音系列飞机,主要为大型民用客机,由美国研发制造。

〔例证〕

We'll fly first class on a Boeing 757 from New York to Paris.

我们将乘坐波音757的头等舱从纽约飞往巴黎。

At present, the airline operates two flights a day to London using Boeing 747 planes.

目前,该公司每天有两架波音747飞往伦敦。

jet n. 喷气式飞机
〔辨析〕

也可说 jet plane。

〔例证〕

The jet is about to take off.

那架喷气式飞机即将起飞。

The jet plane zoomed up into the sky, and was soon out of sight.

那架喷气式飞机迅速爬高升空,很快就飞得看不见了。

plane n. 飞机
〔辨析〕

aeroplane 的日常普通用词。

〔例证〕

Is she going by plane?

她是乘飞机去吗?

He was the first pilot to fly a plane around the world.

他是第一个驾驶飞机作环球飞行的飞行员。

相关例句:

This paper introduces a design scheme of mass storage equipment used on aeroplane.

介绍了用于某型号飞机的大容量存储器的设计方案。

I can see that aeroplane, but I can't see a bird.

我能看见那架飞机,但是小鸟我就看不见了。

The centre of pressure moves rearward and the aeroplane becomes unbalanced.

气压中心后移使飞机失去平衡。

The aeroplane crashed into the house.

那驾飞机撞在了房子上。

I shook with terror whenever I was about to fly in an aeroplane

每次坐飞机前,我都吓得直发抖。

It was a clumsy looking aeroplane.

那架飞机样子很难看。