"helicopter" in Chinese (Simplified)
直升机
Definition
直升机是一种顶部有大型旋转叶片的飞行器,可以垂直起降,也能停悬在空中不动。它常用于救援、运输、新闻报道和军事行动。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
它比 'plane' 更具体,因为 helicopter 可以 'hover'、'land on a roof' 和 'take off vertically'。常见搭配有 'helicopter pilot'、'helicopter ride'、'rescue helicopter' 和 'military helicopter'。在非正式用法中,'helicopter parent' 是另一个固定表达,指管得过多的父母。
Examples
The helicopter is flying over the city.
这架**直升机**正在城市上空飞行。
We saw a helicopter at the hospital.
我们在医院看见了一架**直升机**。
The rescue team came by helicopter.
救援队乘**直升机**来了。
I could hear a helicopter circling above us for almost an hour.
我能听见一架**直升机**在我们上空盘旋了将近一个小时。
They had to airlift him by helicopter after the accident.
事故后,他们不得不用**直升机**把他紧急送走。
A news helicopter was hovering over the stadium before the game.
比赛开始前,一架新闻**直升机**正悬停在体育场上空。