"hovercraft" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 氣墊船

Definition

一種靠底部強力風扇產生氣墊，在陸地或水面上滑行的交通工具。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常作為可數名詞。主要指能在陸地和水面上行駛的特殊交通工具，適用於溼地、洪水等環境。勿與水翼船混淆。

Examples

The hovercraft can travel over both water and land.

**氣墊船**可以在水面和陸地上行駛。

We saw a large hovercraft at the harbor.

我們在碼頭看到了一艘大型**氣墊船**。

A hovercraft is used for rescues during floods.

在洪水期間，會使用**氣墊船**進行救援。

Have you ever ridden on a hovercraft? It feels really strange at first!

你坐過**氣墊船**嗎？剛開始感覺真的很奇怪！

The old ferry was replaced by a modern hovercraft last year.

去年，舊渡輪被現代**氣墊船**取代了。

Because a hovercraft floats on air, it can cross swampy areas without getting stuck.

由於**氣墊船**漂浮在空氣上，它可以穿越沼澤地而不會卡住。