"yaw" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 偏航

Definition

指（船隻、飛機或車輛）前端向左或右偏轉，而不是直行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'yaw'多用於技術性場合，如航海、航空及工程。常見詞組有“yaw angle”（偏航角），不適用於日常車輛或人轉彎。注意不要與“yawn”（打哈欠）混淆。

Examples

The airplane began to yaw because of strong winds.

由於強風，飛機開始**偏航**。

If a ship yaws, it is not going in a straight line.

如果船**偏航**，就不是直線前進。

The boat will yaw more in rough water.

小船在波浪大的水域裡會更容易**偏航**。

The pilot corrected the airplane’s yaw to stay on course.

飛行員糾正了飛機的**偏航**以保持航線。

You can feel a sudden yaw when a car skids on ice, though most drivers call it a slide.

當汽車在冰上打滑時，你能感受到突然的**偏航**，雖然大多數駕駛稱之為打滑。

Modern spacecraft have computers to control their yaw, pitch, and roll automatically.

現代太空船配有電腦，可自動控制其**偏航**、俯仰和滾轉。