aircraft
用法要点
可数名词用法
aircraft 是可数名词,但单复数同形,表示多个航空器时仍用 aircraft,不加 -s。
介词搭配
常用介词包括 by(表示交通方式)、on(表示在航空器上)、in(表示在航空器内部或涉及航空器)。
语域说明
aircraft 是正式和技术性词汇,常用于航空、军事、工程等专业领域,日常口语中更常用 plane 或 airplane。
句型搭配
常与动词如 fly、operate、manufacture 等连用,描述航空器的动作或状态。
基础例句
We saw a small aircraft flying over the mountains yesterday.
昨天我们看到一架小型飞机飞过山脉。
The airport has many different types of aircraft on display.
机场展示了许多不同类型的航空器。
She prefers to travel by aircraft because it's faster than trains.
她更喜欢乘飞机旅行,因为比火车快。
The pilot is trained to operate various military aircraft.
这位飞行员受过训练,能操作多种军用航空器。
高级例句
The company invested heavily in research to develop more fuel-efficient commercial aircraft.
该公司投入巨资研发更节能的商用飞机。
Advanced materials are crucial for reducing the weight of modern aircraft structures.
先进材料对于减轻现代航空器结构的重量至关重要。
Regulations require all aircraft to undergo regular safety inspections and maintenance.
法规要求所有航空器定期进行安全检查和维护。
The new aircraft model features enhanced avionics systems for improved navigation.
这款新飞机型号配备了增强的航空电子系统,以提升导航性能。
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常见错误
aircraft 的单复数同形,不应加 -s。这是中文学习者常犯的错误,因为英语中大多数名词复数加 -s,但 aircraft 是例外。
表示交通方式时,by 后直接跟 aircraft,不加冠词。类似用法如 by car、by train。中文学习者可能受母语影响而误加冠词。
近义词辨析
airplane
airplane 特指固定翼飞机,是 aircraft 的一种常见类型,更口语化;aircraft 是更广泛的术语,包括直升机、滑翔机等所有航空器。
An airplane is a type of aircraft with fixed wings, while helicopters are also aircraft but with rotating blades.
plane
plane 是 airplane 的简写,非常口语化,日常对话中常用;aircraft 更正式和专业,用于技术或官方语境。
In casual talk, people might say 'I took a plane to New York,' but in aviation reports, 'aircraft' is preferred for precision.