aeroplane
noun (British English)(also airplane especially in North American English)
(also plane British English, North American English)
a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines 飞机 aeroplanes flying overhead 在头顶上飞过的飞机 The aeroplane was carrying 350 people. 飞机上载有350人。 - in an aeroplane
I've never flown in an aeroplane. 我从未坐过飞机。 - on an aeroplane
The president was never on the aeroplane at all. 总统从来就没坐过这架飞机。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- model
- paper
- toy
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- engine
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French aéroplane, from aéro- ‘air’ + Greek -planos ‘wandering’.