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airlift

UK //ˈeə.lɪft//US //ˈer.lɪft//

词源

源自英语 'air'(空气)和 'lift'(提升),最早用于描述通过飞机进行的运输行动。

noun

❶ 指通过飞机进行的紧急运输,通常用于运送人员、物资或设备,特别是在地面交通受阻或紧急情况下。

“The government organized an airlift to deliver food to the disaster area.”

(政府组织了一次空运,向灾区运送食物。)

“During the war, an airlift was used to supply the besieged city.”

(战争期间,空运被用来向被围困的城市提供物资。)

同义词:air transport, air bridge, aerial delivery

verb

❶ 指用飞机运送人员或物资,通常是在紧急或特殊情况下。

“The military airlifted supplies to the remote base.”

(军方通过空运将物资运送到偏远基地。)

“They airlifted the injured hiker to the nearest hospital.”

(他们将受伤的徒步旅行者空运到最近的医院。)

同义词:fly in, transport by air, evacuate by air

常见短语

emergency airlift — 指在紧急情况下通过飞机快速运送人员或物资的行动。

“An emergency airlift was launched to rescue the flood victims.”

(启动了紧急空运以救援洪水灾民。)

humanitarian airlift — 指为提供人道主义援助而进行的空运,通常用于灾难或冲突地区。

“The UN coordinated a humanitarian airlift to deliver aid to the war zone.”

(联合国协调了一次人道主义空运,向战区运送援助物资。)