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jets

UK /dʒɛts/US /dʒɛts/

词源

源自法语 'jeter'(投掷),16世纪通过古法语进入英语,最初指液体喷射,20世纪引申为喷气式飞机。

noun

❶ 喷气式飞机,指使用喷气发动机推进的高速飞机,常用于商业航空和军事领域。

“The private jets landed at the small airport.”

(私人喷气式飞机降落在小机场。)

“Modern jets can fly across the ocean in just a few hours.”

(现代喷气式飞机只需几小时就能飞越大洋。)

❶ 喷射流,指液体或气体从狭窄开口高速喷出的现象,常见于自然或工程场景。

“The fountain sends up jets of water into the air.”

(喷泉将水柱喷射到空中。)

“The engineer adjusted the gas jets to control the flame.”

(工程师调节燃气喷嘴以控制火焰。)

同义词:aircraft, planes, streams

verb

❶ 乘喷气式飞机旅行,特指快速或频繁的航空出行方式。

“The CEO jets around the world for business meetings.”

(这位CEO乘喷气机环球飞行参加商务会议。)

“Celebrities often jet to exotic locations for vacations.”

(名人常乘飞机去异国度假。)

❶ 喷射或高速射出,描述物质被强力推出的动作。

“Water jetted from the broken hydrant.”

(水从破裂的消防栓中喷出。)

“The squid jetted away by expelling water.”

(乌贼通过喷水快速游走。)

同义词:fly, travel, spurt

常见短语

jet set — 指经常乘喷气式飞机旅行的富有人群,象征奢华的生活方式。

“The Monaco Grand Prix attracts the international jet set.”

(摩纳哥大奖赛吸引着国际富豪阶层。)

jet lag — 时差反应,因快速跨越多个时区旅行导致的生理节奏紊乱。

“It took me three days to recover from the jet lag after flying to Sydney.”

(飞往悉尼后我花了三天才从时差中恢复。)