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plane

UK //pleɪn//US //pleɪn//

词源

源自拉丁语 'planum',意为平面或平坦的表面,后经法语 'plan' 传入英语。

noun

❶ 飞机,一种能够在大气中飞行的交通工具,通常有机翼和发动机。

“We took a plane to New York.”

(我们乘飞机去了纽约。)

“The plane landed safely at the airport.”

(飞机安全降落在机场。)

❶ 平面,指一个完全平坦的二维表面,没有弯曲或凹凸。

“The table has a smooth plane surface.”

(这张桌子有一个光滑的平面。)

“In geometry, a plane extends infinitely in all directions.”

(在几何学中,平面向所有方向无限延伸。)

同义词:aircraft, airplane, surface, level

verb

❶ 刨平,用刨子或其他工具使木材或其他材料表面变得平滑。

“He planed the wooden board to make it smooth.”

(他刨平木板使其光滑。)

“She spent hours planing the edges of the door.”

(她花了几个小时刨平门的边缘。)

同义词:smooth, shave, level

常见短语

by plane — 乘飞机,表示通过飞机这种交通工具出行。

“It's much quicker to travel by plane than by train.”

(乘飞机比乘火车快得多。)

plane ticket — 飞机票,指乘坐飞机所需的票据或电子凭证。

“I need to book a plane ticket for my trip next week.”

(我需要为下周的旅行预订一张飞机票。)