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planes

UK //pleɪnz//US //pleɪnz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'planum'(平面),通过古法语 'plane' 进入英语,最初指平坦的表面,后引申为飞行器和木工工具。

noun

❶ 飞机的复数形式,指用于空中运输的飞行器,通常有机翼和发动机。

“The airport was full of planes ready for takeoff.”

(机场里停满了准备起飞的飞机。)

“Modern planes can carry hundreds of passengers.”

(现代飞机可以搭载数百名乘客。)

❶ 平面,指几何学中无限延伸的二维表面,由至少三个点确定。

“The two planes intersect at a straight line.”

(这两个平面相交于一条直线。)

“In geometry, a plane has no thickness.”

(在几何学中,平面没有厚度。)

同义词:aircraft, jet, surface, level

verb

❶ 用刨子刨平木材或其他材料的表面,使其光滑或平整。

“He planed the wooden board until it was smooth.”

(他把木板刨得光滑平整。)

“The carpenter is planing the door to make it fit better.”

(木匠正在刨门,让它更贴合门框。)

同义词:smooth, shave, level

常见短语

by plane — 乘坐飞机的方式,用于描述通过航空交通工具出行。

“We traveled to Paris by plane.”

(我们乘飞机去了巴黎。)

plane ticket — 飞机票,用于乘坐航班的凭证或电子票据。

“Don't forget to bring your plane ticket to the airport.”

(别忘了带飞机票去机场。)