airline
英 ['e?la?n]
美['?rla?n]
- n. 航空公司；航線
- adj. 航線的
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?airlines;
英文詞源
- airline (n.)
- also air-line, 1813, "beeline, straight line between two points on the earth's surface" (as through the air, rather than over terrain; from 1853 and in later 19c. especially in reference to railways that ran directly between big cities in the U.S. instead of meandering from town to town in search of stock subscriptions as early railways typically did), from air (n.1) + line (n.). Meaning "public aircraft transportation company" is from 1914.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The airline had losses of $35m and was bailed out by Qantas.
- 這家航空公司虧損達(dá)3,500萬(wàn)美元，而澳航出資幫助其擺脫了困境。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The drop in travel is bad news for the airline industry.
- 旅游熱降溫對(duì)航空業(yè)來(lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)壞消息。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. The ￡85m programme will involve an extensive rebranding of the airline.
- 這個(gè)8,500萬(wàn)英鎊的項(xiàng)目將包括全面重塑該航空公司的形象。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. The airline had been screening baggage on X-ray machines.
- 該航空公司已采用X光機(jī)對(duì)行李進(jìn)行安全檢查。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.
- 今年該航空公司將很難贏利。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句