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air pocket

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈair ˌpocket noun [countable]  1. TTAAIRa current of air that makes a plane suddenly move down 〔使飞机突然下降的〕气穴,气阱2. a small area that becomes filled with air 气窝
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air pocketHe let a little air pocket of silence hang there between them for a moment.
ˈair ˌpocket nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a current plane that a of makes air


air pocket
ˈair ˌpocket noun [countable]
1. a current of air that makes a plane suddenly move down
2. a small area that becomes filled with air


air pocketBrE /ˈeə pɒkɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈer pɑːkɪt/ 🔊 nouna closed area that becomes filled with air 气窝an area of low air pressure that makes a plane suddenly drop while flying 气阱,气穴(使飞机突然下降的低气压区)