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airborne

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Air, Military
air·borne /ˈeəbɔːn $ ˈerbɔːrn/ adjective  1. TTAa plane that is airborne is in the air 〔飞机〕在空中的,在飞行中的2. TTAPMairborne soldiers are trained to fight in areas that they get to by jumping out of a plane 〔士兵〕空降(作战)的3 carried through the air 空气传播的 airborne pollutants 空气传播的污染物
Examples from the Corpus
airborneMystics frequently speak of enlarging, of loss of body sensations, bubbling up, or becoming airborne.Our Falconet target aircraft uses a centrifugal launcher as its principal method of getting airborne.Those developing their techniques will enjoy the chopping water a little downwind - excellent if you're first starting to get airborne.The second auto became airborne and crashed on to a third car, in which the girl was a passenger.A typhoon also moved in that day, obscuring the mountain and turning the airborne ash into a downpour of mud.Infections can be passed around by airborne particles.The Potomac was clean again, a haven for windsurfers, and certain airborne pollutants had fallen sharply.As soon as the plane was airborne, the captain's voice came over the loudspeaker.All 181 aircraft were airborne within fifteen minutes, something of a record.
air·borne adjectiveChineseSyllable
plane a is is that Corpus the in airborne


airborne
airborne /ˈeəbɔːn $ ˈerbɔːrn/ adjective
1. a plane that is airborne is in the air
2. airborne soldiers are trained to fight in areas that they get to by jumping out of a plane
3. carried through the air:
    airborne pollutants


air·borneBrE /ˈeəbɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈerbɔːrn/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] (of a plane or passengers 飞机或乘客) in the air 在空中Do not leave your seat until the plane is airborne. 飞机升空时不要离开座位。🔊🔊 [only before noun] carried through the air 空气传播的airborne seeds/viruses 空气传播的种子/病毒   compare waterborne [only before noun] (of soldiers 士兵) trained to jump out of aircraft onto enemy land in order to fight 空降的an airborne division空降师