landing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++land·ing /ˈlændɪŋ/ ●●○ noun 1 ARRIVE[countable, uncountable] the action of bringing an aircraft down to the ground after being in the air 着陆；降落 OPP take-off take-off and landing procedures 起降程序crash/emergency landing (=a sudden landing caused by a problem with the engine etc) 摔机/紧急着陆 the Apollo Moon landings 阿波罗宇宙飞船登月 → soft landing2 DHTBB[countable] the floor at the top of a set of stairs or between two sets of stairs 楼梯平台 the first-floor landing 一楼的楼梯平台3 [countable] the action of bringing soldiers onto land that is controlled by the enemy 〔军队的〕登陆 the first landings of American Marines at Da Nang 美国海军陆战队在岘港的首次登陆4. [countable] a landing stage 浮动码头；栈桥
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landing• the first landing of settlers in AmericaMoon landings• As space technology, Bio2 is the most thrilling news since the moon landings.From Longman Business Dictionarylandingland‧ing /ˈlændɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable]1when a plane landsTakeoffs and landings at 40 airports will be restricted, the agency says.2TRANSPORTwhen goods are taken off an aircraft or boat and put onto landCommercial landings of fish and shellfish along the southeast Atlantic coast have dropped 42% in the last ten years.3hard landingECONOMICS when an economy slows down after a period of fast growth and goes into RECESSION (=a period of time with no growth or negative growth)Governments will also have to use tightened monetary policies and fiscal restraint to avoid a hard landing for their economies.4soft landingECONOMICS when an economy slows down after a period of fast growth but does not go into RECESSIONThe Fed attempted to manage an economic soft landing by gradually lowering interest rates.land·ing nounChineseSyllable
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landing
land‧ing /ˈlændɪŋ/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] the action of bringing an aircraft down to the ground after being in the air
OPP take-off:
take-off and landing procedures
crash/emergency landing (=a sudden landing caused by a problem with the engine etc)
the Apollo Moon landings ⇨ soft landing
2. [countable] the floor at the top of a set of stairs or between two sets of stairs:
the first-floor landing
3. [countable] the action of bringing soldiers onto land that is controlled by the enemy:
the first landings of American Marines at Da Nang
4. [countable] a landing stage
land‧ing /ˈlændɪŋ/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] the action of bringing an aircraft down to the ground after being in the air
OPP take-off:
crash/emergency landing (=a sudden landing caused by a problem with the engine etc)
2. [countable] the floor at the top of a set of stairs or between two sets of stairs:
3. [countable] the action of bringing soldiers onto land that is controlled by the enemy:
4. [countable] a landing stage
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