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n.水翼船,气垫船

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hovercraft


n (pl unchanged 复数不变) vehicle that is capable of moving over land or water while supported on a cushion of air made by jet engines 气垫飞行器, 悬浮运载工具(藉喷气发动机所产生的气垫支持, 可在陆地或水面的上方运行); 气垫船; 悬浮车.

hovercraft


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a vehicle that travels just above the surface of land or water, travelling on a strong current of air that the engines produce beneath it
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1. The hovercraft travelled first over the water, then mounted the beach, climbed up the dunes, and sat down on a road.
    气垫船先是在水面上行驶,后又登上海岸,爬上沙丘,最后停在路上。

2. The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia;
    气垫船在非洲、澳大利亚等交通不发达地区特别有用。

3. Giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic;
    大型的气垫班轮或许能跨越大西洋。

4. Since that time, various types of hovercraft have appeared and taken up regular service.
    从那以后,各种各样的气垫船出现了,并开始了定期航行服务。

5. The strangest of them being perhaps the hovercraft.
    其中最新奇的要数气垫船了。

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