3325英語網(wǎng) 單詞
airline的意思
airline
英 ['e?la?n]
美 ['?rla?n]
- n. 航空公司；航線
- adj. 航線的
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.
雙語例句
- 1. The airline had losses of $35m and was bailed out by Qantas.
- 這家航空公司虧損達3,500萬美元，而澳航出資幫助其擺脫了困境。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The drop in travel is bad news for the airline industry.
- 旅游熱降溫對航空業(yè)來說是個壞消息。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The ￡85m programme will involve an extensive rebranding of the airline.
- 這個8,500萬英鎊的項目將包括全面重塑該航空公司的形象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The airline had been screening baggage on X-ray machines.
- 該航空公司已采用X光機對行李進行安全檢查。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句