helicopter

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/|/ˈhɛl.ɪˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/|/ˈhɛlɪjˌkɔptə/|/ˈhɛlɪˌkɔptə/    美 /ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/|/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptɜɹ/|/ˈhilɪˌkɑptɜɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.
    — We flew over the city in a helicopter.
  2. A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
  3. The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
  4. A dragonfly; so named due to its resemblance to a helicopter (sense 1). slang
  5. A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
  6. A breakdance move in which the dancer spins on the floor while extending the legs to resemble the blades of a helicopter.
动词 v.
  1. To transport by helicopter. transitive
    — Car drivers were helicoptered to safety from nearby roads. There were photographs of people canoeing down streets.
  2. To travel by helicopter. intransitive
  3. To rotate like a helicopter blade.
    — helicoptering his jacket, helicoptering his arms
  4. To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
    — Near-synonym: hover

词形变化

helicopters plural helicopters present,singular,third-person helicoptering participle,present helicoptered participle,past helicoptered past

词汇关系

下位词
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衍生词
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词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). Doublet of helicopteron. By surface analysis, helico- + -pter. The dragonfly sense is from a dragonfly's ability to hover and fly in any direction, like the flying machine.
词源 2
Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). Doublet of helicopteron. By surface analysis, helico- + -pter. The dragonfly sense is from a dragonfly's ability to hover and fly in any direction, like the flying machine.
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