helicopter

【发音】

美 /'hɛlɪkɑptɚ/ 英 /'helɪkɒptə/

【翻译】

1. n. 直升机

   英释:a type of aircraft with large metal blades on top which turn around very quickly to make it fly

【记忆】

helico(螺旋) ＋ pter → 带螺旋翼的飞机 → 直升机

【例句】

1. You can helicopter to the island.

   你可以乘坐直升机去那个岛。

2. He put a harness on each of us, and we were hauled into the helicopter.

   他在我们每个人头上套上一个套索，然后我们被拉进了直升飞机。

3. It would be similar to a Humvee vehicle for patrolling on the ground but could turn into a helicopter at the touch of a button in an emergency.

   这款车平时能够像悍马一样在陆地上驰骋，但是遇到紧急情况，只需要轻轻按一下按钮，它就能变成一台直升飞机。

【真题例句】

1. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Buckleitner spent the breaks testing whether his own remote-control helicopter could reach the hall's...

【同、近义词】

1. n.[航]直升飞机

   copter/whirlybird/verticraft/