airborne
UK/'єәbɒ:n/US
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Definitions
adj.
Carried through the air, as by wind or aircraft.
空中传播的；空运的。
adj.
In flight; off the ground.
飞行中的；已升空的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedairair, atmosphere
+
borneroot
=airborne
air + borne (carried, the past participle of 'bear') = carried by the air. Used both for things spread through the air (airborne virus) and for being aloft (the plane is airborne).
Common Collocations
- 1.airborne troops空降部队
- 2.airborne virus空气传播的病毒
- 3.airborne particle空中颗粒
- 4.get airborne升空
Example Sentences
- 1.
The virus is airborne and spreads through coughing.
- 2.
Minutes after takeoff, the jet was fully airborne.