plane 1 S2 W2 / pleɪn / 名词 [可数名词]
1 aircraft a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine :
It is a big airline with a large fleet of planes.
It’s much quicker to go by plane .
She slept on the plane .
2 level a level or standard of thought, conversation etc :
The two newspapers are on completely different intellectual planes.
3
tool a tool that has a flat bottom with a sharp blade in it, used for making wooden surfaces smooth
4 tree a plane tree
5 surface technical a completely flat surface in geometry
COLLOCATIONS
动词
catch/take a plane She caught the first plane back to New York.
get on a plane ( also board a plane ) We got on the plane and found our seats.
a plane takes off (= goes into the air ) The flight attendants served drinks shortly after the plane took off.
a plane lands (= moves safely down onto the ground ) Because of the fog, our plane had to land at Luton.
a plane touches down (= lands safely on the ground ) As soon as the plane touched down on the runway, I felt better.
a plane flies Several planes flew overhead.
a plane taxies (= moves slowly along on the ground ) The plane taxied to a halt.
a plane crashes Their plane crashed shortly after take-off.
a plane crash-lands (= lands in a sudden and dangerous way because of a problem ) Their small plane crash-landed on a busy motorway yesterday.
a plane carries passengers A plane carrying 10 civilians was shot down.
fly/pilot a plane I admire the guys who flew those planes.
land a plane (= bring it safely down onto the ground ) The pilot managed to land the plane safely on the beach.
bring a plane down (= land it ) He ran out of fuel and had to bring the plane down on a road leading to the village.
get off a plane Would he ever see her again after they got off the plane?
shoot down a plane The guerrillas shot down an Israeli fighter plane.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + plane
a private plane He flew to Vegas in his private plane.
a cargo plane (= for carrying goods ) cargo planes carrying emergency supplies for victims of the earthquake
a transport plane (= for carrying military equipment and soldiers ) Heavily-laden transport planes can only land if there is a long runway.
a military plane Air Force jets intercepted two military planes that had entered the no-fly zone.
a fighter plane (= a small fast military plane ) fighter planes from the Second World War
a spy plane An unmanned US spy plane had been shot down.
plane + NOUN
a plane crash Over 200 people died in the plane crash.
COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say ’ fly by plane ‘. Say go by plane or just fly .
THESAURUS
plane ( also aeroplane British English ) , airplane American English a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine : The plane took off from John F Kennedy airport. | a passenger plane carrying over 300 people
aircraft a plane or other vehicle that can fly. Aircraft sounds more formal than plane : Smoking is not allowed on board the aircraft. | He was trained to fly military aircraft.
jet a fast plane with a jet engine : She owns a private jet.
airliner a large plane that carries people : a commercial airliner
military planes
bomber a plane that carries and drops bombs : The town was attacked by US and British bombers.
fighter (plane) a small fast military plane that can destroy other planes : The plane was shot down by enemy fighters. | He was a fighter pilot during the war.
warplane a military plane that is used for fighting in the air or for dropping bombs : The area had been bombed by US warplanes.
people on a plane
pilot someone who operates the controls of a plane : an airline pilot | He has a pilot’s licence.
co-pilot a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot : The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane.
captain the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft : This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes.
the flight crew all the people who work on a plane during a flight : The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
the cabin crew the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane : The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly.
flight attendant someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane : The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat.
steward/stewardess a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane : I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket.