autogiro

/ˌɔtoʊˈdʒaɪroʊ/

Meanings

noun

旋翼机，自旋翼飞机。

An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.

Examples :

"From a distance, the autogiro looked like a helicopter, but its unpowered rotor blades spun freely in the wind as the propeller pulled it forward. "

远远看去，那架旋翼机很像直升机，但与直升机不同的是，它的旋翼并没有引擎带动，而是依靠气流自由旋转，同时由螺旋桨提供前进的动力。

Related Words

conventional noun

/kənˈvɛnʃənl/

传统债券

"The school district issued a conventional to fund the new gymnasium. "

为了筹集资金修建新的体育馆，学区发行了传统债券。

provided verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/

挣钱，养家糊口.

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资挣钱养家糊口是很困难的。

blades noun

/bleɪdz/

刀刃，刀锋。

"The chef sharpened the blades of his knives before starting to prepare dinner. "

厨师在准备晚餐前磨快了他所有刀的刀刃。

rotating verb

/ˈroʊteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈroʊˌteɪtɪŋ/

旋转，转动。

"He rotated in his chair to face me."

他转过椅子，面对着我。

freely adjective

/ˈfɹili/

坦率地，直率地

"The teacher spoke freely about her concerns about the students' progress. "

老师坦率地谈论了她对学生进步的担忧。

distance noun

/ˈdɪs.təns/

距离，路程。

"From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok."

从莫斯科出发，到圣彼得堡的距离比较近，到新西伯利亚的距离相对较远，但到符拉迪沃斯托克的距离就更远了。

forward noun

/ˈfoːwəd/ /foːd/ /ˈfɔː.wəd/ /ˈfɔɹ.wɚd/

前锋

"The forward tackled the ball carrier, trying to win possession for his team. "

那位前锋擒抱了持球者，试图为他的队伍赢得球权。

aircraft noun

/ɛə.kɹɑːft/ /ɛəɹ.kɹæft/

飞机，飞行器

"The aircraft flew over the school playground during the morning assembly. "

飞机在早晨的集会上飞过了学校操场。

helicopter noun

/ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛlɨˌkɑptɚ/

直升机，旋翼机。

"We flew over the city in a helicopter."

我们乘坐直升机飞越了城市。

unpowered adjective

/ˌʌnˈpaʊərd/

无动力的，无电的

"During the blackout, we had to walk up the fifteen flights of stairs because the elevator was unpowered. "

停电的时候，我们不得不爬十五层楼梯，因为电梯没电，用不了。

thrust noun

/θɹʌst/

刺，戳刺。

"Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought."

皮埃尔是个剑术大师，能毫不费力地格挡住那些水平较差的人的刺击。

propeller noun

/prəˈpɛlər/

螺旋桨，推进器

"The airplane's propeller propelled it forward through the air. "

飞机的螺旋桨推动飞机在空中前进。