plane
noun[C]
uk/pleɪn/us/pleɪn/planenoun[C](AIRCRAFT)
A1(UKalsoaeroplane);(USalsoairplane)
avehicledesignedforairtravel, withwingsand one or moreengines:
飞机afighter/transport/passengerplane战斗机/运输机/客机
We'll beboardingthe plane in about 20minutes.大约20分钟后我们将登机。
Hehatestravellingbyplane.他不喜欢坐飞机旅行。
a planeticket飞机票
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- Wearrivedat theairportjust intimetocatchthe plane.
- As the planetouchedtheground, there was amassivejoltand we werethrownforwards.
- Shelookedup as a planeroaredoverhead.
- The planeclimbedquicklyto aheightof 30 000feet.
- The planecircledfor anhourbeforereceivingpermissiontoland.
Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- air taxi
- airframe
- airliner
- airplane
- amphibian
- biplane
- chopper
- copter
- crop duster
- hang-glider
- helicopter
- jumbo jet
- rotor
- seaplane
- shuttle
- superjumbo
- superplane
- UAV
- ultralight
- VTOL
planenoun[C](SURFACE)
mathematicsspecialized
inmathematics, aflatorlevelsurfacethatcontinuesin alldirections:
平面aninclinedplane倾斜的平面
Geometry: parts of geometrical shapes
- -sided
- angle
- axis
- bulky
- chord
- conic
- corresponding sides
- frustum
- hemisphere
- hypotenuse
- perimeter
- pole
- quadrant
- section
- symmetrical
- symmetrically
- symmetry
- tan
- ultra-dense
- vertex
planenoun[C](LEVEL)
aparticularlevelorstandard:
水平;层面;程度The poet'streatmentof thesubjectliftsit to amysticalplane.诗人对该题材的处理使它上升到了一个玄妙的高度。
Hisworkisonacompletelydifferent plane from(= is muchbetterthan)otherwriters.他的作品比其他作家的作品水平高得多。
Quality and standard
- bar
- benchmark
- cachet
- calibre
- conform
- conform to/withsomething
- ideal
- level
- mark
- multi-levelled
- multilevel
- notch
- place
- prestige
- qualitative
- star
- starred
- style
- take first/second placeidiom
- upscale
planenoun[C](TOOL)
atoolused to makewoodensurfacesandedgesflatandsmoothbyremovingsmallstripsof thewood
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Tools
- -pronged
- adjustable spanner
- adze
- Allen key
- auger
- awl
- gimlet
- gouge
- grapnel
- grappling iron
- grindstone
- guillotine
- pincer
- plunger
- prong
- rasp
- razor knife
- reamer
- sander
- trowel
planenoun[C](TREE)
(alsoplane tree)
alargetreewithwideleavesandspreadingbranchesthatgrowsespeciallyintowns
悬铃木Chris Hellier/ Corbis Documentary/GettyImages
Deciduous trees
- acacia
- acer
- alder
- almond
- aspen
- beech
- chestnut
- crape myrtle
- ficus
- ginkgo
- hawthorn
- hickory
- horse chestnut
- mulga
- rowan
- rubber tree
- sakura
- silver birch
- spotted gum
- teak
plane
verb[T]
uk/pleɪn/us/pleɪn/toremovesmallstripsofwoodfrom asurfacewith aspecialtool:
刨平You'll have to plane some more off thebottomof thedoor- it's stillsticking.你得再把门底刨一刨——门还有些卡。
Building: carpentry & joinery
- beading
- bevel
- bevelled
- cabinetmaker
- carpenter
- fretsaw
- gimlet
- intarsia
- jigsaw
- joinery
- mitre
- panel
- prime
- sand
- sandpaper
- sawdust
- season
- seasoned
- shelve
- woodwork
plane
adjective[before noun]
mathematicsspecializeduk/pleɪn/us/pleɪn/flat:
平(面)的a planeedge/surface平滑边缘/表面
Synonym
level
Straight, even and level
- be (as) flat as a pancakeidiom
- clean
- clean-cut
- cleanly
- consistency
- even
- flatness
- glassy
- level
- peg
- rhythm
- seamless
- sleek
- sleekly
- sleekness
- square
- straight
- super-smooth
- true
- ultra-smooth