aeroplane

aeroplane — noun

1. a machine with fixed wings and engines that carries people or goods through the

1.名詞A2
釋義

a machine with fixed wings and engines that carries people or goods through the sky.

例句

Xiomara pressed her face to the window as the aeroplane lifted off the runway.

subject + verb in main clause

The Watanabe family flew to Sydney by aeroplane for the summer holidays.

collocation: by aeroplane

同義詞
  • airplane

    American English spelling for the same object

  • plane

    shorter, more common in everyday speech

  • aircraft

    broader term covering helicopters, gliders, jets, etc.

  • jet

    specifically a faster aeroplane powered by jet engines

文法句型

by aeroplane

on an aeroplane

用法筆記

Mainly British spelling. American English uses 'airplane', and 'plane' is the everyday short form in both varieties.

常見錯誤

I took a aeroplane to Paris.
I took an aeroplane to Paris.
💡use 'an' before vowel sounds.
We went there by the aeroplane.
We went there by aeroplane.
💡no article in the fixed phrase 'by aeroplane'.