airshow

airshow — 名詞

1. an event where pilots fly planes, helicopters, and other aircraft in front of a

1.名詞B2
釋義

飛行表演

飛行員當眾駕駛飛機展示技巧的活動

an event where pilots fly planes, helicopters, and other aircraft in front of a crowd to demonstrate their flying skills, sometimes held at a military base that is opened to the public for the day.

例句

Dewi took her two children to the Singapore airshow to watch the fighter jets.

Dewi 帶著她的兩個孩子到新加坡飛行表演看戰鬥機。

collocation: take someone to an airshow

The Royal Air Force will hold an airshow at the base near Cambridge next Saturday.

英國皇家空軍下週六將在劍橋附近的基地舉辦飛行表演。

pattern: hold an airshow at [place]

同義詞
  • air display

    British, more formal; often used in news writing

  • flying display

    emphasises the in-flight performance rather than the whole public event

  • aerobatic show

    narrower — only covers stunt flying, not static aircraft on the ground

文法句型

at an airshow

hold/stage an airshow

用法筆記

Subject of 'hold' or 'stage' is usually an air force, an airfield, or an event company; the venue is typically named with 'at' (at Farnborough, at the base).

常見錯誤

❌I went to see an airplane show in Taipei.
✅I went to see an airshow in Taipei.
💡native speakers say 'airshow' as one word, not 'airplane show'.
❌The airshow performed many tricks.
✅The pilots at the airshow performed many tricks.
💡the airshow is the event, not the performer; the pilots or planes do the action.