blast-off

blast-off — 名詞

IPA/ˈblɑːst.ɒf/
IPA/ˈblæst.ɑːf/

1. the exact moment a spacecraft's engines fire and it rises from the ground to beg

1.名詞B2
釋義

升空

太空船引擎點火、離開地面的那一刻

the exact moment a spacecraft's engines fire and it rises from the ground to begin its journey into space

例句

Iker watched the blast-off from the observation deck, eyes fixed on the rising rocket.

Iker 在觀景臺上看著升空,目光緊盯著那枚上升的火箭。

collocation: watch the blast-off

The crowd at the space centre counted down from ten, cheering at blast-off.

太空中心的人群倒數到零,在升空的瞬間歡呼起來。

collocation: at blast-off

同義詞
  • lift-off

    more technical and formal; the standard term used by NASA and space agencies

  • launch

    broader term covering the whole launch procedure, not just the moment of leaving the ground

反義詞
  • touchdown

    the moment a spacecraft returns to the ground

  • landing

    general term for returning to the ground

用法筆記

The hyphenated form 'blast-off' is the noun; the verb form is two separate words — 'blast off'.

常見錯誤

The rocket blast-off at 6 a.m.
The rocket blasted off at 6 a.m.
💡'blast-off' is a noun, not a verb. Use 'blasted off' for the action.

blast-off — 片語動詞

IPA/blˈastˈɒf/
IPA/blˈæstˈɔf/

blast-off — 動詞