layover
layover — 名詞
- layoversingular
- layoversplural
1. A stop at an airport or station between connecting flights or trains, often last
中途停留
轉機或轉車時在機場或車站的短暫停留
A stop at an airport or station between connecting flights or trains, often lasting several hours or overnight.
Folake had a six-hour layover in Dubai before her flight to Nairobi.
Folake 在杜拜有六小時的中途停留，然後才飛往奈洛比。
collocation: six-hour layover / layover in [city]
Christopher used his long layover at Heathrow to explore the city centre.
Christopher 利用在希斯洛機場的長途停留時間去市中心逛了逛。
The cheapest ticket came with an overnight layover in Istanbul.
最便宜的機票需要在伊斯坦堡過夜停留。
Reema's layover in Tokyo was just forty minutes, so she ran to the gate.
Reema 在東京的中途停留只有四十分鐘，所以她飛奔趕往登機門。
During the layover, Adina bought a coffee and called her sister back home.
在中途停留期間，Adina 買了杯咖啡並打電話給家鄉的妹妹。
- stopover
often longer than a layover; may involve an intentional overnight stay chosen by the traveller
- transit
more formal; used in official travel documents or shipping contexts
- connection
refers to the next flight or train itself, not the waiting time between them
用法筆記
Common in air travel; the stop is built into the ticket, not an unplanned delay. Subject is usually a traveller or a flight itinerary.
layover — 動詞
- layoverpresent simple I / you / we / they
- layovers3rd person singular
- layovering-ing form
- layoveredpast simple
1. To pause midway through a journey to rest or to switch planes, especially at an
短暫停留
旅途中在某地暫停休息或轉機
To pause midway through a journey to rest or to switch planes, especially at an airport.
Christopher laid over in Frankfurt for two nights on his way to Cape Town.
Christopher 在法蘭克福短暫停留兩晚，然後繼續前往開普敦。
intransitive: lay over in [place]
The crew laid over at a small hotel near the train station.
機組人員在火車站附近的一家小旅館短暫停留。
We plan to lay over in Singapore before continuing to Sydney.
我們計劃在新加坡短暫停留，然後再前往雪梨。
Folake laid over for eight hours at the airport before her next flight.
Folake 在機場短暫停留了八小時，等待下一班飛機。
- stop over
more common in British English; otherwise interchangeable with this sense
- break a journey
used in British English, especially for rail or road travel
文法句型
lay over in [place]
lay over for [duration]
用法筆記
More common in American English; British English favours 'stop over.' Intransitive only — do not use with a direct object.
常見錯誤
2. To put off a decision, meeting, or legal matter until a later date.
延後；延期
將會議、決定或法律程序推遲到以後
To put off a decision, meeting, or legal matter until a later date.
The judge laid over the hearing because a key witness was ill.
法官將聽證會延後，因為一位關鍵證人生病了。
transitive: lay over + [proceeding]
The board voted to lay over the proposal until more data arrived.
董事會投票決定將提案延後，直到收到更多資料。
The attorneys laid the matter over for a week while they gathered evidence.
律師們將此事延後一週，以便蒐集證據。
The committee laid over the final decision until the autumn session.
委員會將最終決定延後至秋季會期。
文法句型
lay over + [event/decision]
lay + [event] + over
用法筆記
Rare in modern English; found mainly in formal or legal contexts. Object is usually an official proceeding, vote, or ruling. Distinguish from verb sense 1 (MAKE A STOPOVER), which is intransitive.