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lighter-than-air

/lahy-ter-thuhn-air/US // ˈlaɪ tər ðənˈɛər //

轻于空气,轻于空气的,比空气还轻,比空气更轻

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Aeronautics.

    • : weighing less than the air it displaces, hence obtaining lift from aerostatic buoyancy.
    • : of or relating to lighter-than-air craft.

Examples

  • And Air Force assessors are the first to say such imaging never tells the whole story.

  • Sprawled on chaise lounges with their knees high in the air and their legs spread wide.

  • Indeed, Lion Air, with 45 percent of the domestic Indonesian airline market, has swallowed the Fernandes formula whole.

  • There is a larger reason, beyond the airlines themselves, why Lion Air and 61 other Indonesian airlines are on this black list.

  • The Pentagon said Faal served in the Air Force for seven years, during which time he became a U.S. citizen.

  • Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.

  • It is to be remembered, however, that a few of these bacteria may reach the sputum from the upper air-passages.

  • We had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.

  • He stood, with the air of a hero, both arms extended towards the amazed pair of lovers.

  • Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.