aircraft carrier

/ˈɛːɹ.kɹæft kʰɛɹːiɚ/· noun

政治/外交/军事B1

aircraft carrier
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Chinese meaning

航háng空kōng母mǔ舰jiàn

搭dā载zài舰jiàn载zài机jī的de大dà型xíng军jūn舰jiàn

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美měi国guó增zēng派pài一yī艘sōu航háng母mǔ赴fù中zhōng东dōng应yìng对duì伊yī朗lǎng局jú势shì

Example

US Sends Aircraft Carrier, 10,000 Troops as Iran Tensions Escalate

美měi国guó在zài伊yī朗lǎng局jú势shì升shēng级jí之zhī际jì,派pài遣qiǎn一yī艘sōu航háng空kōng母mǔ舰jiàn及jí一yī万wàn名míng军jūn人rén。

Source: Bloomberg · 2 Oct 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó五wǔ角jiǎo大dà楼lóu正zhèng向xiàng波bō斯sī湾wān增zēng派pài一yī艘sōu航háng空kōng母mǔ舰jiàn及jí一yī万wàn名míng海hǎi军jūn陆lù战zhàn队duì员yuán和hé水shuǐ兵bīng,以yǐ应yìng对duì伊yī朗lǎng局jú势shì持chí续xù升shēng温wēn。据jù美měi方fāng官guān员yuán透tòu露lù,这zhè一yī部bù署shǔ将jiāng为wèi美měi军jūn指zhǐ挥huī官guān提tí供gōng更gèng多duō选xuǎn项xiàng,以yǐ便biàn特tè朗lǎng普pǔ总zǒng统tǒng在zài需xū要yào时shí升shēng级jí对duì伊yī朗lǎng的de军jūn事shì行xíng动dòng。

Roots · etymology

由‘飞机’与‘运载者’两词直接组合而成

  • aircraft(飞机)+ carrier(运载者)

Collocations

  • deploy an aircraft carrier / aircraft carrier strike group / send an aircraft carrier

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