airlift

/ˈeərlɪft/· v./n.

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airlift
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Chinese meaning

空kōng运yùn,紧jǐn急jí用yòng直zhí升shēng机jī转zhuǎn运yùn

飞fēi机jī紧jǐn急jí运yùn送sòng(尤yóu指zhǐ救jiù援yuán)

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两liǎng名míng伤shāng者zhě被bèi直zhí升shēng机jī送sòng医yī

Example

Two people were airlifted to hospital but no-one's life appeared to be in danger, officials said.

官guān方fāng表biǎo示shì,两liǎng人rén被bèi直zhí升shēng机jī紧jǐn急jí送sòng医yī,但dàn没méi有yǒu人rén有yǒu生shēng命mìng危wēi险xiǎn。

Source: BBC · 15 Oct 2026

Background ✎

在zài英yīng吉jí利lì海hǎi峡xiá隧suì道dào法fǎ国guó一yī侧cè,一yī辆liàng巴bā士shì撞zhuàng上shàng一yī列liè停tíng着zhe的de列liè车chē,造zào成chéng19人rén受shòu伤shāng。其qí中zhōng两liǎng人rén被bèi直zhí升shēng机jī紧jǐn急jí送sòng医yī,但dàn官guān方fāng表biǎo示shì没méi有yǒu人rén有yǒu生shēng命mìng危wēi险xiǎn。

Roots · etymology

由 air(空中)+ lift(运送)复合而成

  • air(空中)+ lift(运,抬起)

Collocations

  • airlift to hospital / airlift supplies / medical airlift

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