plane
/ˈplen/KK
/ˈpleɪn/IPA
變化形
planes
1.
飛機
一種有機翼、靠引擎飛行並載運人員或貨物的航空器。
用法:可數名詞。說「搭飛機去某地」時,常說 take a plane to 加上地點,或 travel by plane。
My family went to Japan by plane in winter.
我和家人在冬天搭飛機去日本。
We need to leave early because our plane leaves at seven in the morning.
我們需要早點離開,因為我們的飛機早上七點起飛。
還有 3 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
平面;平坦面
平坦而沒有彎曲的表面,或具有相同方向的平坦面。
用法:常見於 plane surface、horizontal plane 等搭配。在數學中,plane 指向各方向無限延伸的二維平面。
Make sure the table is on a level plane before you start the test.
開始測試前,確定桌子放在平坦的平面上。
In math class, we learned that two lines can meet on a plane.
在數學課上,我們學到兩條線可以在一個平面上相交。
3.
層次;境界
思想、經驗、道德或活動所處的層次或範圍。
用法:通常與介系詞 on 連用,並常由形容詞修飾,如 a moral plane 或 a different plane。
The talk moved to a different plane when the students started talking about what was right and wrong.
當學生開始談論什麼是對的、什麼是錯的時,談話進入了不同的層次。
4.
用刨子刨平;削平
用刨子削去木材表面的薄層,使其平滑、平整或符合所需尺寸。
用法:作動詞時,受詞通常是要修整的木材或木製物品。也可用 plane down 表示「逐漸刨薄或刨低」。
The door was hard to open, so my uncle planed the bottom a little.
門很難打開,所以我叔叔把門的底部刨掉一點。
常見錯誤
I went to Japan by a plane.
I went to Japan by plane./I took a plane to Japan.
I took plane to Japan.
I took a plane to Japan.
The plane will fly at 8 p.m.
The plane will leave at 8 p.m./The plane will take off at 8 p.m.
This word is plane to understand.
This word is plain to understand./This word is easy to understand.
相關字詞
學習提示
・plane 最常指「飛機」,但在數學、設計與木工裡有不同的專門意思。
・搭乘交通工具時,記住 by plane 不加冠詞;take a plane 則要加 a。
・不要把 plane 和同音字 plain 混淆。