airlift
US /ˈer.lɪft/
UK /ˈeə.lɪft/
名詞
空輸
an act of transporting people or supplies by aircraft, typically in an emergency or when ground transport is impossible
例:
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The injured were evacuated by airlift.
負傷者は空輸で避難した。
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A massive airlift operation delivered aid to the flood victims.
大規模な空輸作戦で洪水被災者に援助が届けられた。
動詞
空輸
transport (people or supplies) by aircraft
例:
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They had to airlift the supplies to the remote village.
彼らは遠隔の村へ物資を空輸しなければならなかった。
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The critically ill patient was airlifted to a specialist hospital.
重病患者は専門病院へ空輸された。