请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 air-freighted
释义

air-freightedadj.

Brit. /ˈɛːˌfreɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈɛrˌfreɪdᵻd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.1, freighted adj.
Etymology: < air n.1 + freighted adj., in sense 2 after air freight v.
1. Laden or filled with air. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > full of
breathful1593
flatulent1600
air-freighted1851
1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cx. 529 Rolled in the sea like an air-freighted demi-john.
2. Of goods: sent as airfreight.
ΚΠ
1948 Modesto (Calif.) Bee & News-Herald 11 Oct. 1/6 Major General E. O. Herbert, the British Berlin commandant, said the American, British and French communities were ‘getting on pretty well’ on air freighted supplies.
1982 Financial Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. 7 During the rail strike, the volume of air freighted mail rose sharply.
2006 Ecologist Feb. 74/1 Air-freighted fruit and vegetables contribute 33 times more CO2 than UK-sourced produce.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
adj.1851
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 12:31:56