fighter

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Airforce, Sportfighterfight‧er /ˈfaɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 (also fighter plane/aircraft/jet)PMP a small fast military plane that can destroy other planes He was shot down by enemy fighters. a fighter pilot2 DSFIGHTsomeone who fights, especially as a sport3 FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingsomeone who keeps trying to achieve something in difficult situations James is a fighter – he never gives up. → firefighter, freedom fighterExamples from the Corpusfighter• Dad was a fighter, but he couldn't beat cancer.• a crime fighter• Halflings are excellent bowmen and stubborn fighters despite their rather diminutive size.fighter pilot• It adds up to a picture of a man in a wider context that just as a fighter pilot.• This boy wants to be a fighter pilot.• He was an outstanding fighter pilot who proved his mettle in a variety of tough assignments, including two wars.• Don Shepperd told the news conference, referring to the fighter pilots involved in the two encounters.• The fighter pilot taking a little light relief.• The fighter pilots kept it hidden at the back of a hangar, because it was thoroughly unofficial.• The downsizing Navy is training fighter pilots elsewhere.

单词	fighter
释义	fighter From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Airforce, Sportfighterfight‧er /ˈfaɪtə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 (also fighter plane/aircraft/jet)PMP a small fast military plane that can destroy other planes He was shot down by enemy fighters. a fighter pilot2 DSFIGHTsomeone who fights, especially as a sport3 FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingsomeone who keeps trying to achieve something in difficult situations James is a fighter – he never gives up. → firefighter, freedom fighterExamples from the Corpusfighter• Dad was a fighter, but he couldn't beat cancer.• a crime fighter• Halflings are excellent bowmen and stubborn fighters despite their rather diminutive size.fighter pilot• It adds up to a picture of a man in a wider context that just as a fighter pilot.• This boy wants to be a fighter pilot.• He was an outstanding fighter pilot who proved his mettle in a variety of tough assignments, including two wars.• Don Shepperd told the news conference, referring to the fighter pilots involved in the two encounters.• The fighter pilot taking a little light relief.• The fighter pilots kept it hidden at the back of a hangar, because it was thoroughly unofficial.• The downsizing Navy is training fighter pilots elsewhere.
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