English主要词典
airborne
Universal Words
adjective
1 [notbeforenoun] (of a plane or passengers) in the air:
Do not leave your seat until the plane is airborne.
2 [onlybeforenoun] carried through the air:
airborne seeds / viruses
compareWATER-BORNE
3 [onlybeforenoun] (of soldiers) trained to jump out of aircraft onto enemy land in order to fight:
an airborne division
