airline

英 ['eəlaɪn] 美 ['ɛrlaɪn]
  • n. 航空公司;航线
  • adj. 航线的
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airline (n.)
also air-line, 1813, "beeline, straight line between two points on the earth's surface" (as through the air, rather than over terrain; from 1853 and in later 19c. especially in reference to railways that ran directly between big cities in the U.S. instead of meandering from town to town in search of stock subscriptions as early railways typically did), from air (n.1) + line (n.). Meaning "public aircraft transportation company" is from 1914.
1. The airline had losses of $35m and was bailed out by Qantas.
这家航空公司亏损达3,500万美元,而澳航出资帮助其摆脱了困境。

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2. The drop in travel is bad news for the airline industry.
旅游热降温对航空业来说是个坏消息。

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3. The £85m programme will involve an extensive rebranding of the airline.
这个8,500万英镑的项目将包括全面重塑该航空公司的形象。

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4. The airline had been screening baggage on X-ray machines.
该航空公司已采用X光机对行李进行安全检查。

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5. This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.
今年该航空公司将很难赢利。

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