时间:2011-02-23 15:18来源:蓝天飞行翻译 作者:航空 点击:次
inflate /.nfle.t/ verb to blow air into something and thereby increase its size . A sharp pull on the cord will dis-charge the gas bottle and inflate the life jacket. Opposite deflate inflation /.nfle..(.)n/ noun 1. the act of blowing air into something, e.g. a balloon or a tyre, and so increasing its size . Tyre inflation pressures should be maintained within 4% limits. 2. a con-tinuing increase in the price of things and a decrease in the buying power of money . Annual inflation is 4%. Oppo-site deflation in-flight /.n fla.t/ adjective taking place during a flight . in-flight emer-gency . in-flight oil loss influence /.nflu.ns/ noun a power which affects people or things . The Atlantic Ocean has a great influence on the climate of the British Isles. . verb to have an effect on, to change . In an emergency, a crew member’s power of command will influence the reaction of passengers. inform /.nf.m/ verb to tell some-body something . After a particularly heavy landing, the pilot should inform an engineer so that checks can be made to the aircraft structure. information /.nf.me..(.)n/ noun a collection of facts or data . Meteorolog-ical visibility gives information on the transparency of the atmosphere to a sta-tionary ground observer. (NOTE: Infor-mation has no plural form.) infra-/.nfr./ prefix below or beneath infrared /.nfr.red/, infra-red adjec-tive referring to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 750 nanometres to 1 millimetre . Solar radiation is short wave and of high intensity while terrestrial radiation is infra-red. infrequent /.nfrikw.nt/ adjective not often . In northern Europe, thun-derstorms are infrequent in winter time. 121 input |