时间：2011-02-23 15:20来源：蓝天飞行翻译 作者：航空 点击：次
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stiffen /st.f(.)n/ verb 1. to make rigid or inflexible, to make stiff . Beams can be additionally stiffened in a downward direction by vertical and diagonal members. 2. to become stronger STOL /st.l/ noun 1. a flying system that allows an aircraft to take off and land on a very short runway 2. an air-craft fitted with the STOL system. Full form short takeoff and landing stop /st.p/ noun 1. the end of a move-ment . to come to a stop to stop mov-ing 2. a component which limits the dis-tance that a moving part can move . An adjustable stop on the throttle control ensures a positive idling speed. storage /st.r.d/ noun the act of storing something . A reservoir pro-vides storage space for the system fluid. store /st./ noun 1. a supply . The maintenance section keeps a store of spare components. 2. US a shop . verb to put away for future use . A capacitor is a device with the ability to temporar-ily store an electric charge. stores /st.z/ plural noun goods . Freight carrying aircraft have support-ing members of greater strength to allow for the carriage of heavy stores. storm /st.m/ noun a violent weather disturbance with high winds and rain or snow . Storms produced by daytime heating are most frequently encoun-tered in the afternoon and early evening. stow /st.υ/ verb to place something in its correct position in the aircraft . Make sure the fire-extinguisher is stowed. stowage /st.υ.d/ noun a space for stowing things . A multi-wheel combi-nation has the advantage of smaller and lighter undercarriage structures, and wing stowage problems can be over-come by suitable mechanisms. stowaway /st.υ.we./ noun a per-son who travels secretly by hiding in an aircraft, or a ship, not paying the fare . The crew must be alert at all times to the possibility of hijacking, bombs and stowaways. strain /stre.n/ noun deformation caused by stress strap /strp/ noun a long narrow strip of fabric with a buckle . verb . to strap in to fasten a seat or safety belt around somebody stratocumulus /strt.υ kjumjυl.s/ noun a layer of small cumulus clouds lower than altocumu-lus, i.e. below 3,000 m . Light rain may fall occasionally from stratocumulus. stratosphere /strt.sf../ noun the layer of the atmosphere which extends from the tropopause to about 50 km above mean sea level . A cumulonimbus cloud may extend vertically, into the stratosphere. stratus /stre.t.s/ noun a low-altitude layer cloud . Drizzle falls from shallow layer cloud such as stratus. stream /strim/ noun a steady current of a fluid . Thermocouple probes are positioned in the gas stream, so as to obtain a good average temperature reading. strength /stre.θ/ noun 1. the ability of a material to take pressure or support a load . Aircraft wheels require great strength and are constructed in two halves which are bolted together after the tyre is fitted. . Magnesium does not |
