plane
noun [ C ] uk/pleɪn/ us/pleɪn/
(AIRCRAFT)
A1 (UK also aeroplane); (US also airplane)飞机
a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or more engines
a fighter/transport/passenger plane 战斗机／运输机／客机
We'll be boarding the plane in about 20 minutes. 大约20分钟后我们将登机。
He hates travelling by plane. 他不喜欢坐飞机旅行。
a plane ticket 飞机票
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- We arrived at the airport just in time to catch the plane.
- As the plane touched the ground, there was a massive jolt and we were thrown forwards.
- She looked up as a plane roared overhead.
- The plane climbed quickly to a height of 30 000 feet.
- The plane circled for an hour before receiving permission to land.
(SURFACE)
mathematics specialized平面
in mathematics, a flat or level surface that continues in all directions
an inclined plane 倾斜的平面
(LEVEL)
水平；层面；程度
a particular level or standard
The poet's treatment of the subject lifts it to a mystical plane. 诗人对该题材的处理使它上升到了一个玄妙的高度。
His work is on a completely different plane from (= is much better than) other writers. 他的作品比其他作家的作品水平高得多。
(TOOL)
木工刨，刨子
a tool used to make wooden surfaces and edges flat and smooth by removing small strips of the wood
(TREE)
(also plane tree)悬铃木
a large tree with wide leaves and spreading branches that grows especially in towns
plane
verb [ T ] uk/pleɪn/ us/pleɪn/
刨平
to remove small strips of wood from a surface with a special tool
You'll have to plane some more off the bottom of the door - it's still sticking. 你得再把门底刨一刨——门还有些卡。
plane
adjective [ before noun ] mathematics specialized uk/pleɪn/ us/pleɪn/
平（面）的
flat
a plane edge/surface 平滑边缘／表面
Synonym: level