| 单词 | airborne |
| 释义 | airborne (eəʳbɔːʳn ) 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying. The pilot did manage to get airborne. Synonyms: flying, floating, soaring, in the air 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Airborne troops use parachutes to get into enemy territory. The allies landed thousands of airborne troops. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Airborne means in the air or carried in the air. Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen. Collocations: airborne allergen Your symptoms suggest an allergy to house dust mites or some other airborne allergen. The Sun Wearing sunglasses can help to limit exposure to some airborne allergens and using a dehumidifier at home can help to prevent damp exacerbating allergies, especially allergic asthma. Times, Sunday Times It's interesting that your grandson's symptoms started six months ago in the spring when there would have been plenty of airborne allergens. Times, Sunday Times They are considered to be a major source of airborne allergens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Airborne allergens from this plant can cause contact dermatitis in humans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The most popular hypothesis involved pheromones: airborne chemical messengers that are supposedly capable of resetting a female's internal clock. Times, Sunday Times The most harmful types of these airborne chemicals can burn your eyes, nose and throat, affect the nervous system, and cause headaches, nausea or cancer. Times,Sunday Times In this state they are sensitive to airborne chemicals and can detect food sources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Olfaction as a sensory system brings awareness of the presence of airborne chemicals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Common routes of exposure to waterborne pathogens include swallowing contaminated water, inhaling water droplets or airborne chemicals from the water, and direct physical contact with contaminated water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's an airborne disease spread by coughing, sneezing and spitting. Times, Sunday Times She stood slightly apart from the others — presumably in the hope that desperation isn't an airborne disease that she might take home to her multimillionaire family. The Sun The airborne disease mainly affects the lungs. The Sun Like other doctors, he had accepted that it was an airborne disease. Times, Sunday Times Studies of other airborne diseases have suggested that changing the air at least six times an hour can reduce transmission. Times,Sunday Times High humidity can weigh down the infectious, airborne droplets needed to ferry the virus from person to person, preventing the microbes from traveling as far. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Masks with a double or triple layer should give the best protection from airborne droplets. The Sun People catch legionnaires' disease when airborne droplets carrying the legionella bacteria are inhaled into the lungs. The Sun The virus spreads through airborne droplets released when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so large crowds would pose a risk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most viruses are spread via airborne droplets but you can also pick them up from contaminated surfaces and then rubbing your eyes, nose or lips. Times, Sunday Times Apart from the dirt, the airborne dust could also set off a more impressive spectacle. Times, Sunday Times They regulate temperature, create habitats for wildlife and absorb airborne dust pollutants. Times, Sunday Times Photographic backscatter can result from snowflakes, rain or mist, or airborne dust. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Reduce airborne dust and prevent scattering by moistening with water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both processes are susceptible to contamination from airborne dust. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An insightful and gripping account of the largest airborne operation in history. Times, Sunday Times It was the largest airborne operation in history. Times, Sunday Times It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It provided a parachute battalion for one minor airborne operation but the war ended before the complete formation could take part. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This would be the first airborne operation the 17th would take part in, and indeed would be its only before it was disbanded. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cooking a roast dinner produces levels of dangerous airborne particles comparable to those found in the world's most polluted cities, a study has found. Times, Sunday Times In our study, “dust” refers to soil-derived airborne particles generated by wind erosion or human activities, such as farming operations or travel on unpaved roads. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For years the study of airborne particles has been dismissed by public health officials - until now. Times,Sunday Times However, scientists will also look at fly ash, airborne particles that are the result of burning fossil fuels. Times, Sunday Times They can detect airborne particles of suspicious substances, such as hydrogen peroxide, from a distance of 400 metres. Times, Sunday Times At the same time, it performed symbolically the idea of a regime against airborne pathogens. The Times Literary Supplement Practically, it created a barrier (however imperfect) against the inhalation of invisible airborne pathogens. The Times Literary Supplement As well, the recirculated air in airliners has proven to be highly effective environments for airborne pathogens to spread. Globe and Mail Half of these infections left evidence in the maxillary sinus, this suggests a fairly high level of airborne pathogens in the environment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Soiled linen can be contaminated with bloodborne and airborne pathogens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Salts of lead and manganese were present in the airborne pollutant particles, and he suggested that these caused the mutation of genes for melanin production but of no others. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been impregnated with titanium oxide — a photosensitive air purifier that breaks down the most common airborne pollutants. Times, Sunday Times Factors such as a citys mean temperature, precipitation levels, geographical location, and airborne pollutant levels can all effect rates of pollution in urban runoff and present unique challenges for management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are therefore exposed to a variety of airborne pollutants, from furnishings, plastics and cooking to household dust and (in some of the poorer houses) fungi. Times, Sunday Times He was particularly interested in airborne pollutants including, for example, sulphur dioxide and the oxides of nitrogen. Times, Sunday Times Airborne pollution creates a choking haze in the city each winter that can exceed safe limits by 30 times. Times, Sunday Times Supporters of the green movement usually advocate public transportation, because it offers decreased airborne pollution compared to automobiles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These include emissions of airborne pollution in the form of dust, gases, noise and vibration when operating machinery and during blasting in quarries, and damage to countryside from quarrying. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the war he led the research, development and production of a fully automatic airborne radar system to warn aircrews of enemy fighters approaching from the rear. Times, Sunday Times This was the first confirmed successful use of airborne radar known to history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The problem was not the availability of suitable aircraft but the lack of an effective airborne radar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was the first air victory for the airborne radar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other capabilities are extended visual and electronic searches over land or water, tactical airborne radar approaches and unimproved airfield operations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scientists found exposure to airborne toxins increases the risk of premature death by around 14 per cent, the same as in 1971. The Sun These may result from contact with streams or exposure to airborne toxins and dust. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nanotech-enabled sensors can monitor temperature, humidity, and airborne toxins, which needs nanotech-based improved batteries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Semi-permeable membranes in the suit reduce the loss of body moisture whilst various spots on the material change color to warn the wearer of airborne toxins and reduced oxygen levels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Travel conditions, with people in close proximity, aggravate vulnerability to the airborne transmission of viruses through coughs and sneezes. Times,Sunday Times Colds and nasty stomach bugs don't just get into us through a magical process of airborne transmission. Times, Sunday Times Vomiting, in particular, transmits infection effectively, and appears to allow airborne transmission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Airborne transmission can be important for some pathogens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As an airborne unit, they parachuted from transport planes or were airlifted by helicopters to their target. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, because of the growing need for well-trained ground units, the new army did not endure long as an airborne unit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The name was intentionally vague, designed to add to the mythology of his fictional airborne unit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prolonged fighting on the island was anything but the way to use an airborne unit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although the brigade was identified as an airborne unit, not all of its subordinate units were airborne qualifieddespite the airborne tab as part of the unit patch. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the age of 16, he contracted labyrinthitis, an airborne virus that damaged his inner ear and deprived him of 80% of his hearing. Times, Sunday Times Experts said that using an air filtration system in an enclosed space could reduce the airborne virus load, with the potential to reduce transmission. Times,Sunday Times An expert in infectious diseases searches for the cure for a lethal airborne virus threatening to turn into a pandemic. The Sun And what airborne virus has been released into the mix now? Times, Sunday Times It was even claimed that tobacco fumes stopped the airborne virus. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 在飞行中的 Japanese: 飛行中の |
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