airline

UK:  ['eə(r).laɪn]

US:  ['er.laɪn]

复数：airlines  

n.

1.〔美国〕直路,近路;空中航线;定期航空,定期航空公司;最短距离;(潜水用)送气管

2.航空系统

3.〔游〕航线

4.空气管路

1 . The company says it has an airline ready to unveil the system in two months time, presumably with devices for business or first class.
该公司表示，已经有一家航空公司准备在两个月后推出这一系统，很可能是专门针对商务舱或者头等舱乘客的。

2 . Flights are slowly resuming but airline officials say it's likely that some of those stranded will not make it out in time for Christmas.
航班陆续恢复，但是航空公司官员表示仍然会有一些航班赶不及在圣诞节前起飞。

3 . An airline hijacker might be caught on video or leave behind a ticket or other telltale clue to his identity.
一个客机挟持者可能被录像捕捉到，或者有机票和其它告密者，让我们找出他的身份。

4 . He told me that if I were willing, the airline would pay me a handsome sum to compensate for the inconvenience.
他说如果我愿意的话，航空公司会对其对我造成的不便作出一笔数目可观的赔偿。

5 . He paid 550 yuan for a second-class ticket, about a third the price of an airline ticket, he said.
他花了550元（译者注，原文如此，作者错误）购买了一张二等座车票。他表示这只是机票价格的三分之一。