aircraft
单词辨析：
通常只出现在较正式的文体中，专指普通飞机，不包括直升机、飞艇等。
That flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane.
那趟航班因飞机故障而延误。
一种大型民用客机，由欧洲研发制造。
They took an Airbus to America this time.
这次他们是坐空中客车去的美国。
Preliminary investigations show the braking system on the Airbus had failed.
初步调查显示是空中客车上的制动系统失灵。
常作集合名词，也指一架飞机或飞行器，单复数同形，含义广泛，可指直升机、飞艇等。
Since the advent of jet aircraft, travel has been accelerated.
自喷气式飞机出现以来，旅行的速度得到提高。
The company has projected the sale of 800 aircraft.
该公司已预计销售800架飞机。
指波音系列飞机，主要为大型民用客机，由美国研发制造。
We'll fly first class on a Boeing 757 from New York to Paris.
我们将乘坐波音757的头等舱从纽约飞往巴黎。
At present, the airline operates two flights a day to London using Boeing 747 planes.
目前，该公司每天有两架波音747飞往伦敦。
也可说 jet plane。
The jet is about to take off.
那架喷气式飞机即将起飞。
The jet plane zoomed up into the sky, and was soon out of sight.
那架喷气式飞机迅速爬高升空，很快就飞得看不见了。
aeroplane 的日常普通用词。
Is she going by plane?
她是乘飞机去吗？
He was the first pilot to fly a plane around the world.
他是第一个驾驶飞机作环球飞行的飞行员。
相关例句：
He was forced to entrust an assistant with the important task of testing and demonstrating aircraft to prospective customers
他不得不将向潜在客户测试和展示飞行器的重任交托给一名助手。
As soon as you arrive at your destination, step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.
你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.
飞机起飞后不久就着火了。
The aircraft was on a flight from Milan when it disappeared from radar screens.
飞机是在从米兰出发的飞行途中从雷达屏上消失的。
We've chartered the aircraft in the hopeful anticipation that the government will allow them to leave.
我们已经包租了那架飞机，希望政府会对他们放行。
The aircraft had reached its cruising altitude of about 39,000 feet
飞机已到达约3.9万英尺的巡航高度。