slipstream

英 [ˈslɪpstriːm]

美 [ˈslɪpstriːm]

n.  (高速行驶的交通工具后面的)滑流，低压气穴
v.  （在前面的车辆形成的滑流里）驾驶或循环

过去式：slipstreamed　现在分词：slipstreaming　

BNC.35490 / COCA.28999

牛津词典

noun

• （高速行驶的交通工具后面的）滑流，低压气穴
  the stream of air behind a vehicle that is moving very fast

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (汽车、飞机或轮船等高速运动的物体后形成的)滑流，向后气流，切向流
  The slipstreamof a fast-moving object such as a car, plane, or boat is the flow of air directly behind it.
  1. He left a host of other riders trailing in his slipstream.
     他把其他的摩托车手甩在身后。
• N-COUNT 追随;效仿
  If you areintheslipstreamof someone, you are following their example.
  1. ...in the slipstream of various literary greats.
     效仿多位文豪大家

英英释义

noun

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
  Synonym:airstreamracebackwashwash

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