air cover

中文含义: 空中掩护,空中支援

英语词性: noun

美式发音: /ɛr ˈkʌvər/

同义词: air support, aerial protection, airstrikes, air power

易混淆单词: air cover和air coverage常常被混淆,但air cover强调的是行动和任务,而air coverage强调的是范围和领域。

双语例句:

The soldiers on the ground appreciated the air cover provided by the fighter jets.

地面士兵感激战斗机提供的空中掩护。

The air cover was too weak to stop the enemy’s advance.

空中支援太弱,无法阻止敌人的推进。

The commander decided to call for air cover to assist in the evacuation.

指挥官决定要求空中支援协助疏散。

The troops were vulnerable without air cover.

没有空中掩护,士兵们非常脆弱。

With air cover virtually non-existent, the mission was cancelled.

由于几乎没有空中掩护,这个任务被取消了。