An airlift is when people, food, medicine, or other supplies are carried by plane because roads or ships cannot do the job — a war, a flood, a broken bridge, a city that is shut off. The word often names the whole organised effort, not one single flight: aircraft going back and forth for days.

An airlift is when people, food, medicine, or other supplies are carried by planeairlift指的是人、食物、藥品或其他物資用飛機運送的情況 because roads or ships cannot do the job因為道路或船運沒辦法完成這個任務 a war, a flood, a broken bridge, a city that is shut off像是戰爭、水災、橋斷了，或一座被封閉的城市 The word often names the whole organised effort, not one single flight這個字通常指的是整個有組織的行動，而不是單一一趟飛行 aircraft going back and forth for days飛機一連好幾天來回運送

As a verb, to airlift someone or something is to move them that way. News stories also stretch it: a hurt climber is airlifted to hospital by helicopter. That use is common and practical, even when it is one aircraft and not a wartime bridge of planes.

As a verb當動詞用的時候 to airlift someone or something is to move them that wayto airlift某人或某物，就是用這種方式把他們運走 News stories also stretch it新聞報導也會把這個字用得更寬鬆一點 a hurt climber is airlifted to hospital by helicopter像一個受傷的登山客被直升機空運送醫 That use is common and practical這種用法很常見也很實用 even when it is one aircraft and not a wartime bridge of planes就算只是一架飛機，而不是戰時那種一整批飛機的空運

It sounds like the news, the army, or a hospital, not like kitchen-table chat. Though actually, it is not a lift (an elevator) hanging in the sky, and it is not the same as ordinary air freight, which is just sending goods by plane in the usual way. An airlift has the feeling of an emergency, or of a special operation.

It sounds like the news, the army, or a hospital它聽起來像新聞、軍隊或醫院會用的字 not like kitchen-table chat不像餐桌上閒聊的用語 Though actually不過實際上 it is not a lift (an elevator) hanging in the sky它不是一台掛在天上的lift電梯 and it is not the same as ordinary air freight也跟一般的空運貨運不一樣 which is just sending goods by plane in the usual way那只是用一般方式把貨物用飛機運送而已 An airlift has the feeling of an emergencyairlift帶著一種緊急狀況的味道 or of a special operation或是一種特別行動的味道