On a plane, the engine often sits inside a smooth metal shell. That shell is the cowling.

On a plane在飛機上, the engine引擎 often sits通常裝在 inside a smooth metal shell一個光滑的金屬外殼裡. That shell那個外殼 is就是 the cowling整流罩

It keeps rain, dirt, and stones off the engine, and it helps the air slide past so the plane can fly cleanly. Mechanics take the cowling off when they need to look at the engine, then put it back on.

It它 keeps rain, dirt, and stones off the engine讓雨、灰塵和石頭碰不到引擎, and也 it helps the air slide past幫助空氣滑過 so讓 the plane飛機 can fly cleanly能飛得乾淨俐落. Mechanics技師 take the cowling off把整流罩拆下來 when當 they need to look at the engine需要查看引擎時, then之後 put it back on再裝回去

You will hear this word around aircraft and in flying talk; in ordinary speech people may just say “the cover on the engine.” It is not a posh word, but it is a specialist one — if you never go near planes, you may never need it.

You will hear this word你會聽到這個詞 around aircraft在飛機周圍 and in flying talk和飛行用語裡; in ordinary speech在日常說話中 people人們 may just say可能只會說 the cover on the engine「引擎上的蓋子」. It它 is not不是 a posh word一個高雅的詞, but但 it is一個 a specialist one專業詞 — if如果 you never go near planes你從不接近飛機, you may never need it你可能永遠用不到它

Though actually, a cowl was first a deep hood, like the hood a monk wears, and the plane part is the same idea: a hood for the engine.

Though actually不過事實上, a cowl以前的cowl was first最初是 a deep hood一種深頭罩, like the hood就像頭罩 a monk wears修士戴的, and而 the plane part飛機上的這個部件 is the same idea一樣的概念: a hood for the engine引擎的頭罩