英語

plane

gb/plˈeɪn/ us/plˈeɪn/
A2 英語
~ 2100
語義
0件の語義
名詞 A2 entity
1

Aircraft with fixed wings

A machine with wings and an engine that flies in the sky.

用法パターン: [someone] flies a plane
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse 'plane' with 'plain' (meaning simple or flat land) because they sound the same.
類義語
airplane (Standard American English term for the same concept.) | aircraft (More general term that can include helicopters and other flying machines.)
対義語
helicopter (A flying vehicle without fixed wings, using rotating blades instead.)
コロケーション
fly a plane |board a plane |plane crash |plane ticket |plane ride
テーマ
transportation |travel |technology |core_vocabulary
例文
  • The plane landed safely despite the storm.
  • We missed our plane because of heavy traffic.
  • She learned to fly a plane at the age of 20.
  • The plane was delayed due to bad weather.
学習者向け例文
  • The plane is in the sky.
  • I see a big plane at the airport.
  • We take a plane to London.
  • He flies a plane for work.
名詞 B2 entity
2

Flat surface or level

A flat surface, or a level of thought or reality.

用法パターン: on a [adjective] plane
よくある間違い:
Learners may confuse 'plane' in this sense with 'plain' meaning 'simple'.
類義語
level (Refers to a position or stage, not always physical.) | surface (Specifically refers to the outer boundary of an object.)
対義語
curve (A line or surface that is not flat.)
コロケーション
geometric plane |horizontal plane |on another plane
テーマ
geometry |philosophy |space |education |core_vocabulary
例文
  • In geometry, a plane extends infinitely in two dimensions.
  • Her ideas operate on a different plane from ours.
  • The carpenter ensured the shelf was on a horizontal plane.
学習者向け例文
  • The table has a flat plane.
  • We study lines and planes in math.
  • Her thinking is on another plane.
動詞 B2 action
3

Smooth wood with a tool

To make wood smooth by cutting off thin pieces with a tool.

用法パターン: [someone] planes [something]
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse this verb form with 'plan' (to arrange ahead).
類義語
smooth (General term for making something even, not just with a planer.)
対義語
roughen (To make a surface uneven or coarse.)
コロケーション
plane the wood |plane down the edges
テーマ
carpentry |crafts |work |daily_life |core_vocabulary
例文
  • He planed the door so it would close properly.
  • The carpenter planed the tabletop until it was perfectly flat.
  • You need to plane down the edges before joining the boards.
学習者向け例文
  • He planes the wood.
  • She planes the edge of the table.
  • We plane the door to make it fit.
文法
辞書形
plane
IPA
GB/plˈeɪn/
US/plˈeɪn/
音節・強勢
plane (1音節)
Stress on 1st syllable (plane)
活用形
Noun
  • Base: plane
  • Plural: planes
Verb
  • Base: plane
  • 3rd Person Singular: planes
  • Present Participle: planing
  • Past: planed
関連語
Forms
planes noun planing verb planed verb
Core family
airplane noun A1
Related words
aeroplane noun A2 seaplane noun
Advanced or less common
biplane noun
表現

catch a plane

1
/kˈæt͡ʃ ə plˈeɪn/
fixed phrase

Board an aircraft before it leaves

To get on an airplane before it leaves and travel on it.

例文
  • I have to leave now if I want to catch my plane.
  • She caught an early morning plane to New York.

on another plane

1
/ˈɔn ənˈʌðɚ plˈeɪn/
fixed phrase

At a different level of thought or reality

To be at a different level of thinking, feeling, or reality than others.

例文
  • His art is on another plane entirely.
  • The conversation moved to another plane of understanding.

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