helicopter
gb/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ/ us/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ/
A2
Inglês
~ 9500
Aceções
0 aceções
Nome
A2
entity
1
aircraft with spinning blades
An aircraft with large spinning blades on top that can go straight up and down and stay still in the air.
Padrão de uso:
to get on a helicopter / to travel by helicopter to [a place]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse “helicopter” with “plane” or “airplane.” A helicopter has large spinning blades on top and can hover and take off vertically, unlike most airplanes, which have wings and need a runway.
Sinónimos
chopper (Informal term, especially in American English, often used for helicopters in news, movies, or casual speech.)
Colocações
military helicopter
|rescue helicopter
|police helicopter
|news helicopter
|helicopter pilot
|helicopter crash
Temas
transport
|travel
|emergency
|military
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The injured climber was airlifted to hospital by helicopter.
- A police helicopter circled overhead, searching for the missing hiker.
- We took a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon.
- The helicopter landed on the roof of the hospital.
- Strong winds made it difficult for the helicopter to hover.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The helicopter flies over the city.
- A red helicopter comes to help the ship.
- We see a helicopter on the landing pad.
- She wants to be a helicopter pilot.
- They go to the island by helicopter.
Verbo
B2
action
2
transport or travel by helicopter
To move a person or thing using a helicopter, or to go somewhere in a helicopter.
Padrão de uso:
to helicopter [someone/something] to [a place]
Erro comum:
Learners may say “take a helicopter someone” instead of the correct verb form “helicopter someone,” as in “They will helicopter the man to hospital.” Also, this verb is mainly used in news and formal reports; in everyday speech, people more often say “go by helicopter” or “take a helicopter.”
Sinónimos
airlift (Often used in military or emergency contexts and sounds slightly more technical or formal than “helicopter.”)
Colocações
helicopter troops in
|helicopter supplies to [a place]
|helicopter the victim to hospital
|helicopter guests to the island
Temas
transport
|emergency
|military
|travel
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The rescue team plans to helicopter the survivors to safety at first light.
- Journalists were helicoptered into the remote village after the earthquake.
- They decided to helicopter the equipment to the top of the mountain.
- VIP guests were helicoptered directly to the stadium before the concert.
- Supplies are being helicoptered in because the roads are flooded.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- They will helicopter the sick man to the city hospital.
- The army will helicopter food to the small town.
- We were helicoptered to the island for the TV show.
- The company sometimes helicopters workers to the oil platform.
- Rescue teams helicopter water and medicine to the village.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
helicopter
IPA
GB/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ/
US/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ/
Sílabas e acento
heli - copter (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (heli)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: helicopter
- Plural: helicopters
Verb
- Base: helicopter
- 3rd Person Singular: helicopters
- Present Participle: helicoptering
- Past: helicoptered
Família de palavras
Forms
helicopters
noun
helicoptering
verb
helicoptered
verb
Related words
chopper
noun
helipad
noun
rotor
noun
Advanced or less common
heliport
noun
Expressões
helicopter in
1/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
arrive by helicopter, often briefly
To come to a place by helicopter, often for a short visit or special purpose.
Exemplos
- The president will helicopter in for the opening ceremony and leave an hour later.
- Doctors were helicoptered in to treat people in the flooded region.
- Reporters are being helicoptered in to cover the disaster zone.
helicopter money
1/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ mˈʌni/
fixed phrase
technical
direct cash payments to stimulate economy
Money that a government or central bank gives directly to people to make them spend more and help the economy.
Exemplos
- Some economists have suggested using helicopter money during deep recessions.
- The stimulus checks were compared to a form of helicopter money.
- Debates continue about the risks and benefits of helicopter money policies.
helicopter out
1/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
leave or remove by helicopter
To take people or things away from a place using a helicopter.
Exemplos
- Rescue teams worked all night to helicopter out villagers trapped by the landslide.
- The army plans to helicopter out the injured soldiers at sunrise.
- Supplies are being brought in, and the most serious patients are being helicoptered out.
helicopter view
1/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ vjˈu/
fixed phrase
technical
high-level overview of a situation
A general picture of a situation that shows the main parts but not many details, often used in business or planning.
Exemplos
- Before we talk about the details, let me give you a helicopter view of the project.
- The report offers a helicopter view of recent changes in the energy market.
- In the first session, we’ll take a helicopter view of the company’s strategy.
helicopter parent
1/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ pˈɛɹənt/
idiom
informal
Overprotective, overly involved parent
A mother or father who watches their child too closely and tries to control many things in their life.
Exemplos
- Some teachers complain about helicopter parents interfering with lessons.
- He grew up with helicopter parents who made all his decisions.
helicopter parent
2/hˈɛlɪkˌɑptɚ pˈɛɹənt/
idiom
overprotective, overly involved parent
A parent who watches their child too much and tries to control too many parts of the child’s life.
Exemplos
- She worries that she has become a helicopter parent, checking her son’s homework every night.
- College admissions officers sometimes complain about helicopter parents calling to argue about grades.
- He tries not to be a helicopter parent and lets his kids solve small problems on their own.