airborne

UK:  [ˈeə(r)ˌbɔː(r)n]

US:  [ˈerˌbɒrn]

adj.

1.飞行中;升空后

2.空降的;使用降落伞降落的

3.风媒的;空中传播的

1 . It was brought down in the morning only because the exhibition hall near Seattle where it was airborne was about to open for business.
人们将Pelican在第二天早上降落到地面的原因是Pelican将被其制造者带到西雅图的一个展厅进行商业展览。

2 . But the airborne measles virus is so contagious that a second vaccination, given either routinely or in a mass campaign, is often needed.
但是由于空气传播的麻疹病毒很容易感染，因此一般需要再次接种，定期按时或一次性大范围地接种。

3 . So far SARS does not seem to spread in tiny airborne droplets as influenza or measles do, which would cause exponential spread.
到目前为止，SARS看来不可以像流感和麻疹那样通过微小的飞沫传播。如果可以，传染将会是很疯狂的。

4 . "We were able to showcase the best airborne tactical command and control platform in the world, " he said.
“我们那时能够展现世界上最好的空中战术指挥控制平台，”他说。

5 . There would have to be some sort of airborne pathogens that spread the virus.
这里可能有许多靠空气传播的病原体携带病毒。