音标：['єәlift]
n. 空运, 空中补给线, 空运物资
vt. 空运
【化】 气力升降机; 空气升液器
英汉词典

airlift的短语、例句：

airlift n transport of supplies, troops, etc by aircraft, esp in an emergency or when other routes are blocked 空运（尤指於紧急时期或其它通路封闭时, 运送补给, 军队等）
an emergency airlift of food to the famine-stricken areas 紧急空运食物至饥荒灾区. v [Tn] transport (people, supplies, etc) in this way （此种）空运（人, 物资等）
Civilians trapped in the beleaguered city have been airlifted to safety. 被围困在城里的老百姓已空运到安全地区.