mayday

[US]/'meidei/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (船只或飞机发出的)求救呼号 救难信号
Word Forms
复数maydays

Example Sentences

The pilot radioed a mayday signal before the plane crashed.

飞行员在飞机坠毁前发出了紧急求救信号。

The ship sent out a mayday distress call when it started sinking.

这艘船在开始下沉时发出了紧急求救呼叫。

The hiker used a mayday whistle to signal for help.

这名徒步者使用紧急求救口哨发出求救信号。

The mayday call was heard by the coast guard who immediately dispatched a rescue team.

海岸警卫队听到了紧急求救呼叫,立即派遣了救援队。

A mayday situation requires quick and efficient response.

紧急求救情况需要迅速而高效的应对。

The pilot declared a mayday emergency due to engine failure.

飞行员因发动机故障宣布了紧急求救。

The mayday signal was picked up by a passing ship.

紧急求救信号被一艘经过的船只接收到。

The stranded sailors sent out a mayday call from their life raft.

被困的水手们从救生筏上发出了紧急求救呼叫。

A mayday situation demands immediate attention and action.

紧急求救情况需要立即的关注和行动。

The lost hiker used a mirror to reflect sunlight and create a mayday signal.

迷路的徒步者使用镜子反射阳光制造了紧急求救信号。

Real-world Examples

Frederick Stanley Mockford created the mayday call signal in the nineteen twenties.

20世纪20年代,Frederick Stanley Mockford创造了这个求救信号。

Source: VOA Special May 2014 Collection

A mayday call would also be made over the radio.

还将通过无线电发出求救电话。

Source: Pure flight

We received a mayday call from Hannah Wells last night.

我们昨晚收到了汉娜·威尔士的求救信号。

Source: Designated Survivor Season 1

But how did this Mayday Mayday mayday Come to mean this?

但这个五月天五月天是怎么来的呢?

Source: The World From A to Z

Mayday, mayday. Come in, Star Command. Send reinforcements. Star Command, do you copy?

求救,求救。星际总部请回答。请派后援部队。星际总部,收到吗?

Source: Toy Story

Much of the air traffic at that time was between Croydon Airport and Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France. So he proposed the word mayday.

当时很多空中运输是在克里登机场和巴黎附近的勒布尔热之间进行。所以他提出用mayday这个词。

Source: VOA Special May 2014 Collection

The international distress call is actually French for help me mayday, but the word wasn't always the official call for help.

国际求救信号实际上是法语,意思是“求救”,但这个词并不总是官方求救信号。

Source: The World From A to Z

As soon as that mayday message came in on the radio, the Coast Guard responded quickly knowing it was an urgent situation.

无线电中传来求救信息后,海岸警卫队迅速做出反应,知道情况紧急。

Source: The World From A to Z

Thinking back to that spring of 1970, I'm reminded of four Yale college students, who with others, played a pivotal role in the mayday events.

回想 1970 年的那个春天,我想起了四个耶鲁大学的学生,他们和其他人一起,在五月的事件中发挥了关键作用。

Source: Celebrity High School Opening Speech

The pilot gets on his radio and calls " mayday, mayday, mayday" to tell that his plane is in danger of crashing to the ground.

飞行员在电台中呼叫“mayday, mayday, mayday”,表示他的飞机可能要坠落地面。

Source: VOA Special May 2014 Collection

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