Jul 6, 2009 04:22
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强行空降
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The context is the Wenchuan earthquake rescue. It refers to the situation where the paratroopers had to jump despite the bad weather. I need to translate this as a verb phrase, not the noun. Thanks.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | v. force-land, force land |
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| 3 | forced to land/forced landing |
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v. force-land, force land
强行：一般译为force
空降：land; landing, drop, airdrop，动词以land为多
合译为：force-land（动）,force landing（名）
请参考以下链接：
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&num=100&newwindow=1&q="to force...
仅供参考。
空降：land; landing, drop, airdrop，动词以land为多
合译为：force-land（动）,force landing（名）
请参考以下链接：
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&num=100&newwindow=1&q="to force...
仅供参考。
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Inga Jakobi
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forced to land/forced landing
If you absolutely need a verbal phrase, you could use "the paratroopers were forced to land"
Otherwise, I think "forced landing" would be a suitable expression (see link)
Otherwise, I think "forced landing" would be a suitable expression (see link)
Example sentence:
A forced landing is a landing by an aircraft made under factors outside the pilot's control
Reference:
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