空乘
kōng chéng
Pinyin
Definition
空乘
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- flight attendant
- on-board service
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一纸空文
- 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
乘人不备
- 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
- 2 to take sb by surprise
乘虚而入
- 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
乘风破浪
- 1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
人去楼空
- 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
- 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
- 3 the place is deserted
- 4 the birds have flown
Sample Sentences
真是狗嘴里吐不出象牙来啊,也难怪优雅的仙女儿成了前任,不过你说的美联航那事儿也确实让人大跌眼镜,空乘人员怎么能对乘客施行暴力呢?我宁可没桃花也不希望坐飞机遇到这种倒霉事儿。
Tut tut, I suppose you can’t expect wise words from a scoundrel. No wonder the elegant goddess is now an ex, but the incident with United Airlines you brought up really was quite shocking. How can airline staff be violent with passengers? I’d rather have no one who likes me, than to come upon bad luck like that while flying.
是啊,不过要我说啊,还是国内航空公司的服务好,至少空乘都是年轻姑娘,赏心悦目。
Oh really! But if you ask me, I think domestic airlines have better service, at least the air stewards are all young girls, pleasing to the eye.
听说在美国航空公司的空乘人员都是工会的会员,航空公司不能因为他们年老色衰了就让人家下岗。而且,飞国际航线的,都是有资历有年头儿的空乘,所以年纪都比较大。
I hear that all in-flight service staff on US airlines are union members, so they can't be fired just because they've gotten older. Moreover, flying international routes are all controlled by more experienced staff, so they are all older.
别提了,空乘人员全是阿姨级的,那腰都能堵住过道了,简直惨不忍睹。
Don't ask, all the air hostesses were middle aged, with hips that blocked the whole aisle, it was simply unbearable to watch.
哎,美国的航空公司空乘服务怎么样?
What a tough break! What is US airline in-flight service like?
哎,说到服务差,哪家都比不上春秋,座位挤,空乘丑,飞机餐干脆就没有。
Ah, well, speaking of bad service, no one can beat Spring Airlines, the seats are cramped, the air hostesses are ugly and they don't even have meals.
涨工资是最常见的,还有一些福利。你上次不是抱怨美国的空乘不帮乘客搬行李嘛,这就是工会帮他们争取到的权利���
Wage increases are pretty frequent, and there's also some benefits. Last time didn't you complain that the American flight attendants wouldn't help the passengers move their luggage? This is a right that the union helped them fight for.