landing
n
1 act of coming or bringing to land 登陸; 著陸
during the Queen's landing from the Royal Yacht 在女王從皇家游艇上下來時(shí)
Because of engine trouble the plane had to make an emergency landing, ie come to land suddenly to avoid further danger or damage. 由於發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)出現(xiàn)故障, 飛機(jī)不得不緊急著陸.
She slipped and fell, but had a soft landing on some cushions. 她滑倒了, 好在是跌在一些墊子上了.
2 (also `landing-place) place where people and goods may be landed from a boat or ship (船只)卸貨處, 登陸處
There is no safe landing on that coast. 那一帶海岸沒有安全的登陸處.
a convenient landing-place in a nearby sheltered cove 附近避風(fēng)雨的小海灣里一個(gè)便於卸貨的地方.
3 level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or between one flight and another 樓梯平臺(tái)
Your room opens off the top landing. 你的房門朝向頂層樓梯平臺(tái). =>illus at stair 見stair插圖.