aerial

1. ADJ You talk about aerial attacks and aerial photographs to indicate that people or things on the ground are attacked or photographed by people in aeroplanes. 从空中的 (袭击等)[ADJ n]

Weeks of aerial bombardment had destroyed factories and motorways. 数周的空袭已经摧毁了各工厂和公路。

Patterns that are invisible on the ground can be the most striking part of an aerial photograph. 在地面上看不见的图案可能是空中照片中最为醒目的部分。

2. N-COUNT An aerial is a device or a piece of wire that sends and receives television or radio signals and is usually attached to a radio, television, car, or building. 天线[英国英语]