slipstream

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But this year Japan was overtaken by one of the geese in its slipstream.
但日本今年被跟在其後飛行的一衹大雁超越了。
The low-pressure area in the slipstream of a moving object means less energy is needed to maintain the same speed just behind it.
在一個(gè)快速行進(jìn)的物躰後産生一個(gè)氣流低壓區(qū)，意味著在此區(qū)間行進(jìn)物躰要維持行其速度不變所需付出的能量更小。
Vibrating in the wind, the bristles create some drag. But they also reduce the wing’s slipstream, an area of low-pressure turbulence that pulls back on the wing, and hence reduce drag.
風(fēng)中振動時(shí)，刷毛會産生反作用力，但同時(shí)它也可以減少機(jī)翼滑流，産生一個(gè)低氣壓亂流，機(jī)翼上形成廻力，因而減小阻力。

But suspect and banned organisations seem to be moving in the slipstream of genuine charities.
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Looking to policy for the answer, however, is apt to return us to the same misdirected slipstream we sense we need to leave.
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Start-ups tend in any case to ride in the slipstream of big technology companies, often recruiting engineers with a few years' experience at an established firm.
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a current of air behind a quickly moving object, such as a car travelling extremely fast or an aircraft

The slipstream of a fast-moving object such as a car, plane, or boat is the flow of air directly behind it.