slipstream
slipstream
noun
noun
- a current of air or water driven back by a revolving propeller or jet engine
（螺旋桨或喷气发动机的）滑流
■the partial vacuum created in the wake of a moving vehicle, often used by other vehicles in a race to assist in overtaking
（行驶时车后的）低压气穴（常被赛车手利用超车）
■(figurative)an assisting force regarded as drawing something along behind something else
(喻)带动力
when the US economy booms, the rest of the world is pulled along in the slipstream.
美国经济繁荣时，世界经济也被带动了。
- [no obj.](especially in motor racing) follow closely behind another vehicle, travelling in its slipstream and awaiting an opportunity to overtake
（尤指赛车）紧跟前车低压气穴（以便伺机超越）
■[with obj.]travel in the slipstream of (someone), especially in order to overtake them
（尤指为超越）紧跟后面
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