spy plane

基本解释

The island hit the news in 2001 when a U.S. spy plane made an emergency landing there after colliding with a Chinese fighter jet.
2001年，海南岛一度成为世人瞩目的焦点：一架美国侦察机与中国战斗机相撞后，在海南岛紧急降落。
Perhaps the most famous spy swap involved Francis Gary Powers, a U.S. pilot who had been shot down in a U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union in 1960.
或许最为著名的间谍互换事件的案主叫做Francis Gary Powers，1960年这位美国飞行员驾驶的U-2侦察机在苏联被击落。
One theory is that it is a spy plane, designed to catch savvy targets that know how to go to ground when spy satellites—which have predictable orbits—are overhead.
这些精明的目标发现间谍卫星（有可预见的轨道）位临上空时，能够知道如何隐蔽自己。

In 2001, Mr Powell urged caution when China forced down an American spy plane in Chinese airspace.
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This recalled the confusion in 2001 after an American spy plane had collided with a Chinese fighter.
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