空中掩护

他们声称无法为地面军事行动提供充分的空中掩护。

They said they could not provide adequate air cover for ground operations .

已到达敌方的水域，船只就需要空中掩护。

The ships needed air cover once they reached enemy waters .

掩护幕空中掩护，尤其是在军事行动期间

Air cover , especially during a military operation

为进行这次军事行动，我们需要充足的空中掩护。

For this operation we need plenty of air cover , ie protection by military aircraft .

伊拉克政府将向俄罗斯和白俄罗斯购买二手战斗机，从而使伊拉克地面部队在对抗伊拉克北部地区发生的大规模叛乱活动时得到足够的空中掩护。据悉，二手战机会在两三天内到达伊拉克。

The Iraqi government is moving to acquire second-hand jet fighters from Russia and Belarus to secure air cover for its ground forces fighting the massive insurgency in northern Iraq . The jets are said to be arriving in Iraq in the next two or three days .