16 injured in plane accident at Rome airport

 　　ROME, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen people were injured in an accident at Rome's Fiumicino airport on Saturday night when an ATR 72 aircraft went off the runway during landing.

　　Two of the injured were in serious conditions, according to AGI news agency. Forty-six passengers and four crew members were on board when the accident occurred.

　　The plane, which failed in its attempt to land on runway number 3, rolled off and tilted¹ to the right wing. The main part of the aircraft lay on the grass and the right gear was gutted² with the blades of its right propeller³ seriously damaged.

　　Italy's flight safety agency has dispatched an investigator⁴ to start a probe into the accident, local media reported.

1 tilted   

v. 倾斜的

参考例句：

• Suddenly the boat tilted to one side. 小船突然倾向一侧。
• She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。

2 gutted   

adj.容易消化的v.毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的过去式和过去分词 )；取出…的内脏

参考例句：

• Disappointed? I was gutted! 失望？我是伤心透了！
• The invaders gutted the historic building. 侵略者们将那幢历史上有名的建筑洗劫一空。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 propeller   

n.螺旋桨，推进器

参考例句：

• The propeller started to spin around.螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来。
• A rope jammed the boat's propeller.一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。

4 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。