fleet
n.(名词)
A number of warships operating together under one command.
舰队:在统一指挥下一齐行动的一批军舰
A group of vessels or vehicles, such as taxicabs or fishing boats, owned or operated as a unit.
车队;船队:如出租汽车或渔船等作为一个整体归属或行动的一队船只或车辆
来源:
Middle English flete
中古英语 flete
from Old English flôot
源自 古英语 flôot
from flôotan [to float] * see pleu-
源自 flôotan [飘浮] *参见 pleu-
fleet
fleet 2
adj.(形容词)
fleet.er,fleet.est
Moving swiftly; rapid or nimble.See Synonyms at fast
轻捷的,快速的:行动得迅速的;快的或敏捷的参见 fast
Fleeting; evanescent.
短暂的;转瞬即逝的
v.(动词)
fleet.ed,fleet.ing,fleets
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To move or pass swiftly.
急驰:迅速地移动或经过
To fade out; vanish.
渐弱;消失
Archaic To flow.
【古语】 流动
Obsolete To drift.
【废语】 飘流
v.tr.(及物动词)
To cause (time) to pass quickly.
使(时间)飞逝
Nautical To alter the position of (tackle or rope, for example).
【航海】 变换(如滑车索具或绳索的)位置
来源:
Probably from Old Norse fljôtr
可能源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 fljôtr
V., from Middle English fleten [to drift, float]
动词,源自 中古英语 fleten [飘流,飘浮]
from Old English flôotan * see pleu-
源自 古英语 flôotan *参见 pleu-
【引伸】
fleet.ly
adv.(副词)
fleet.ness
n.(名词)