fleet

名词 fleet:

1. group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
2. group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
3. a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
4. a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

动词 fleet:

1. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
   同义词：flit, flutter, dart
2. disappear gradually
   同义词：evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, pass

形容词 fleet:

1. moving very fast
   同义词：swift

1. Fleet Street loves a good scandal.
   新闻界热衷於轰动性的丑闻。
2. He is an Admiral of the Fleet.
   他是海军元帅。
3. The fleet is manoeuvring in the Baltic.
   该舰队正在波罗的海演习。
4. A defector revealed the disposition of the enemy fleet.
   有一名叛变者透露了敌方舰队的部署。
5. The ferry was refitted as a troop-ship and joined the fleet.
   那艘渡轮已改装为运兵船编入舰队。
6. The foremost position in an army or a fleet advancing into battle.
   前卫，尖兵进入战斗的部队或船队的最前面的位置
7. The general ordered the fleet to remain where they were and wait for the further instructions.
   将军命令舰队原地待命。

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）