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v.(动词)flew[flô] flown[flôn] fly.ing,flies[floz] v.intr.(不及物动词)To engage in flight, especially:飞行:从事飞行,尤指:To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts.飞:通过利用翅膀或翅状的部分在空中穿行To travel by air:乘飞机旅行:例句:We flew to Dallas.我们乘飞机去达拉斯
To operate an aircraft or spacecraft.驾驶:操纵飞机或飞行器
To rise in or be carried through the air by the wind:升高:被风吹起或在空中传送:例句:a kite flying above the playground.在操场上空飞翔的风筝
To float or flap in the air:飘浮,拍打:在空中飘浮或飘动:例句:pennants flying from the masthead.在桅顶飘扬的信号旗
To move or be sent through the air with great speed:在空中飞速移动或传送:例句:bullets flying in every direction; a plate that flew from my hands when I stumbled.四处飞溅的枪弹;我绊倒时从手中飞出一个盘子
To move with great speed; rush or dart:猛冲:疾速移动;冲或撞:例句:The children flew down the hall. Rumors were flying during their absence.孩子们飞也似的跑下大厅;他们不在时流言四起
To flee; escape.逃离;逃跑To hasten; spring:赶快;弹起:例句:flew to her students` defense.赶快替她的学生说话
To pass by swiftly:飞逝:疾速掠过:例句:a vacation flying by; youth that is soon flown.匆匆飞逝的假期;稍纵即逝的青春
To be dissipated; vanish:消散;消失:例句:Their small inheritance was quickly flown.他们得到的微薄遗产很快就花光了
past tense and past participle flied[flod] Baseball To hit a fly ball.【过去时态与过去分词】 flied[flod] 【棒球】 击高飞球To undergo an explosive reaction; burst:爆炸:经历一次爆炸反应;爆炸:例句:The dropped plate flew into pieces. The motorist flew into a rage.掉在地上的盘子摔成了碎片;驾车的人大发雷霆
Informal To gain acceptance or approval; go over:【非正式用语】 获得接纳或赞许;同意:例句:.However sophisticated the reasoning, this particular notion may not fly.(New York Times).不管原因多么错综复杂,这个特定的观念都不能得到赞许.(纽约时报)
v.tr.(及物动词)
To cause to fly or float in the air:使飞翔:使飞翔或在空中飞行:例句:fly a kite; fly a flag.放风筝;挥旗子
Nautical To operate under (a particular flag):【航海】 悬挂:在(某一特定旗子下)运转:例句:a tanker that flies the Liberian flag.挂黎巴嫩旗的坦克
To pilot (an aircraft or a spacecraft).驾驶(太空飞船)To carry or transport in an aircraft or a spacecraft:运送:用飞机或飞行器运载或运输:例句:fly emergency supplies to a stricken area.给受困的地区空运救急物资
To pass over or through in flight:穿过:在飞行中经过或穿过:例句:flew the coastal route in record time.计时飞跃沿海航线
To perform in a spacecraft or an aircraft:操作:在飞机或飞行器中进行操作:例句:flew six missions into space.在空中完成六项飞行任务
To flee or run from:逃跑:例句:fly a place in panic.惊慌而逃
To avoid; shun:避免;回避:例句:fly temptation.避免诱惑
n.(名词)【复数】 flies The act of flying; flight.飞,飞行:飞的动作;飞行
A fold of cloth that covers a fastening of a garment, especially one on the front of trousers.纽扣盖:尤指在裤子前部可盖住衣物的钉扣的布的折叠处The fastening or opening covered by such a fold.被纽扣盖盖住的开口:覆有此种折叠的拴紧物或钉扣处A flap that covers an entrance or forms a rooflike extension for a tent or the canopy of a vehicle.帐篷的双层罩子:盖住入口的帘子或遮挡帐篷或汽车顶篷的屋檐状覆盖物A flyleaf.扉页Baseball A fly ball.【棒球】 高飞球
The span of a flag from the staff to the outer edge.旗子的横幅:从旗杆到外面的旗的宽度The outer edge of a flag.旗的边缘A flywheel.调速轮flies The area directly over the stage of a theater, containing overhead lights, drop curtains, and equipment for raising and lowering sets. flies 舞台的顶棚:剧院舞台的正上方,包括头顶的灯光、幕布和用于升高或降低布景的器械Chiefly British A one-horse carriage, especially one for hire.【多用于英国】 出租马车:一辆马车,尤指用于出租的
<常用词组>fly at
To attack fiercely; assault:猛烈攻击;袭击:例句:The dogs flew at each other`s throats.两条狗互相嘶咬着对方的喉咙
常用词组><习惯用语>fly high
To be elated:洋洋自得:例句:They were flying high after their first child was born.第一个孩子的降生使他们高兴得忘乎所以
fly off the handle【非正式用语】
To become suddenly enraged:勃然大怒:例句:flew off the handle when the train was finally canceled.在火车最终被取消的时候人们大发雷霆
let fly
To shoot, hurl, or release:射击、投掷或释放:例句:The troops let fly a volley of gunfire.部队进行了雨点般的扫射
To lash out; assault:攻击:以手脚或武器猛攻;攻击:例句:The mayor let fly with an angry attack on her critics.市长对批评她的人发出了愤怒的猛攻
on the fly
On the run; in a hurry:急匆匆;急忙:例句:took lunch on the fly.匆忙吃过午饭
While in the air; in flight:在空中;在飞行中:例句:caught the ball on the fly.在空中接球
习惯用语>来源:Middle English flien 中古英语 flien from Old English flôogan * see pleu- 源自 古英语 flôogan *参见 pleu-
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fly.able
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n.(名词)【复数】 flies
Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially any of the family Muscidae, which includes the housefly.苍蝇:双翅目带有两支翅膀的一种昆虫,尤指任何一种家蝇科的昆虫,包括家蝇Any of various other flying insects, such as the caddis fly.石蚕,蛾:例如石蛾等任何一种其他会飞的昆虫A fishing lure simulating a fly, made by attaching materials such as feathers, tinsel, and colored thread to a fishhook.假蝇饵:一种把羽毛、金银丝和彩线粘在鱼钓上制成的伪装成苍蝇的鱼饵
<习惯用语>fly in the ointment
A detrimental circumstance or detail; a drawback.瑕疵,美中不足:有损大局的情况或细节;缺点习惯用语>来源:Middle English flie 中古英语 flie from Old English flôoge * see pleu- 源自 古英语 flôoge *参见 pleu-
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adj.Chiefly British (形容词)【多用于英国】 Mentally alert; sharp.头脑机警的;睿智的
来源:Probably from fly 可能源自 fly