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词汇 fly
释义 fly
verb
uk /flaɪ/ us /flaɪ/flew | flown

flyverb (TRAVEL)


A2[ I ]
When a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air: (鸟、昆虫或飞机)飞,飞行
The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing.这只可怜的鸟飞不起来了,因为它的翅膀断了。
fly awayAs soon as it saw us, the bird flew away.
fly offThe bee flew off, into the sunshine.
A1[ I or T ]
to travel by aircraft, or to go somewhere or cross something in an aircraft: (乘飞机)飞行,航行;乘飞机去;乘飞机穿过
fly toWe flew to Paris.我们乘飞机去巴黎。
fly fromWe fly from La Guardia.
fly out ofThe plane was a Boeing 757 flying out of Dulles International Airport.
fly out fromThe pianist is flying out from New York this week to play in Tokyo.
fly back intoWhat airport are you flying back into?
fly atWe are flying at a height of 36,000 feet.我们正在36000英尺的高空飞行。
She has to fly thousands of miles every year for her job.她每年因为工作要飞行上千英里。
fly acrossWho was the first person to fly across the Atlantic?谁是飞越大西洋的第一人?
These Clippers flew the Pacific and the Atlantic (= they flew across them).
[ T ]
to use a particular company to travel by aircraft: 搭乘(某公司航班)
I usually fly Lufthansa/Japan Airlines/El Al.我通常搭乘汉莎航空公司/日本航空公司/以色列航空公司的航班。
C2[ T ]
to transport people or goods by aircraft: 空运(乘客或货物)
fly something inThe restaurant flies its fish in daily from Scotland.这家餐厅每天从苏格兰空运鱼。
fly something outThey would only eat prime American beef, so we had to fly it out to Japan.
fly someone inThe company flew him in from France for an informal interview.
fly someone outWe will be flying 100 badly wounded civilians out of the battle zone tonight.今晚我们将空运100名受重伤的平民离开战区。
B2[ I or T ]
to control an aircraft: 驾驶(飞机)
I learned to fly when I was in Australia.我在澳大利亚时学会了开飞机。
Her ambition was to fly a jumbo jet.
Many kinds of birds fly south at the approach of winter.很多鸟在冬天来临之际飞向南方。
We watched a flock of birds fly over the field.我们看着一群鸟飞过田野。
We are currently flying at an altitude of 15,000 metres.现在我们正在15000米的高度上飞行。
Concorde flew much higher than most planes.
A swarm of bees flew into the garden.一群蜜蜂飞进花园。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Movement through the air
airborne
buoyantly
buzz
flight
flighted
glide
hang time
hover
levitate
lift
mid-air
skim
smoothness
soar
soaring
stunt
swish
swishy
swoop
wheel

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Air travel: travelling by aircraft
Air travel: aviation

flyverb (GO QUICKLY)


[ I ]
to move or go quickly: 快速移动;疾行
fly acrossWith the explosion, glass flew across the room.随着一声爆炸,房间内玻璃碎片四处横飞。
fly byCathy flew by me in the corridor.
fly pastA police car went flying past in the opposite direction.
fly openThe door/window suddenly flew open.门/窗户猛地打开了。
must flyUKinformalAnyway, I must fly (= leave quickly) - I didn't realize how late it was!无论如何,我必须走了——我都没意识到有多晚了!
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to move fast
speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
raceShe raced over and hugged me.
flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
streakBullets streaked across the sky.
[ I ]
(of time) to seem to pass quickly:
If you have a good lesson, time flies.
In my old office, time seemed to drag, but in my new job the weeks fly.
fly byMy holiday seems to have flown by this year.
The years fly by and before we know it, we're old.
fly pastThe days flew past, and it was all over too quickly.
The dog flew out of the door to greet him.
The side door of the pub flew open and three men burst in.
She flew past the other runners on the final lap.
The morning absolutely flew.
I hope the next few weeks fly by for you.
Another 12 months have flown by.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Moving quickly
agility
beetle
belt
bob up
bowl
bowl down/along something
cannonball
gallop
leg
make a dash for something
make good timeidiom
make hasteidiom
make off
outrun
outrush
rush
scorch
scuttle
shoot
whizz

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Spending time & time passing

flyverb (WAVE)


[ I or T ]
to wave or move about in the air while being fixed at one end: 挥舞;飘扬;放飞
The ship was flying the Spanish flag.这艘船挂着西班牙国旗。
fly at half-mastThe flag was flying at half-mast (= brought down to a point half way down the pole) to mark the death of the president.降了半旗为总统逝世志哀。
There isn't really enough wind to fly a kite today.今天风确实不大,放不起风筝。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Shaking, swinging and vibrating
brandish
earth-shaking
flappy
flourish
fluff
fluff something up
reverberation
reverberative
ripple
rock-a-bye
shake out
shakily
shiver
sway
thrash
trembly
tremulously
vibrate
vibration
vibratory

flyverb (SPREAD)


[ I ]
If rumours, accusations, etc. fly, they are passed quickly from one person to another and cause excitement: (谣言、指责等)被兴奋地传播,疯传
Rumors are flying that the school may close.谣言疯传,说学校可能要关门了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Spreading and scattering
all over the placeidiom
bedaub
bell
bestrew
billow
disseminate
distribution
dotted around
dredge
dusting
encroach on/upon something
ramble
rambling
scattered
scatteringly
slap something on
slather
smear
smudge
sprinkle

flyverb (SUCCEED)


[ I ]informal mainly US
to succeed or be accepted:
will flyIt's a wonderful idea, but will it fly?
will not flyStuff you may have got away with in your previous job won't fly here.
If you tried something like this in Liverpool, I don't think it would fly.
The city is often used as a test market for new products — if they can make it fly here, they can make it fly anywhere.
Officals warn that proposals for extra spending might not fly because of budget pressures.
His idea to replace the existing four-lane bridge with eight lanes may not fly with residents on the west side of the lake.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
A game
accomplish
achieve
acquit
actualize
bear
carry
get through
get to/reach first baseidiom
get your own wayidiom
go faridiom
go from strength to strengthidiom
kill
pan
rise
sail through (something)
scale the heightsidiom
scrape through (something)
sew something up
slam dunk

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Suitable and acceptable

flyverb (HIT)


[ I ]USpast tenseflied | past participleflied
in baseball, to hit the ball in the air:
The pitcher got the hitter to fly to right field.
He flied to right field in the first.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Baseball & rounders
1-2-3 inning
ahead
alley
around the hornidiom
at bat
bomb
curve
heater
hit the ball out of the parkidiom
hitting coach
home plate
home stand
horsehide
sac
solo
spitter
split-fingered fastball
splitter
squeeze play
stretch

Idioms


be flying high
fly in the face of something
fly into a rage
fly off the handle
go fly a kite
go/send something/someone flying
with flying colours

Phrasal verbs


fly around
fly at someone/something
fly
noun[ C ]
uk /flaɪ/ us /flaɪ/

flynoun[C] (INSECT)


B1
a small insect with two wings蝇;苍蝇
 
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Examples

The lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly.蜥蜴朝一只苍蝇倏地伸出舌头。
I swatted the fly with a rolled-up newspaper.我用一张卷起的报纸拍那只苍蝇。
The horses swished their tails to get rid of the flies hovering around them.马唰唰地甩动尾巴,赶走在周围飞来飞去的苍蝇。
The dead sheep was covered with swarms of flies.这只死羊身上爬满了一群群的苍蝇。
The spider preys on small flies and other insects.蜘蛛捕食小苍蝇和其他昆虫。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Insect names
anopheles
ant
aphid
beastie
bedbug
deathwatch beetle
dragonfly
dust mite
earwig
earworm
house dust mite
housefly
insect
jigger
ladybird
scarab
silverfish
sow bug
spider mite
stick insect

flynoun[C] (TROUSERS)


(UK alsoflies)
the opening at the front of a pair of trousers: (裤子的)前裆开口,拉锁盖,纽扣盖
Hey Chris, your fly's undone!嗨,克里斯,你裤子拉链开着呢!
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fasteners for clothes
brace
buckle
buckled
button fly
button something up
button-through
buttonhole
do (something) up
eyelet
fastener
flies
grommet
press stud
sash
snap
snap fastener
stud
suspender
suspendersphrase
toggle

flynoun[C] (FISHING)


a hook (= curved piece of wire) with coloured threads fastened to it, attached to the end of a fishing line to attract fish(作钓饵的)假蝇钓钩
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Hunting & fishing
angler
angling
anti-hunt
anti-hunter
anti-hunting
barb
fishhook
fishing line
fishing rod
fly fishing
fox hunt
outfish
overfishing
piscatory
poach
poaching
ravening
whaler
whaling
yoicks

flynoun[C] (PART OF TENT)


mainly US(UK usuallyflysheet)
the outside sheet of material on a tent that has two layers, for keeping rain out(帐篷外层防雨的)篷顶
 
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Camping
backpack
bivvy
bivvy sack
boondocking
camp stove
campcraft
camper
camping ground
encamp
flysheet
groundcloth
lean-to
party tent
peg
peg out
pop-up tent
Primus stove
pup tent
tent
yurt

flynoun[C] (HIT)


in baseball, a hit that sends the ball in the air:
Collins hit a high fly to right field.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Baseball & rounders
1-2-3 inning
ahead
alley
around the hornidiom
at bat
bomb
curve
heater
hit the ball out of the parkidiom
hitting coach
home plate
home stand
horsehide
sac
solo
spitter
split-fingered fastball
splitter
squeeze play
stretch

Idioms


drop like flies
fly in the ointment
fly on the wall
no flies on someone
on the fly
wouldn't hurt a fly

fly | American Dictionary


fly
verb
us/flɑɪ/past tenseflewus/flu/ | past participleflownus/floʊn/

flyverb (TRAVEL THROUGH AIR)


[ I/T ]
(of creatures, objects, or aircraft) to move through the air, or (of people) to travel by aircraft:
[ I ]The building just exploded, and glass flew through the air.
[ I ]We enjoy watching the birds fly over the water.
[ I ]Are you planning to fly or drive to Toronto?
[ I ]Some of our pilots have been flying (= operating an aircraft) for 20 years.
[ I/T ]What airline are you flying (on) (= traveling on as a passenger)?

flyverb (MOVE QUICKLY)


[ I ]
to move or go quickly or suddenly:
Theo was startled when the door flew open.
Saying she was late, Cathy flew by me and ran outside.
The summer seems to have flown by (= passed quickly).

flyverb (WAVE)


[ I/T ]
to move around in the air while being held at one end, or to cause something attached at one end to be moved:
[ I ]Flags flew from the front of every house.

Idioms


fly by the seat of your pants
fly off the handle
fly
noun
us/flɑɪ/

flynoun (INSECT)


[ C ]
a small insect with two wings

flynoun (PANTS)


[ Cusually sing ]
the covered opening at the front of a pair of pants

flynoun (BALL)


[ C ](alsofly ball, us/ˈflɑɪˈbɔl/)
in baseball, a ball that has been hit high into the air:
He caught the fly in deep center field.

Idiom


fly in the ointment

fly | Business English


fly
verb
uk /flaɪ/usflew | flown
[ I ] TRANSPORT
to travel in an aircraft:
How long does it take to fly from Heathrow to Los Angeles?
fly out of/into somewhereMore and more business executives are flying out of the state's commercial airports.
fly business class/economy/standbyThey flew business class to Johannesburg overnight.
[ T+ adv/prep ] TRANSPORT
to transport people or goods by aircraft:
Oil workers are flown by helicopter to the rigs.
[ I ]informal
to be successful or popular:
We're hoping the new brand name will fly.
 fly a kite
to make a suggestion in order to get the reaction of others to it:
In my opinion he is flying a kite that would destroy the private enterprise system.

Phrasal verbs


fly in
fly out

Examples of fly


fly
These birds do not fly away when free; they (choose to) inhabit the human world, which protects them and gives them human meanings.
However, what is reinforced by these data, is the very low percentage of flies in the total trapped population that bore pollinaria.
Tests for heterogeneity indicated that flies within geographically defined regions were homogeneous.
For each cross, 5 pairs of flies were kept in a food vial and transferred every 2-3 days to vial with fresh food.
It seems unlikely that all this is actually occurring in the small brain of the fly.
Unlike the routine for the main trapping grid, these traps remained untended for three consecutive days before flies were harvested.
In the experimental cross a total of 3 red-eyed flies were observed among virtually the same total number of progeny as in the control cross.
The pai palote is something that flies in the sky, and you use it typically at the beach.
The level of infestation varied with location ranging from 3.0 to 97.2 flies per kg of fruit.
Their response to visual traps alone also was significantly lower than that of mature flies, about half the percentage.
We also predicted wing development of flies should correlate inversely with roost duration, restricting flightless forms to bats in permanent roosts.
In such cases, decision makers can reevaluate options on the fly, allowing them to quickly determine how these choices affect various solutions.
My experience with regard to the favoured haunts of these flies is almost precisely the same as that of other investigators.
Unreceptive females either flew away or prevented mating by a series of aggressive movements.
Optimizing such a strategy requires the characterization of sand fly populations in target areas with regard to species composition and extant resistance, among other parameters.
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