英语释义

1. to move in or pass through the air with wings
bees flying around the hive

2. to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space
bullets flying in all directions

3. to float, wave, or soar in the air
flags flying at half-mast

4. to take flight flee
was forced to fly for his life when his enemies came into power

5. to fade and disappear vanish
mists flying before the morning sun

6. to move, pass, or spread quickly
rumors were flying

7. to be moved with sudden extreme emotion
flew into a rage

8. to seem to pass quickly
the time simply flew

9. to become expended or dissipated rapidly
After he became established in the town, his inheritance flew.

10. to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft
They flew to Florida for their vacation.

11. to work successfully win popular acceptance
knew … a pure human-rights approach would not fly
— Charles Brydon

12. to cause to fly, float, or hang in the air
flying a kite

13. to operate (something, such as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight

14. to journey over or through by flying
flew the Atlantic

15. to flee or escape from
The bird had flown its cage.

16. avoid, shun
fly such a talkative woman

17. to transport by aircraft or spacecraft
Supplies were flown to the disaster area.

18. to assail suddenly and violently
He flew at me in a rage.

19. to fly an airplane solely by instruments

20. to be elated
She was flying high after winning the contest.

21. to stand or act forthrightly or brazenly in defiance or contradiction of
His explanation flies in the face of the evidence.

22. the action or process of flying flight

23. a device consisting of two or more radial vanes capable of rotating on a spindle to act as a fan or to govern the speed of clockwork or very light machinery

24. flywheel

25. the space over a theater stage where scenery and equipment can be hung

26. something attached by one edge: such as

27. a garment closing concealed by a fold of cloth extending over the fastener

28. the length of an extended flag from its staff or support

29. the outer or loose end of a flag

30. a baseball hit high into the air

31. flyleaf

32. a sheet of material (such as canvas) that is attachable to a tent for use as a double top or as a rooflike extension

33. a football pass pattern in which the receiver runs straight downfield

34. in motion busy

35. while still in the air without the ball bouncing
the home run carried 450 feet on the fly

36. in a hurry and often without preparation hastily, spontaneously
making decisions on the fly

37. simultaneously with another task
software that handles formatting on the fly

38. to hit a fly in baseball

39. a winged insect —usually used in combination
mayfliesbutterfly

40. any of a large order (Diptera) of winged or rarely wingless insects (such as the housefly, mosquito, or gnat) that have the anterior wings functional, the posterior wings reduced to halteres, and segmented often headless, eyeless, and legless larvae — compare maggot

41. a large stout-bodied fly

42. a fishhook dressed (as with feathers or tinsel) to suggest an insect

43. a detracting factor or element

44. keen, artful

45. river 650 miles (1046 kilometers) long in southern New Guinea flowing southeast into the Gulf of Papua

46. to move in or pass through the air with wings
Birds and airplanes fly.

47. to move through the air or before the wind
Paper was flying in all directions.

48. to float or cause to float, wave, or soar in the wind
fly a kite fly a flag

49. to run away flee
… calling out to him to fly, for God's sake, by the window …
— Charles Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth

50. to pass or move swiftly
Time flies. Cars were flying past us.

51. to operate or travel in an aircraft
fly a jet I'm flying home for the holidays.

52. to become suddenly emotional
He flew into a rage.

53. a flap of material to cover a fastening in a garment

54. a layer of fabric that goes over the top of a tent

55. a baseball hit very high

56. any of a large group of mostly stout-bodied two-winged insects (as the housefly)

57. a winged insect Hint: This sense of fly is usually used in combination.
dragonfly firefly

58. a fishhook made to look like an insect

59. a winged insect —usually used in combination
emerging mayflies a large butterfly

60. any dipteran fly — called also true fly, two-winged fly

61. a large and stout-bodied dipteran fly (as a horsefly)

英汉例句

• He is ordering flags at all government buildings to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims.

  他已下令所有政府大楼降半旗悼念遇难者。

• The first flag called the Grand Union was first flown at the headquarters of the Continent Army on January 1 1776.

  第一面国旗被称作「伟大联盟」，1776年1月1日首次飘扬在美国陆军司令部的大楼上。

• This well-known flag was finally retired after the 1984 Games, and a new one flown at the 1988 Seoul Games.

  这面着名的旗帜最终在1984年的奥运会上退役，在1988年的汉城奥运会上又飘起了一面新的旗帜。

• Altitude CAPABILITY, the maximum altitude at which the airplane can be flown at for a given thrust, speed and atmosphere condition.

  高度能力，在给定的推力，速度和大气状况下，飞机能飞达的最大高度。

• Thus, a spy plane could not be completely invisible if it were to be used for espionage or, indeed, flown at all, since its pilots would need to know its position relative to the ground.

  所以，如果要用来执行侦察任务，侦察机就不可能完全隐形，否则就不能飞行，因为飞行员需要知道飞机与地面的相对位置。

• Should the procedure in paragraph (b) above not be practicable due to weather conditions or other reasons, the United Nations Flag may be flown at half-mast on the day of the funeral.

  秘书长在特殊情况下决定在联合国降半旗帜，应在下半旗时联合国举行官方悼念；

• California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ordering flags at the state Capitol flown at half-staff after the shooting deaths of three police officers.

  加州州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格命令州议会大厦的旗帜降半旗为三位被枪杀的警察默哀。

• The flag was first flown at the Antwerp games in 1920, and has become perhaps the most potent symbol of the games.

  奥运会旗第一次使用是在1920年的安特卫普奥运会，之后会旗成为奥运会最具标志性的象征。

• He ordered all flags at the White House and other federal buildings to be flown at half mast until Veterans Day on November 11.

  白宫和其他所有联邦办公大楼一致降半旗直至11月11日美国老兵纪念日。

• The maximum altitude at which the airplane can be flown at for a given thrust, speed and atmosphere condition.

  在给定的推力，速度和大气状况下，飞机能飞达的最大高度。

• As myriad technologies mature, new sorts of aircraft become possible. Unmanned aircraft have flown at more than five times the speed of sound.

  因为诸多技术已经成熟，新型飞机问世不是没有可能，无人机能以五倍音速以上巡航。

• In Wu Hong's honor, the flag of the National Geographic Society at its Washington, D. C. headquarters will be flown at half-mast on the day of his funeral.

  为了向吴泓先生致敬，美国国家地理学会位于华盛顿的总部将在他葬礼当日下半旗致哀。

• The American flag is always flown at the top of the pole. Your state flag and other flags fly below it.

  美国的国旗总是飞在桿顶。你的州旗与其他旗帜都飞在它的下面。

• China also said it would order all flags to be flown at half staff and would suspend for three days the Olympic torch relay, which is currently on a marathon domestic tour.

  中国政府表示将命令全国降半旗致哀，而目前在国内举行的火炬马拉松传递将暂停三天。

相似词

aviate用飞机飞行

glide使滑行；使滑动

plane平的；平面的

soar急升，激增；高飞；升空；翱翔；（树木、建筑物等）高耸；（情绪）高涨

wing使飞；飞过；空运；增加…速度；装以翼