fly

noun

1. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

Synonym: fly ball

2. two-winged insects characterized by active flight

3. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

Synonym: fly front

4. fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

5. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

Synonym: tent-flyrainflyfly sheettent flap

verb

1. decrease rapidly and disappear

e.g. the money vanished in las Vegas
all my stock assets have vaporized

Synonym: vanishvaporize

2. change quickly from one emotional state to another

e.g. fly into a rage

3. hit a fly

4. transport by aeroplane

e.g. We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America

5. be dispersed or disseminated

e.g. Rumors and accusations are flying

6. travel in an airplane

e.g. she is flying to Cincinnati tonight
Are we driving or flying?

7. move quickly or suddenly

e.g. He flew about the place

8. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

e.g. Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic

9. cause to fly or float

e.g. fly a kite

10. travel through the air
be airborne

e.g. Man cannot fly

Synonym: wing

11. operate an airplane

e.g. The pilot flew to Cuba

Synonym: aviatepilot

12. pass away rapidly

e.g. Time flies like an arrow
Time fleeing beneath him

Synonym: fellvanish

13. run away quickly

e.g. He threw down his gun and fled

Synonym: fleetake flight

14. display in the air or cause to float

e.g. fly a kite
All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.

adj

1. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

1. 苍蝇
A fly is a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour.

2. 飞;飞行;飞翔
When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air.

e.g. The planes flew through the clouds...
飞机穿越云层。
e.g. The bird flew away.
鸟儿飞走了。

3. (乘飞机)飞行，航行
If you fly somewhere, you travel there in an aircraft.

fly什么意思

e.g. He flew to Los Angeles...
他飞往洛杉矶。
e.g. He flew back to London...
他飞回了伦敦。

4. 驾驶(飞机)
When someone flies an aircraft, they control its movement in the air.

fly

e.g. Parker had successfully flown both aircraft...
两架飞机帕克均成功驾驶过。
e.g. He flew a small plane to Cuba...
他驾驶一架小型飞机飞往古巴。

5. 空运(乘客或货物)
To fly someone or something somewhere means to take or send them there in an aircraft.

fly的意思

e.g. It may be possible to fly the women and children out on Thursday...
周四可能会将妇女和儿童空运出去。
e.g. The relief supplies are being flown from a warehouse in Pisa.
救济物资正从比萨的一个仓库空运过来。

6. 飞舞;飘荡
If something such as your hair is flying about, it is moving about freely and loosely in the air.

e.g. His long, uncovered hair flew back in the wind...
他那露在外面的长发随风向后飞舞。
e.g. She was running down the stairs, her hair flying.
她从楼上跑下来，长发飘动着。

7. 升(旗);(旗帜)飘扬
If you fly a flag or if it is flying, you display it at the top of a pole.

fly在线翻译

e.g. They flew the flag of the African National Congress...
他们升起非洲人国民大会的旗帜。
e.g. A flag was flying on the new military HQ.
一面旗帜在新的军事指挥部上空飘扬着。

8. 疾驰;飞跑
If you say that someone or something flies in a particular direction, you are emphasizing that they move there with a lot of speed or force.

fly

e.g. She flew to their bedsides when they were ill...
在他们生病的时候她飞奔至他们身边。
e.g. I flew downstairs...
我飞奔到楼下。

9. 匆忙离开;赶紧走
If you tell someone that you must fly, you are indicating that you have to leave in a great hurry.

e.g. I must fly or I'll miss my plane...
我必须赶快走了否则就会误机。
e.g. I'll have to fly.
我得赶紧走了。

10. (故事、谣言等)传开，传播
If stories or rumours are flying around a place, they are being discussed a great deal and by a lot of people within a short period of time.

fly的近义词

e.g. Rumours had been flying around the workrooms all morning...
整个早上流言在各工作间传来传去。
e.g. Rumours were flying about possible deals.
关于可能的交易的传闻在满天飞。

11. (裤子的)前裆开口
The front opening on a pair of trousers is referred to as the fly, or in British English the flies. It usually consists of a zip or row of buttons behind a band of cloth.

12. (作钓饵的)假蝇
In fishing, a fly is a model of a small winged insect that is used as a bait.

13. 心地善良;心肠软
If you say that someone wouldn't hurt a fly or wouldn't harm a fly, you are emphasizing that they are very kind and gentle.

e.g. Ray wouldn't hurt a fly.
雷心肠很软。
e.g. ...a lovely girl, who would not have harmed a fly.
连一只苍蝇都不肯伤害的可爱女孩

14. 攻击;侮辱
If you let fly, you attack someone, either physically by hitting them, or with words by insulting them.

e.g. A simmering row ended with her letting fly with a stream of obscenities.
激烈的争吵最后以她一连串的污言秽语而告结束。

15. 匆忙地;赶紧地
If you do something on the fly, you do it quickly without thinking about it or planning it in advance, especially while something else is happening.

e.g. It was all pretty much done on the fly.
那几乎都是匆忙之中完成的。

16. (把…)打翻在地;(使)重重地摔在地上
If you send someone or something flying or if they go flying, they move through the air and fall down with a lot of force.

e.g. The blow sent the young man flying.
这一拳把那个年轻人打翻在地。

17. 不为人察觉的观察者
If you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall in a situation that does not involve you, you mean that you would like to see or hear what happens in that situation.

fly的意思

e.g. What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Davis finds out what's happened to his precious cargo.
我多么希望能够看到戴维斯发现他珍贵的货物出事时的样子啊。

18. to fly the coop -> see coop

19. as the crow flies -> see crow

20. . to fly in the face of -> see face

21. . to fly the flag -> see flag

22. . to fly off the handle -> see handle

23. . a fly in the ointment -> see ointment

24. pigs might fly -> see pig

25. sparks fly -> see spark

26. time flies -> see time

27. 攻击;侮辱
If you fly at someone, you attack them, either physically by hitting them, or with words by insulting them.

e.g. She flew at him for making a very anti-British remark.
她攻击他激烈的反英言论。

28. 突然爆发(坏脾气);突然陷入(恐慌)
If you fly into a bad temper or a panic, you suddenly become very angry or anxious and show this in your behaviour.

e.g. Losing a game would cause him to fly into a rage.
输掉一场比赛会让他暴跳如雷。

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