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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

flight [flaɪt]
  1. 1. noun [u] [of plane] (action) 飞行
  2. 2. noun [of birds] 飞翔
  3. 3. noun [c] [航空 ] (journey) 航班
  4. 4. noun (plane) 班机
  5. 5. noun [u] (escape) 逃逸
  6. 6. noun [c] (also: flight of stairs,flight of steps) 一段楼梯
    to take flight
    逃跑
    a flight of fancy
    异想天开

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

flight [flaɪt]
  1. 1. n.[c] 飞行编队
    Flight formations were given before the mission.
    执行任务前,飞行编队确认了。
  2. 2. n.[u] 飞行飞翔
    The flight of migrant birds were being tracked by the scientists.
    科学家们正在跟踪候鸟迁徙
  3. 3. n.[c] 楼梯段,梯段
    I had to run up eight flights of stairs to catch my dog.
    不得不跑过八段楼梯抓住我的狗。
  4. 4. n.[c/u] 逃,逃逸
    The prisoners took flight across the border.
    囚犯们逃过了边境线
    His flight was an indication of his guilt.
    他的逃走表明他的内疚
  5. 5. n.[c] 飞行小队空中分队
    The flight was on a reconnaissance mission.
    这个飞行分队执行一次侦查任务
  6. 6. n.[c] 迸发奔放
    He speaks softly and very reflectively, with few flights of passion.
    说话柔声细语深思熟虑很少奔放激情
  7. 7. noun 航迹飞行轨迹
    The flight of the baseball can differ with heavy winds.
    篮球飞行轨迹受到强风影响
  8. 8. n.[c] 飞行一群
    The flight of ducks was a beautiful sight.
    一群飞动的鸭子构成一副美丽景象
  9. 9. n.[c] 航空旅行空中旅行
    Her flight was delayed for several hours due to the thunderstorm.
    由于出现雷暴她的航班延误了好几个小时
    I took the noon flight to chicago.
    乘坐中午那趟班次芝加哥
  10. 10. n.[c] 航班班机
    The flight was scheduled to arrive shortly after midnight.
    航班预计午夜过后很快抵达
  11. 11. noun 飞行距离;航距
  12. 12. vt. 射猎飞禽
    A bird was flighted by a hunter.
    一只鸟被猎人射中了。
  13. 13. vi. 成群飞行
    The ducks took to flight during the autumn.
    鸭群在秋日飞行
  14. 14. vt. 羽毛装饰
    The arrow was flighted with bright feathers.
    这个箭头明亮的羽毛加以装饰

Collins English-English Dictionary

flight [flaɪt]
  1. 1. n the act, skill, or manner of flying
  2. 2. n a journey made by a flying animal or object
  3. 3. n a scheduled airline journey
  4. 4. n an aircraft flying on such a journey
  5. 5. n a group of flying birds or aircraft
    a flight of swallows
  6. 6. n the basic tactical unit of a military air force
  7. 7. n a journey through space, esp of a spacecraft
  8. 8. n rapid movement or progress
  9. 9. n a soaring mental journey above or beyond the normal everyday world
    a flight of fancy
  10. 10. n a single line of hurdles across a track in a race
  11. 11. n a series of such hurdles
  12. 12. n a bird's wing or tail feather; flight feather
  13. 13. n a feather or plastic attachment fitted to an arrow or dart to give it stability in flight
  14. 14. n See flight arrow
  15. 15. n the distance covered by a flight arrow
  16. 16. n [sport, esp cricket] a flighted movement imparted to a ball, dart, etc
  17. 17. n the ability to flight a ball
  18. 18. n [angling] a device on a spinning lure that revolves rapidly
  19. 19. n a set of steps or stairs between one landing or floor and the next
  20. 20. n a large enclosed area attached to an aviary or pigeon loft where the birds may fly but not escape
  21. 21. vt. [tr] [sport] to cause (a ball, dart, etc) to float slowly or deceptively towards its target
  22. 22. vi. [intr] (of wild fowl) to fly in groups
  23. 23. vt. [tr] to shoot (a bird) in flight
  24. 24. vt. [tr] to fledge (an arrow or a dart)
  25. 25. vt. [Etymology] Old English flyht; related to Middle Dutch vlucht, Old Saxon fluht
flight [flaɪt]
  1. 1. n the act of fleeing or running away, as from danger
  2. 2. n [Etymology] Old English flyht (unattested); related to Old Frisian flecht, Old High German fluht, Old Norse flotti

Examples

a cross-country flight
横穿全国的飞行
a flight of arrows
齐发的箭
in-flight movies
飞行中放映的电影
the physics of flight
飞行的物理过程
a flight simulator
飞行模拟器

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