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  • Conjugation : pp  flown ; more  flier ; most  fliest ; pl  flies
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fly [flaɪ]
  1. 1. vt. [+plane] 驾驶
    He flew a small plane to Cuba.
    他驾驶一架小飞机去古巴了。
  2. 2. vt. [+passengers] [ cargo] 空运
    The supplies are being flown from Pisa.
    补给品正从比萨空运过来。
  3. 3. vt. [+distance] 飞行
    He flew thousands of miles just to be with her.
    他飞行数千英里，只是为了和她在一起。
  4. 4. vt. [+kite] 放
  5. 5. vi. [bird] [ insect] [ plane+] 飞
    No other creature can fly as far as birds.
    没有比鸟飞得更远的动物。
    The planes flew through the clouds.
    飞机飞过云层。
  6. 6. vi. [passengers+] 乘飞机
    He flew back to London.
    他乘飞机回伦敦了。
  7. 7. vi. [pilot+] 驾驶飞机
    She is learning to fly.
    她在学习驾驶飞机。
  8. 8. vi. (rush) 飞奔
    I flew downstairs.
    我飞奔到楼下。
  9. 9. vi. (dash away) 快走
    I'm sorry, I must fly.
    对不起，我得赶快走。
  10. 10. vi. [liter] (flee) 逃跑
    By the time they returned, their prisoner had flown.
    等他们回来时，他们的囚犯已经逃跑了。
  11. 11. vi. [flag] [ hair+] 飘动
    A red flag was flying from the balcony.
    一面红旗在阳台上飘动着。
  12. 12. noun [c] (insect) 苍蝇
  13. 13. noun (also： flies) (on trousers) 有拉锁/纽扣的开口
    to fly open
    猛地突然打开
    to fly off the handle
    发火
    to go flying
    横飞出去
    to send sb flying
    将某人抛了出去
    she came flying into the room
    她飞快地跑进房间
    her glasses flew off
    她的眼镜突然跌落
    to fly into a rage
    勃然大怒
    His fly was undone.
    他裤子的拉锁没拉上。
  14. 14. vi. see fly away

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fly [flaɪ]
  1. 1. vi. 飞，飞行
    I, like Superman, can fly to any place in the world.
    就像超人一样，我也可以飞到世界上任何地方。
    The goose was sitting on eggs and flew off as we approached.
    这只鹅正在孵蛋；当我们走近时，它飞走了。
    He heard a noise overhead and saw a few birds flying past.
    他听到头顶上传来一片吵闹声，抬头看见几只小鸟飞过去。
    Man cannot fly.
    人不会飞。
  2. 2. vi. 飞奔，飞驰
    Ideas flew from Lucy's lips, Jay worked them into the right phrase.
    创意从露西的口中源源流出，杰随后对它们进行整理。
  3. 3. verb 驾驶飞机
    I learned how to fly in the military.
    我在军队里学会了开飞机。
    I decided to learn how to fly a jumbo jet.
    我决定学习驾驶喷气式飞机。
  4. 4. vt. 空运
    We decided to fly all of our belongings to Beijing.
    我们决定把我们所有的物品空运到北京。
    We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America.
    我们从加勒比海向北美空运鲜花。
  5. 5. vt. 使飞翔，使漂浮在空中
    She was there, flying her kite in the square.
    她在那里，在广场上放风筝。
  6. 6. vi. 流传，散布
    The rumors of his trade was flying around the internet.
    关于他的交易的谣言在互联网上流传。
    Rumors and accusations are flying.
    谣言和非难到处传播。
  7. 7. vi. 突然……起来
    The two men flew into a rage after an exchange of words.
    这两个人话不投机，生起气来。
  8. 8. vi. 很快地消失；很快地过去
    How time flies!
    时间过得真快啊！
  9. 9. vi. 乘飞机旅行
    I wanted to fly to Hawaii for my vacation.
    我想飞往夏威夷度假。
    We will fly back home instead of taking the train.
    我们将乘飞机回家，而不是坐火车。
    Are we driving or flying?
    我们开车还是坐飞机去？
    She is flying to Cincinnati tonight.
    她今晚飞往辛辛那提。
  10. 10. verb （使）飘浮或飘动
    As she walked towards the building, she saw the flag flying above.
    她走向这座建筑物时，看到上面旗帜招展。
    All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N..
    所有国家的国旗都在联合国的大厦前飘扬。
  11. 11. verb 逃跑；逃离
    The burglar fled the crime scene without a trace.
    这名窃贼没在现场留下任何痕迹就逃跑了。
  12. 12. vt. 乘飞机飞跃
    Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic.
    林德伯格是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
  13. 13. vi. [Baseball] 击高飞球，击腾空球
    I flied out during the first inning.
    在第一次发球时，我打了高飞球。
  14. 14. vi. 骤降，猛跌
    All of my money flied away in Las Vegas.
    我所有的钱都花在拉斯维加斯了。
  15. 15. vt. 猛烈射击, 投掷
  16. 16. n.[c] 苍蝇
    Clouds of flies were crawling over the dead fish.
    一群苍蝇在死鱼身上爬来爬去。
  17. 17. n.[c] 门帘
    The breeze would cause the fly to flap.
    微风会吹动门帘轻轻飘动。
  18. 18. n.[c] 衣服上拉锁或钮扣的开口
    He put my hand on the fly of his trousers.
    他把我的手放到他裤子的拉链上。
  19. 19. n.[c] [Baseball] 高飞球
    I couldn't catch a fly ball if my life depended on it!
    打死我也接不住这个高飞球。
  20. 20. n.[c] 假蝇
    He had an assortment of flies in his tackle.
    在他的装备中有一种假蝇饵。
  21. 21. adjective [British English] [Slang] 清醒的，机灵的
    The fly detective couldn't be tricked by any thieves in England.
    机智的探员在英国不会上任何毛贼的当。

Collins English-English Dictionary

fly [flaɪ]
  1. 1. n flyhand a person who collects and stacks printed matter from a printing press
  2. 2. n [often plural] fly front a closure that conceals a zip, buttons, or other fastening, by having one side overlapping, as on trousers
  3. 3. n null fly sheet
  4. 4. vi. [intr] (of birds, aircraft, etc) to move through the air in a controlled manner using aerodynamic forces
  5. 5. vi. to travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
  6. 6. vi. to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft)
  7. 7. vi. to float, flutter, or be displayed in the air or cause to float, etc, in this way
    to fly a kite
    they flew the flag
  8. 8. vi. to transport or be transported by or through the air by aircraft, wind, etc
  9. 9. vi. [intr] to move or be moved very quickly, forcibly, or suddenly
    she came flying towards me
    the door flew open
  10. 10. vi. [intr] to pass swiftly
    time flies
  11. 11. vi. to escape from (an enemy, place, etc); flee
    he flew the country
  12. 12. vi. [intr; may be foll by at or upon] to attack a person
  13. 13. vi. [intr] to have a sudden outburst
    he flew into a rage again
  14. 14. vi. [intr] (of money, etc) to vanish rapidly
  15. 15. vt. [tr] [falconry] (of hawks) to fly at (quarry) in attack
    peregrines fly rooks
  16. 16. vt. [tr] [theatre] to suspend (scenery) above the stage so that it may be lowered into view
  17. 17. vt. See face
  18. 18. n a flap forming the entrance to a tent
  19. 19. n a piece of canvas drawn over the ridgepole of a tent to form an outer roof
  20. 20. n a small air brake used to control the chiming of large clocks
  21. 21. n the horizontal weighted arm of a fly press
  22. 22. n the outer edge of a flag
  23. 23. n the distance from the outer edge of a flag to the staff - Compare hoist
  24. 24. n [Brit] a light one-horse covered carriage formerly let out on hire
  25. 25. n [Austral and NZ] an attempt
    I'll give it a fly
  26. 26. n [printing] a device for transferring printed sheets from the press to a flat pile
  27. 27. n a piece of paper folded once to make four pages, with printing only on the first page
  28. 28. n [plural] [theatre] the space above the stage out of view of the audience, used for storing scenery, etc
  29. 29. n [rare] the act of flying
  30. 30. n [Etymology] Old English fleogan; related to Old Frisian fliaga, Old High German fliogan, Old Norse fljuga
fly [flaɪ]
  1. 1. n any dipterous insect, esp the housefly, characterized by active flight - See also horsefly blowfly tsetse fly crane fly
  2. 2. n any of various similar but unrelated insects, such as the caddis fly, firefly, dragonfly, and chalcid fly
  3. 3. n [angling] a lure made from a fish-hook dressed with feathers, tinsel, etc, to resemble any of various flies or nymphs: used in fly-fishing - See also dry fly wet fly
  4. 4. n (in southern Africa) an area that is infested with the tsetse fly
  5. 5. n See amber
  6. 6. n [Etymology] Old English fleoge; related to Old Norse fluga Old High German flioga; see fly1
fly [flaɪ]
  1. 1. adj [Slang] [chiefly Brit] knowing and sharp; smart
  2. 2. adj [chiefly Scot] furtive or sneaky
  3. 3. adj [chiefly Scot] in secret; sneakily
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C19: of uncertain origin
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Examples

The coach insisted he give it a fly and try to catch fly balls.
教练坚持要他试一试抓住飞行的球。
fly a kite
放风筝
fly over the lake
飞越湖面
If you're willing to fly after the holidays, you can get a cheaper ticket.
如果你乘假期过后的航班就能买到便宜点儿的机票。
I will fly back to Beijing tomorrow evening.
明晚我将飞回北京。
I actually teach the bird to lay in my gently cupped hands and fly.
我甚至教会了小鸟落在我轻轻窝起的手掌上，然后再飞起来。
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