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fly
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- Conjugation :
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flown
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more
flier
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most
fliest
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pl
flies
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- fly
[flaɪ]
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1.
vt.
[+plane]
驾驶
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He flew a small plane to Cuba.
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他驾驶一架小飞机去古巴了。
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2.
vt.
[+passengers, cargo]
空运
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The supplies are being flown from Pisa.
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补给品正从比萨空运过来。
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3.
vt.
[+distance]
飞行
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He flew thousands of miles just to be with her.
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他飞行数千英里,只是为了和她在一起。
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4.
vt.
[+kite]
放
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5.
vi.
[bird, insect, plane+]
飞
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No other creature can fly as far as birds.
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没有比鸟飞得更远的动物。
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The planes flew through the clouds.
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飞机飞过云层。
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6.
vi.
[passengers+]
乘飞机
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He flew back to London.
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他乘飞机回伦敦了。
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7.
vi.
[pilot+]
驾驶飞机
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She is learning to fly.
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她在学习驾驶飞机。
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8.
vi.
(rush) 飞奔
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I flew downstairs.
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我飞奔到楼下。
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9.
vi.
(dash away) 快走
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I'm sorry, I must fly.
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对不起,我得赶快走。
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10.
vi.
[liter]
(flee) 逃跑
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By the time they returned, their prisoner had flown.
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等他们回来时,他们的囚犯已经逃跑了。
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11.
vi.
[flag, hair+]
飘动
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A red flag was flying from the balcony.
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一面红旗在阳台上飘动着。
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12.
noun
[c]
(insect) 苍蝇
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13.
noun
(also: flies) (on trousers) 有拉锁/纽扣的开口
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His flies were undone.
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他裤子的拉锁没拉上。
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to fly open
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猛地突然打开
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to fly off the handle
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发火
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to go flying
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横飞出去
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to send sb flying
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将某人抛了出去
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she came flying into the room
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她飞快地跑进房间
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her glasses flew off
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她的眼镜突然跌落
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to fly into a rage
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勃然大怒
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14.
vi.
see fly away
Collins English-English Dictionary
- fly
[flaɪ]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
(of birds, aircraft, etc) to move through the air in a controlled manner using aerodynamic forces
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2.
n
[often plural]
fly front a closure that conceals a zip, buttons, or other fastening, by having one side overlapping, as on trousers
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3.
vi.
to travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
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4.
n
null fly sheet
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5.
vi.
to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft)
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6.
vi.
to float, flutter, or be displayed in the air or cause to float, etc, in this way
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to fly a kite
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they flew the flag
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7.
vi.
to transport or be transported by or through the air by aircraft, wind, etc
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8.
vi.
[intr]
to move or be moved very quickly, forcibly, or suddenly
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she came flying towards me
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the door flew open
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9.
vi.
[intr]
to pass swiftly
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time flies
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10.
vi.
to escape from (an enemy, place, etc); flee
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he flew the country
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11.
vi.
[intr; may be foll by at or upon]
to attack a person
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12.
vi.
[intr]
to have a sudden outburst
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he flew into a rage again
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13.
vi.
[intr]
(of money, etc) to vanish rapidly
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14.
vt.
[tr]
[falconry]
(of hawks) to fly at (quarry) in attack
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peregrines fly rooks
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15.
vt.
[tr]
[theatre]
to suspend (scenery) above the stage so that it may be lowered into view
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16.
vt.
See face
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17.
n
flyhand a person who collects and stacks printed matter from a printing press
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18.
n
a flap forming the entrance to a tent
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19.
n
a piece of canvas drawn over the ridgepole of a tent to form an outer roof
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20.
n
a small air brake used to control the chiming of large clocks
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21.
n
the horizontal weighted arm of a fly press
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22.
n
the outer edge of a flag
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23.
n
the distance from the outer edge of a flag to the staff - Compare hoist
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24.
n
[Brit]
a light one-horse covered carriage formerly let out on hire
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25.
n
[Austral and NZ]
an attempt
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I'll give it a fly
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26.
n
[printing]
a device for transferring printed sheets from the press to a flat pile
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27.
n
a piece of paper folded once to make four pages, with printing only on the first page
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28.
n
[plural]
[theatre]
the space above the stage out of view of the audience, used for storing scenery, etc
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29.
n
[rare]
the act of flying
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30.
n
[Etymology]
Old English fleogan; related to Old Frisian fliaga, Old High German fliogan, Old Norse fljuga
- fly
[flaɪ]
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1.
n
any dipterous insect, esp the housefly, characterized by active flight - See also horsefly blowfly tsetse fly crane fly
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2.
n
any of various similar but unrelated insects, such as the caddis fly, firefly, dragonfly, and chalcid fly
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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
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4.
n
(in southern Africa) an area that is infested with the tsetse fly
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5.
n
See amber
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6.
n
[Etymology]
Old English fleoge; related to Old Norse fluga Old High German flioga; see fly1
- fly
[flaɪ]
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1.
adj
[slang]
[chiefly Brit]
knowing and sharp; smart
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2.
adj
[chiefly Scot]
furtive or sneaky
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3.
adj
[chiefly Scot]
in secret; sneakily
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4.
adj
[Etymology]
C19: of uncertain origin
Examples
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to fly blind
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【航空学】盲目地飞行
→ blind
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fly a kite
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放风筝
→ fly
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to fly out
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击出腾空球被对方球员接住而出局
→ out
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fly over the lake
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飞越湖面
→ over
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Red Cross is in charge of the operation to fly in supplies to the refugees.
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红十字会负责向难民空运供给。
→ operation
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If you're willing to fly after the holidays, you can get a cheaper ticket.
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如果你乘假期过后的航班就能买到便宜点儿的机票。
→ willing
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He has picked up a fly.
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他抓到了一只苍蝇。
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I will fly back to Beijing tomorrow evening.
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明晚我将飞回北京。
→ fly
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I actually teach the bird to lay in my gently cupped hands and fly.
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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。
→ actually
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You can fly direct to Amsterdam from Liverpool.
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你可以从利物浦直接飞往阿姆斯特丹。
→ direct
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