| 释义 |
fly-off|ˈflaɪɒf|
[f. verbal phr. to fly off (see fly v.1 9 c).]
The action of flying off. Also attrib. or as adj., designating a brake in a motor vehicle that requires a manual operation to put it on or off but not to keep it on.
1901H. G. Wells First Men in Moon xx. 180, I had reckoned that..the tangential ‘fly off’ of the moon's spin would be at least twenty-eight times less than the earth's. 1959Motor 19 Aug. 7/1 Good features of the control include..a central fly-off handbrake. 1970Motoring Which? Apr. 47/2 Drivers liked the DB5's fly-off design. You pressed the button only if you wanted to set the brake on, not to release it. |