单词 | fly |
释义 | fly 2 (flī) n. pl. flies Idiom: 1. a. Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially any of the family Muscidae, which includes the housefly. b. Any of various other flying insects, such as a caddisfly. 2. A fishing lure simulating something a fish eats, such as a mayfly or a minnow, made by attaching materials such as feathers, tinsel, and colored thread to a fishhook. fly in the ointment A detrimental circumstance or detail; a drawback. [Middle English flie, from Old English flēoge; see pleu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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