英语词汇“on the fly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

2. on the fly: (originally) on the wing, flying; (hence) in motion, moving up and down.

a. gen. Also slang = ‘on the spree’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > in motion [phrase] > while in motion

on the fly1851

society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [adverb] > noisy or riotous

roistingly1571

on (also upon) the randan1652

roisteringly1659

tory-rory1665

on (also upon) the spree1847

on a spree1847

on (or upon) the loose1849

on the fly1851

on the (also a) randy1857

on the tiles1887

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 51/2 Taking them on the fly; which means meeting the gentry on their walks, and beseeching or at times menacing them till something is given.

1855 J. D. Burn Autobiogr. Beggar Boy i. 6 My father had been on the fly in that town for nine or ten days.

1868 Temple Bar 24 538 I prigged an old woman's poke on the fly.

1892 Nation (N.Y.) 4 Aug. 91/3 To borrow the language of the sportsman, he may be said to have caught the Melanesian people ‘on the fly’.

b. Baseball and (U.S. only) Cricket: The course of a ball that has been struck, until it touches the ground. Also in Football and Hockey. foul fly (see quot. 1874²).

ΚΠ

1856 Spirit of Times 8 Nov. 165/1 Several fine catches..made on the fly.

1868 H. Chadwick Game of Baseball 45 A running catch is made when the ball is caught on the fly while the fielder is on the run.

1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table (1885) v. 119 Catching a ball on the fly.

1874 H. Chadwick Base Ball Man. 41 Ketchum..was caught on the fly.

1874 H. Chadwick Base Ball Man. 58 Any high foul ball, held on the fly, is called a foul fly.

1882 Philad. Press 12 Aug. 8 That usually reliable fielder muffed the fly.

1887 Dr. Irvine in G. A. Hutchison Football iii. 91 If he throws forward, his opponent may make his mark, if he manages to catch the ball on the fly.

1960 T. McLean Kings of Rugby xiii. 173 One such run..led to Dawson putting a hefty boot to the ball on the fly.

1961 J. S. Salak Dict. Amer. Sports 226 Hitting on the fly (field hockey), hitting an oncoming ball without first stopping or fielding it.

单词	on the fly
释义	> as lemmas on the fly 2. on the fly: (originally) on the wing, flying; (hence) in motion, moving up and down. a. gen. Also slang = ‘on the spree’. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > in motion [phrase] > while in motion on the fly1851 society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaking or conviviality > [adverb] > noisy or riotous roistingly1571 on (also upon) the randan1652 roisteringly1659 tory-rory1665 on (also upon) the spree1847 on a spree1847 on (or upon) the loose1849 on the fly1851 on the (also a) randy1857 on the tiles1887 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 51/2 Taking them on the fly; which means meeting the gentry on their walks, and beseeching or at times menacing them till something is given. 1855 J. D. Burn Autobiogr. Beggar Boy i. 6 My father had been on the fly in that town for nine or ten days. 1868 Temple Bar 24 538 I prigged an old woman's poke on the fly. 1892 Nation (N.Y.) 4 Aug. 91/3 To borrow the language of the sportsman, he may be said to have caught the Melanesian people ‘on the fly’. b. Baseball and (U.S. only) Cricket: The course of a ball that has been struck, until it touches the ground. Also in Football and Hockey. foul fly (see quot. 1874²). ΚΠ 1856 Spirit of Times 8 Nov. 165/1 Several fine catches..made on the fly. 1868 H. Chadwick Game of Baseball 45 A running catch is made when the ball is caught on the fly while the fielder is on the run. 1872 O. W. Holmes Poet at Breakfast-table (1885) v. 119 Catching a ball on the fly. 1874 H. Chadwick Base Ball Man. 41 Ketchum..was caught on the fly. 1874 H. Chadwick Base Ball Man. 58 Any high foul ball, held on the fly, is called a foul fly. 1882 Philad. Press 12 Aug. 8 That usually reliable fielder muffed the fly. 1887 Dr. Irvine in G. A. Hutchison Football iii. 91 If he throws forward, his opponent may make his mark, if he manages to catch the ball on the fly. 1960 T. McLean Kings of Rugby xiii. 173 One such run..led to Dawson putting a hefty boot to the ball on the fly. 1961 J. S. Salak Dict. Amer. Sports 226 Hitting on the fly (field hockey), hitting an oncoming ball without first stopping or fielding it. extracted from flyn.² < as lemmas
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