英语词汇“on the wing or one's wing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. on (also upon) the wing or †one's wing, †on wing; also a-wing adv.

(a) literal. Flying, in flight.

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the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > moving in air [phrase] > flying

on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1486

1486 Bk. St. Albans d j b When she is on wyng and comyth low bi the grounde.

a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Qqq2/1 The roiall Eagle When she hath tri'd her young ones gainst the Sun,..next teacheth 'em to prey, How to command on wing.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 332 They heard, and were abasht, and up they sprung Upon the wing .

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 345 So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the Cope of Hell.

1748 T. Gray Ode in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems II. 266 The insect youth are on the wing.

1831 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. I. 137 It is seldom that one of these birds is on wing..without uttering its cry.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iv. 301 The old birds were too strong on the wing for our young marksmen.

1859 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám vii. 2 The Bird of Time has but a little way To fly—and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing.

1882 J. S. Blackie Lett. to Wife (1909) 299 I have been as happy as a bird on the wing.

(b) figurative.

(i) Moving or travelling swiftly or briskly; astir, active, on the move.

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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase]

on fastec1275

as greyhound (let out) of leasha1300

a good (also great, etc.) shake13..

in hastec1300

(wiþ) gret yre13..

in speeda1325

good speeda1400

on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1508

with post1569

on or upon the speed1632

on the run?1679

by the run1787

like a house on fire (also afire)1809

at the double-quick1834

with a run1834

fast and furious1851

at the double1860

at the rate of knots1892

for (or on) the (high) jump1905

like blue murder1914

1508 W. Dunbar Ballade Barnard Stewart in Poems (1998) I. 178 Throw Scotland, Ingland, France and Lumbardy Fleys on weyng thi fame and thi renoune.

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 133 When I had seene this hote loue on the wing .

a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Qqq2/2 'Tis time his fortune be a wing [v.rr. o' wing, o' th' wing], high time sir.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B3^v So long as we can keep sound Doctrine on wing, we shall hope to kill..all three [evils].

1655 Ld. Norwich Let. 30 Nov. in E. Nicholas Papers (1897) III. 217 With what impatience his good subiects..expect to heare y^t his Ma^ty were uppon his wing.

1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia I. xiii. 92 The prince, whose thoughts were always on the wing.

1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion I. i. iii Nobody is on the wing; hardly a single traveller.

1871 Mrs. H. Wood Dene Hollow III. xi. 197 Captain..Clanwaring was on the wing early.

(ii) ‘Taking flight’, going off or away, starting, departing; ready to start or depart.

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society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > [phrase] > ready to depart

on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1622

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. To Rdr. **2 Hauing beene too prodigall in communicating my papers,..they caught me when I was vpon my wings.

1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love i. 4 Look you, they are on the wing already.

1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe iv. 55 He's wild, and soon on wing, if watchful eyes come near.

1722 A. Pope Corr. 8 Feb. (1956) II. 102 When I went last to town, and was on wing for the Deanery.

1861 Mrs. H. Wood East Lynne III. iii. xx. 247 She fell on her knees..in prayer for the departing spirit, on its wing.

1898 Punch 20 Aug. 81/2 The Courts are up, and the members of the four Inns are supposed to be on the wing.

单词	on the wing or one's wing
释义	> as lemmas on (also upon) the wing or †one's wing b. on (also upon) the wing or †one's wing, †on wing; also a-wing adv. (a) literal. Flying, in flight. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > moving in air [phrase] > flying on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1486 1486 Bk. St. Albans d j b When she is on wyng and comyth low bi the grounde. a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Qqq2/1 The roiall Eagle When she hath tri'd her young ones gainst the Sun,..next teacheth 'em to prey, How to command on wing. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 332 They heard, and were abasht, and up they sprung Upon the wing . View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 345 So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the Cope of Hell. View more context for this quotation 1748 T. Gray Ode in R. Dodsley Coll. Poems II. 266 The insect youth are on the wing. 1831 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. I. 137 It is seldom that one of these birds is on wing..without uttering its cry. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iv. 301 The old birds were too strong on the wing for our young marksmen. 1859 E. FitzGerald tr. Rubáiyát Omar Khayyám vii. 2 The Bird of Time has but a little way To fly—and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing. 1882 J. S. Blackie Lett. to Wife (1909) 299 I have been as happy as a bird on the wing. (b) figurative. (i) Moving or travelling swiftly or briskly; astir, active, on the move. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] on fastec1275 as greyhound (let out) of leasha1300 a good (also great, etc.) shake13.. in hastec1300 (wiþ) gret yre13.. in speeda1325 good speeda1400 on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1508 with post1569 on or upon the speed1632 on the run?1679 by the run1787 like a house on fire (also afire)1809 at the double-quick1834 with a run1834 fast and furious1851 at the double1860 at the rate of knots1892 for (or on) the (high) jump1905 like blue murder1914 1508 W. Dunbar Ballade Barnard Stewart in Poems (1998) I. 178 Throw Scotland, Ingland, France and Lumbardy Fleys on weyng thi fame and thi renoune. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 133 When I had seene this hote loue on the wing . View more context for this quotation a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Qqq2/2 'Tis time his fortune be a wing [v.rr. o' wing, o' th' wing], high time sir. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B3^v So long as we can keep sound Doctrine on wing, we shall hope to kill..all three [evils]. 1655 Ld. Norwich Let. 30 Nov. in E. Nicholas Papers (1897) III. 217 With what impatience his good subiects..expect to heare y^t his Ma^ty were uppon his wing. 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia I. xiii. 92 The prince, whose thoughts were always on the wing. 1839 H. W. Longfellow Hyperion I. i. iii Nobody is on the wing; hardly a single traveller. 1871 Mrs. H. Wood Dene Hollow III. xi. 197 Captain..Clanwaring was on the wing early. (ii) ‘Taking flight’, going off or away, starting, departing; ready to start or depart. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > [phrase] > ready to depart on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1622 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. To Rdr. *2 Hauing beene too prodigall in communicating my papers,..they caught me when I was vpon my wings. 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love* i. 4 Look you, they are on the wing already. 1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe iv. 55 He's wild, and soon on wing, if watchful eyes come near. 1722 A. Pope Corr. 8 Feb. (1956) II. 102 When I went last to town, and was on wing for the Deanery. 1861 Mrs. H. Wood East Lynne III. iii. xx. 247 She fell on her knees..in prayer for the departing spirit, on its wing. 1898 Punch 20 Aug. 81/2 The Courts are up, and the members of the four Inns are supposed to be on the wing. extracted from wingn. < as lemmas
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