| 单词 | fleet |
| 释义 | Word Frequency fleet 1(fliːt) noun 1. a number of warships organized as a tactical unit 2. all the warships of a nation 3. a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership Word origin Old English flēot ship, flowing water, from flēotan to floatWord Frequency fleet 2(fliːt) adjective 1. rapid in movement; swift 2. poetic fleeting; transient verb 3. (intransitive) to move rapidly 4. (intransitive) archaic to fade away smoothly; glide 5. (transitive) nautical a. to change the position of (a hawser) b. to pass (a messenger or lead) to a hawser from a winch for hauling in c. to spread apart (the blocks of a tackle) 6. (intransitive) obsolete to float or swim 7. (transitive) obsolete to cause (time) to pass rapidly Derived forms fleetly (ˈfleetly) adverb fleetness (ˈfleetness) noun Word origin probably Old English flēotan to float, glide rapidly; related to Old High German fliozzan to flow, Latin pluere to rainWord Frequency fleet 3(fliːt) noun mainly Southeast England a small coastal inlet; creek Word origin Old English flēot flowing water; see fleet1Word Frequency Fleet(fliːt) noun the Fleet 1. a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer 2. Also called: Fleet Prison (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors |
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