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单词 flies
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fliesflies /flaɪz/ Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen a lot of people or things do something at the same time
use this to say that a lot of people or things do something, or go or appear somewhere all at the same time: · During the dry season animals gather in large numbers around the water holes.· Young people are leaving the countryside and moving to the city in large numbers.
if people go somewhere in droves , they go in large numbers especially when this surprises you: · Nurses are leaving the profession in droves.· People came in droves to watch the fireworks display.
if people go somewhere in force or in strength a lot of them go together so that there is a large number of them in a particular place: · The police arrived in force to break up the crowd of demonstrators.· If Latino voters turn out in strength for the next election, results could be very different.
if people do something by the hundreds or by the thousands very large groups of them are doing it at the same time: · People in the drought-stricken region are dying by the hundreds.· From all over the country, people came by the thousands to pay respect to their dead leader.
if messages, events etc come thick and fast , a lot of them suddenly come or happen in a short time: · At first no one was interested in the job but now applications are coming in thick and fast.· Rumours flew thick and fast that the company was going to be sold.
to be dying or suddenly becoming ill in large numbers: · In the middle of the cholera epidemic, people were dropping like flies.· When Sam reached 70, it seemed his friends started dying like flies.
travelling or moving in a straight line
· Terry was so drunk he couldn't walk straight.straight ahead/down/towards etc · If you look straight ahead, you'll see the church in the distance.· Jane was walking purposefully along the hall, straight towards us.
British /go straight American spoken to continue travelling ahead in the same direction as before, without turning left or right - use this when you are telling people which way to go: · When you get to the intersection, go straight.· Keep going straight on through the town and when you come to the school, turn left.
if something moves in a straight line , it does not turn to the left or to the right: · Light always travels in a straight line.· It's difficult to walk in a straight line with your eyes closed.
going straight from one place to another without changing direction: · Which is the most direct route to London from here?· The Chin tracks in India follow the most direct line between villages, regardless of gradient.
following a straight line between two places - use this to say what is the shortest possible distance between them: · The distance between the two towns is only 10 kilometres as the crow flies, but it can take up to 2 hours along the narrow coastal road.
time passes quickly
· The rest of the weekend went too quickly -- he wanted it to last forever.· Today can't go fast enough for me.· The summer seems to have come and gone so quickly.make something go faster/more quickly (=to make work, a journey etc seem to take less time than it really does) · Reading on the train makes the journey go more quickly.· It's great having you to talk to. It makes the time go faster.
if a period of time flies by , it seems to pass very quickly, especially when you have been very busy or enjoying yourself: · The afternoon flew by as they went through the next scene together.· Hours can fly by as I write, and I don't even notice.· Time is flying by quickly now and it seems impossible that there are only three months left.
use this when you are surprised at how quickly the time has passed, especially when you have been enjoying yourself: · Is Richard eight already? Doesn't time fly?· "Hasn't the afternoon passed quickly?" said Carol. "Time flies when you're having fun."
if the minutes, the hours, time etc tick away , it passes, especially when you must do something before a particular time or when you are frightened or nervous: · He had to watch the minutes tick away while the emergency services tried to locate him. · Aware of how the minutes were ticking away, Julia desperately scribbled down the last few answers.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the net.
· Some birds fly incredible distances.
(=moves fast)· Bullets were flying around our heads.
(=opens very suddenly and quickly)· Then the door burst open and two men with guns came in.
· Insects were flying around the food on the counter.
· Several planes flew overhead.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • My house is ten miles from here as the crow flies.
  • The distance between the two towns is only 10 kilometres as the crow flies, but it can take up to 2 hours along the narrow coastal road.
  • Similarly a stone's throw, as the crow flies, etc.
  • The course should be five and a half miles as the crow flies.
  • The distance between Avonmouth, near Bristol, and Poole in Dorset is only 65 miles as the crow flies.
  • Players from both teams are dropping like flies.
  • Grocer profits While other retailers are dropping like flies, supermarkets are making fat profits.
  • Our kids are dropping like flies.
  • They should be dropping like flies, but that hasn't been the case.
  • When Marcia found out where Keith was all night, that's when the fur really started to fly.
  • Dearest Jeanette How time flies especially when one is meant to be writing lots of letters.
  • There are so many diversions here that the time flies by on wings.
  • Think how time flies in periods of intense, purposeful activity.
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