请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 fleetly
释义

fleetly


fleet 1

F0179000 (flēt)n.1. A number of warships operating together under one command.2. A number of vessels having a shared origin, purpose, or area of operation: the Japanese merchant fleet; the North Pacific fishing fleet.3. A group of vehicles, such as taxicabs or airliners, owned or operated as a unit.
[Middle English flete, from Old English flēot, from flēotan, to float; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

fleet 2

F0179000 (flēt)adj. fleet·er, fleet·est 1. Moving swiftly and nimbly. See Synonyms at fast1.2. Fleeting; evanescent.v. fleet·ed, fleet·ing, fleets v.intr.1. To move or pass swiftly: The summer days fleeted by.2. To fade; vanish: beauty that is fleeting away.3. Obsolete To flow.4. Obsolete To drift.v.tr.1. To cause (time) to pass quickly.2. Nautical To alter the position of (tackle or rope, for example).
[Probably from Old Norse fljōtr. V., from Middle English fleten, to drift, float, from Old English flēotan; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fleet′ly adv.fleet′ness n.
Thesaurus
Adv.1.fleetly - in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly"swiftly
EncyclopediaSeefleet

fleetly


  • adv

Synonyms for fleetly

adv in a swift manner

Synonyms

  • swiftly
随便看

 

英语词典包含2567994条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/4 7:16:40