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

flyverb

uk/flaɪ/us/flaɪ/flew, flown

fly verb (TRAVEL)

A2 [ I ] When a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air:

The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing.

As soon as it saw us, the bird flew away/off.

A1 [ I or T ] to travel by aircraft, or to go somewhere or cross something in an aircraft:

We flew to Paris.

We fly from/out from/out of La Guardia, but fly back (in)to JKF.

We are flying at a height of 36,000 feet.

She has to fly thousands of miles every year for her job.

Who was the first person to fly (across) the Atlantic?

[ T ] to use a particular company to travel by aircraft:

I usually fly Lufthansa/Japan Airlines/El Al.

C2 [ T ] to transport people or goods by aircraft:

The restaurant flies its fish in daily from Scotland.

We will be flying 100 badly wounded civilians out of the battle zone tonight.

B2 [ I or T ] to control an aircraft:

I learned to fly when I was in Australia.

More examples

Many kinds of birds fly south at the approach of winter.
We watched a flock of birds fly over the field.
We are currently flying at an altitude of 15,000 metres.
Concorde flew much higher than most planes.
A swarm of bees flew into the garden.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Movement through the air

airborne
buzz
flit
float
flown
hover
levitate
lift
skim
skip
soar
swish
swishy
swoop
track
waft
wheel
wing

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Air travel: travelling by aircraft

Air travel: aviation

fly verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

[ I ] to move or go quickly:

With the explosion, glass flew across the room.

Cathy flew by/past me in the corridor.

My holiday seems to have flown (by) (= passed very quickly) this year.

The door/window suddenly flew open.

UK informal Anyway, I must fly (= leave quickly) - I didn't realize how late it was!

More examples

The dog fairly flew out of the door to greet him.
The side door of the pub flew open and three men burst in.
She flew past the other runners on the final lap.
A police car went flying past in the opposite direction.
She would have flown into a rage if I had told her about the incident.

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Moving quickly

beetle
belt
bob
bowl
bowl down/along sth
careen
career
gallop
leg
make off
outran
pelt
rush
scamper
scoot
scrabble
scramble
shoot
stampede
trot

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fly verb (WAVE)

[ I or T ] to wave or move about in the air while being fixed at one end:

The ship was flying the Spanish flag.

The flag was flying at half-mast (= brought down to a point half way down the pole) to mark the death of the president.

There isn't really enough wind to fly a kite today.

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Shaking, swinging and vibrating

agitate
brandish
churn
flourish
fluff sth up
jitter
joggle
resonate
reverberate
rocky
shake
stir
stir sth up
swing
teeter
throb
totter
tremble
tremulous
wag

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fly verb (SPREAD)

[ I ] mainly US If rumours, accusations, etc. fly, they are passed quickly from one person to another and cause excitement:

Rumors are flying that the school may close.

Idiom(s)

be flying high

fly in the face of sth

fly into a rage

fly off the handle

go fly a kite

go/send sth/sb flying

with flying colours

Phrasal verb(s)

fly around

fly at sb/sth

flynoun [ C ]

uk/flaɪ/us/flaɪ/

fly noun [ C ] (INSECT)

B1 a small insect with two wings

Examples

The lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly.
I swatted the fly with a rolled-up newspaper.
The horses swished their tails to get rid of the flies hovering around them.
The dead sheep was covered with swarms of flies.
The spider preys on small flies and other insects.

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Insect names

anopheles
ant
aphid
beastie
bedbug
creepy-crawly
daddy longlegs
deathwatch beetle
dragonfly
earwig
housefly
insect
ladybird
lice
lightning bug
red admiral
silverfish
stick insect
termite
tortoiseshell butterfly

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fly noun [ C ] (TROUSERS)

UK also flies the opening at the front of a pair of trousers:

Hey Chris, your fly's undone!

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Fasteners for clothes

belt
buckle
button
button fly
button-through
clasp
cufflink
fastener
flies
hook and eye
lace
lace sth up
popper
snap
stud
suspender
Velcro
zip
zip sth/sb up
zipper

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fly noun [ C ] (FISHING)

a hook (= curved piece of wire) with coloured threads fastened to it, attached to the end of a fishing line to attract fish

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Hunting & fishing

angler
angling
bait
beater
big game
gun dog
hare coursing
harpoon
hunt
hunt saboteur
pointer
reel
shooter
sinker
smoke
smoke sb/sth out
snare
spoor
trap
troll

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fly noun [ C ] (TENT)

UK also flysheet an extra sheet of canvas (= strong cloth) stretched over the outside of a tent to keep the rain out

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Camping

backpacker
billy
bivvy
bivvy sack
camp
campfire
campground
camping
canvas
caravan park
cot
flysheet
glamping
groundcloth
groundsheet
lean-to
peg
peg sth out
pitch
trailer park

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Idiom(s)

drop like flies

fly in the ointment

fly on the wall

no flies on sb

on the fly

wouldn't hurt a fly

单词	fly
释义	Contents verb (4) fly (TRAVEL) fly (MOVE QUICKLY) fly (WAVE) fly (SPREAD) noun (4) fly (INSECT) fly (TROUSERS) fly (FISHING) fly (TENT) Contents verb (3) fly (TRAVEL THROUGH AIR) fly (MOVE QUICKLY) fly (WAVE) noun (3) fly (INSECT) fly (PANTS) fly (BALL) Contents verb (4) fly (1) fly (2) fly (3) fly (4) English American Business flyverb uk/flaɪ/us/flaɪ/flew, flown fly verb (TRAVEL) A2 [ I ] When a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air: The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing. As soon as it saw us, the bird flew away/off. A1 [ I or T ] to travel by aircraft, or to go somewhere or cross something in an aircraft: We flew to Paris. We fly from/out from/out of La Guardia, but fly back (in)to JKF. We are flying at a height of 36,000 feet. She has to fly thousands of miles every year for her job. Who was the first person to fly (across) the Atlantic? [ T ] to use a particular company to travel by aircraft: I usually fly Lufthansa/Japan Airlines/El Al. C2 [ T ] to transport people or goods by aircraft: The restaurant flies its fish in daily from Scotland. We will be flying 100 badly wounded civilians out of the battle zone tonight. B2 [ I or T ] to control an aircraft: I learned to fly when I was in Australia. More examples Many kinds of birds fly south at the approach of winter. We watched a flock of birds fly over the field. We are currently flying at an altitude of 15,000 metres. Concorde flew much higher than most planes. A swarm of bees flew into the garden. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Movement through the air airborne buzz flit float flown hover levitate lift skim skip soar swish swishy swoop track waft wheel wing See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Air travel: travelling by aircraft Air travel: aviation fly verb (MOVE QUICKLY) [ I ] to move or go quickly: With the explosion, glass flew across the room. Cathy flew by/past me in the corridor. My holiday seems to have flown (by) (= passed very quickly) this year. The door/window suddenly flew open. UK informal Anyway, I must fly (= leave quickly) - I didn't realize how late it was! More examples The dog fairly flew out of the door to greet him. The side door of the pub flew open and three men burst in. She flew past the other runners on the final lap. A police car went flying past in the opposite direction. She would have flown into a rage if I had told her about the incident. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Moving quickly beetle belt bob bowl bowl down/along sth careen career gallop leg make off outran pelt rush scamper scoot scrabble scramble shoot stampede trot See more results » fly verb (WAVE) [ I or T ] to wave or move about in the air while being fixed at one end: The ship was flying the Spanish flag. The flag was flying at half-mast (= brought down to a point half way down the pole) to mark the death of the president. There isn't really enough wind to fly a kite today. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Shaking, swinging and vibrating agitate brandish churn flourish *fluff sth* up jitter joggle resonate reverberate rocky shake stir stir sth up swing teeter throb totter tremble tremulous wag See more results » fly verb (SPREAD) [ I ] mainly US If rumours, accusations, etc. fly, they are passed quickly from one person to another and cause excitement: Rumors are flying that the school may close. Idiom(s) be flying high fly in the face of sth fly into a rage fly off the handle go fly a kite go/send sth/sb flying with flying colours Phrasal verb(s) fly around fly at sb/sth flynoun [ C ] uk/flaɪ/us/flaɪ/ fly noun [ C ] (INSECT) B1 a small insect with two wings Examples The lizard flicked out its tongue at a fly. I swatted the fly with a rolled-up newspaper. The horses swished their tails to get rid of the flies hovering around them. The dead sheep was covered with swarms of flies. The spider preys on small flies and other insects. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Insect names anopheles ant aphid beastie bedbug creepy-crawly daddy longlegs deathwatch beetle dragonfly earwig housefly insect ladybird lice lightning bug red admiral silverfish stick insect termite tortoiseshell butterfly See more results » fly noun [ C ] (TROUSERS) UK also flies the opening at the front of a pair of trousers: Hey Chris, your fly's undone! Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Fasteners for clothes belt buckle button button fly button-through clasp cufflink fastener flies hook and eye lace lace sth up popper snap stud suspender Velcro zip zip sth/sb up zipper See more results » fly noun [ C ] (FISHING) a hook (= curved piece of wire) with coloured threads fastened to it, attached to the end of a fishing line to attract fish Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Hunting & fishing angler angling bait beater big game gun dog hare coursing harpoon hunt hunt saboteur pointer reel shooter sinker smoke smoke sb/sth out snare spoor trap troll See more results » fly noun [ C ] (TENT) UK also flysheet an extra sheet of canvas (= strong cloth) stretched over the outside of a tent to keep the rain out Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Camping backpacker billy bivvy bivvy sack camp campfire campground camping canvas caravan park cot flysheet glamping groundcloth groundsheet lean-to peg peg sth out pitch trailer park See more results » Idiom(s) drop like flies fly in the ointment fly on the wall no flies on sb on the fly wouldn't hurt a fly flyverb us/flɑɪ/past tense flew /flu/, past participle flown /floʊn/ fly verb (TRAVEL THROUGH AIR) [ I/T ] (of creatures, objects, or aircraft) to move through the air, or (of people) to travel by aircraft: [ I ] The building just exploded, and glass flew through the air. [ I ] We enjoy watching the birds fly over the water. [ I ] Are you planning to fly or drive to Toronto? [ I ] Some of our pilots have been flying (= operating an aircraft) for 20 years. [ I/T ] What airline are you flying (on) (= traveling on as a passenger)? fly verb (MOVE QUICKLY) [ I ] to move or go quickly or suddenly: Theo was startled when the door flew open. Saying she was late, Cathy flew by me and ran outside. The summer seems to have flown by (= passed quickly). fly verb (WAVE) [ I/T ] to move around in the air while being held at one end, or to cause something attached at one end to be moved: [ I ] Flags flew from the front of every house. Idiom(s) fly by the seat of your pants fly off the handle flynoun us/flɑɪ/ fly noun (INSECT) [ C ] a small insect with two wings fly noun (PANTS) [ C usually sing ] the covered opening at the front of a pair of pants fly noun (BALL) [ C ] also fly ball, /ˈflɑɪˈbɔl/in baseball, a ball that has been hit high into the air: He caught the fly in deep center field. Idiom(s) fly in the ointment flyverb uk/flaɪ/usflew, flown [ I ] TRANSPORT to travel in an aircraft: How long does it take to fly from Heathrow to Los Angeles? fly out of/into somewhere More and more business executives are flying out of the state's commercial airports. fly business class/economy/standby They flew business class to Johannesburg overnight. [ T + adv/prep ] TRANSPORT to transport people or goods by aircraft: Oil workers are flown by helicopter to the rigs. [ I ] informal to be successful or popular: We're hoping the new brand name will fly. fly a kite to make a suggestion in order to get the reaction of others to it: In my opinion he is flying a kite that would destroy the private enterprise system. Phrasal verb(s)** fly in fly out
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flyverb

fly verb (TRAVEL)

fly verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

fly verb (WAVE)

fly verb (SPREAD)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

flynoun [ C ]

fly noun [ C ] (INSECT)

fly noun [ C ] (TROUSERS)

fly noun [ C ] (FISHING)

fly noun [ C ] (TENT)

Idiom(s)

flyverb

fly verb (TRAVEL THROUGH AIR)

fly verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

fly verb (WAVE)

Idiom(s)

flynoun

fly noun (INSECT)

fly noun (PANTS)

fly noun (BALL)

Idiom(s)

flyverb

Phrasal verb(s)