| 单词 | flier |
| 释义 | flier (once / 4702 pages) 1n 2n Go to a career fair and you'll be accosted with fliers or leaflet advertisements for the many companies there. Often fliers are a waste of paper because they get thrown away. Just like the paper fliers that people hand to you on the street that end up flying into a trash cans, a flier can also mean someone who flies or travels by air. You might also see the word spelled flyer, which works too. A frequent flier is a person who travels a lot. Get enough frequent flier miles on an airline and you could fly somewhere for free. WORD FAMILYflier: fliers+/fly: flew, flied, flier, flies, flown, flyer, flying, flyingly, overfly/flyer: flyers/flying: flyings/overfly: overflew, overflies, overflying USAGE EXAMPLESThat said, two new characters were invented after Brownstein saw a flier in her Portland coffee shop. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) She gestured toward them as they walked away with several fliers in hand. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) He used his Southwest Airlines frequent flier miles to pay for the flight to New York, which, according to a spokesman, cost him only $5.60. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 n an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flyer, handbill, throwaway stuffer an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing a public promotion of some product or service 1n someone who operates an aircraft Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper aeronaut, airman, aviator, flyer Floyd Bennett United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928) Louis BleriotFrench aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936) Jacqueline CochranUnited States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980) James Harold DoolittleUnited States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993) Amelia Earhartfirst woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937) Howard Robard HughesUnited States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976) Charles Augustus LindberghUnited States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974) William MitchellUnited States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936) Wiley PostUnited States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) Edward Vernon Rickenbackerthe most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973) airwoman, aviatress, aviatrix a woman aviator airplane pilot, pilotsomeone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight barnstormer, stunt flier, stunt pilota pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting captain, senior pilotthe pilot in charge of an airship combat pilotairplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces co-pilot, copilota relief pilot on an airplane kamikazea pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash test pilota pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them wingmanthe pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills 2n someone who travels by air Syn|Hyper flyer traveler, traveller a person who changes location |
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