| 单词 | flight |
| 释义 | flight flight1 /fluyt/, n. 1. the act, manner, or power of flying. 2. the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: a 500-mile flight; the flight of the ball. 3. a trip by an airplane, glider, etc. 4. a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o'clock flight. 5. a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese. 6. the basic tactical unit of military air forces, consisting of two or more aircraft. 7. the act, principles, or technique of flying an airplane: flight training. 8. a journey into or through outer space: a rocket flight. 9. swift movement, transition, or progression: the flight of time. 10. a soaring above or transcending ordinary bounds: a flight of fancy. 11. a series of steps between one floor or landing of a building and the next. 12. Archery. a. See flight arrow. b. the distance such an arrow travels when shot. v.i. 13. (of wild fowls) to fly in coordinated flocks. [bef. 900; ME; OE flyht; c. D vlucht; akin to FLY1] Syn. 5. flock. 9. rush, dash, fleetingness. flight2 /fluyt/, n. 1. an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure. 2. put to flight, to force to flee or run away; rout: She succeeded in putting the intruder to flight. 3. take flight, to retreat; run away; flee: The wild animals took flight before the onrushing fire. Also, take to flight. [1150-1200; ME; c. G Flucht; akin to FLEE] |
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