单词 | flit |
释义 | flit —flittingly, adv. /flit/, v. , flitted, flitting, n. v.i. 1. to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower. 2. to flutter, as a bird. 3. to pass quickly, as time: hours flitting by. 4. Chiefly Scot. and North Eng. a. to depart or die. b. to change one's residence. v.t. 5. Chiefly Scot. to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess. n. 6. a light, swift movement; flutter. 7. Scot. and North Eng. a change of residence; instance of moving to a new address. 8. Slang (disparaging and offensive). a male homosexual. [1150-1200; ME flitten < ON flytja to carry, convey, Sw flytta. See FLEET2] Syn. 1. See fly1. |
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