fly1 /flaɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst flew /fluː/, past participlepp flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/) 1 travel by plane 乘飞机旅行 [intransitiveI]TTA to travel by plane 乘飞机 She’s flying back to the States tomorrow. 她明天乘飞机回美国。
Will you take the train there or fly? 你去那里是坐火车还是坐飞机?
Maurice is nervous about flying, so he usually travels overland. 莫里斯害怕乘坐飞机,因此他一般走陆路。
fly to The prime minister will be flying to Delhi later today for a three-day visit. 首相将于今天晚些时候乘机飞往德里,展开为期三天的访问。
fly from/out of/in etc He was arrested at Heathrow after flying from Brussels airport. 他从布鲁塞尔机场飞抵希思罗机场后被逮捕。
Lewis stopped off in Jamaica before flying on to Toronto. 刘易斯在牙买加稍作停留,然后继续飞往多伦多。
2 move through the air 在空中移动 [intransitiveI]TTA if a plane, spacecraft etc flies, it moves through the air 〔飞机、航天器等〕飞行,航行 The plane was attacked as it flew over restricted airspace. 飞机在飞越空中禁区时遭到了攻击。
3 control a plane 操纵飞机 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TTA to be at the controls of a plane and direct it as it flies 驾驶(飞机),操纵(飞机) She was the first woman to fly Concorde. 她是第一位驾驶协和式飞机的女性。
The pilot was instructed to fly the plane to Montreal airport. 飞行员接到指令将飞机开往蒙特利尔机场。
Sonny learnt to fly when he was 15. 桑尼15岁学开飞机。
4 send SB/STH by plane 用飞机运送某人/某物 [transitiveT]TTA to take goods or people somewhere by plane 空运〔货物或乘客〕 The injured boy was flown by air ambulance to the Royal London Hospital. 受伤男孩由空中救护车送往伦敦皇家医院。
fly something into/out of etc something US planes have been flying food and medical supplies into the area. 美国飞机一直在向该地区空运食品和医疗物资。
► see thesaurus at take 5 use air company/service 利用航空公司/服务 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TTA to use a particular airline or use a particular type of ticket when you travel by plane (乘…)飞行,航行 We usually fly economy class. 我们乘飞机一般坐经济舱。
Millions of passengers fly British Airways every year. 每年有数百万人乘坐英国航空公司的飞机。
6 cross sea by plane 乘飞机越过大海 [transitiveT]TTA to cross a particular ocean or area of sea in a plane 〔乘坐或驾驶飞机〕飞越〔某一海洋〕 Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic? 谁是飞越大西洋的第一人?
7 birds/insects 鸟/昆虫 [intransitiveI]HBBHBI to move through the air using wings 飞,飞翔 The mother bird will feed her chicks until they are able to fly. 母鸟将喂养小鸟直到它们会飞。
The evening air was clouded with mosquitoes and other flying insects. 夜晚,空中到处是蚊子和其他飞虫。
fly away/off/in etc At that moment, a wasp flew in through the open window. 就在那时,一只黄蜂从敞开的窗口飞了进来。
The robin shook its feathers and flew away. 知更鸟抖了抖羽毛飞走了。
8 move somewhere quickly 很快移动到某处HURRY [intransitiveI] a) to move somewhere quickly and suddenly 快速移动,疾驰fly down/across/out of etc Ellen flew across the room and greeted her uncle with a kiss. 埃伦从房间那头飞奔过来,给了她叔叔一个吻。
Rachel’s hand flew to her mouth. 蕾切尔连忙用手捂住嘴。
fly open/shut The door flew open and a child rushed out. 门忽地打开,一个小孩冲了出来。
b) to move quickly and suddenly through the air 在空中快速移动 There was a loud explosion, and suddenly there was glass flying everywhere. 一声巨大的爆炸声响起,顿时玻璃四处飞溅。
William hit Jack on the head and sent his glasses flying. 威廉一拳打在杰克的脑袋上,把他的眼镜打飞了。
The ball bounced off the wall and went flying into the garden next door. 球从墙上弹出去,飞进了隔壁人家的院子。
9 kite 风筝 [transitiveT] to make a kite fly in the air 放飞〔风筝〕 In the park people were walking their dogs or flying their kites. 公园里,人们或在遛狗,或在放风筝。
10. (I) must fly spokenLEAVE A PLACE used to say that you must leave quickly (我)得赶紧走了 11 move freely 自由移动 [intransitiveI]MOVE something OR somebody to move freely and loosely in the air 自由移动,随风飘拂 Harriet ran after him, her hair flying behind her. 哈丽雅特追着他跑,头发在身后飘动。
12 flag 旗帜 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ATTACH if a flag flies, or if you fly it, it is fixed to the top of a tall pole so that it can be easily seen 飘扬;悬挂 After the invasion, people were forbidden to fly their national flag. 沦陷后,民众被禁止悬挂他们的国旗。
The flags were flying cheerfully in the breeze. 旗帜在微风中轻快地飘扬。
The government ordered that all flags should be flown at half mast (=halfway down the pole, in order to express public sadness at someone’s death). 政府下令全国降半旗志哀。
13. fly the flag to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your country, organization etc 为自己的国家[组织等]骄傲 14 time flies (also the hours/the days etc fly)PASS/TIME PASSING used to say that a period of time seems to pass very quickly 时间飞逝 ‘Is it midnight already?’ ‘Well, you know what they say – time flies when you’re having fun!’ “已经午夜了?”“是啊,正所谓快活不知时日过!”
time flies by The following weeks flew by, and soon it was time to leave. 接下来几周过得飞快,一晃又得走了。
15 fly into a rage/temper/panic etc to suddenly get extremely angry, extremely worried etc 勃然大怒/突然大发脾气/突然惊慌起来等 Rebecca flew into a rage when she realized no-one had been listening to her. 看到没人在听她说话,丽贝卡勃然大怒。
fly into a rage/temper/panic etc• Maclean immediately flew into a rage.• Mitch was going to fly into a rage.• The Collector had flown into a rage.• Whenever Stewart showed signs of rejecting that outlook, Joe would fly into a rage.• I flew into a rage and quit.• I was made to feel like a petulant child who has flown into a temper because his favorite toy was removed.• Mary's natural tendency to fly into a temper probably did not increase their chances very much.• He flew into a rage with him and brained him with his lute. 16 fly off the handle informalANGRY to suddenly get very angry 大发雷霆 Calm down – there’s no need to fly off the handle. 冷静一点——没有必要大发雷霆。
fly off the handle• Linda called me back and apologized for flying off the handle.• He just flew off the handle.• Some people always fly off the handle, and often their anger is totally out of proportion to the problem in hand.• Lila flew off the handle and she realizes that.• If last night hadn't happened, would she still have flown off the handle, sooner or later ...? 17 let fly (something) a) SHOUTto suddenly start shouting angrily at someone 大声怒骂 SYN let loose The prisoner let fly with a torrent of abuse. 那个囚犯突然破口大骂。
b) ATTACKto suddenly attack someone, especially with bullets or a weapon that is thrown 〔尤用子弹或投掷的武器〕突然攻击,突袭let fly (something) with The soldiers let fly with a hail of machine-gun fire. 士兵们突然用机关枪猛烈扫射。
let fly (something)• He located running back John Fuqua 20 yards downfield and let fly.• Sit it on a hill and wait till the enemy is within half range and then let fly.• The Bashers tightened lips, hunched shoulders, and let fly.• You have only to come close enough to my hide and I let fly.• It seems that the Battler and Rico let fly at somebody who was coming out of the back door of the Regal Arms.• Kimberley let fly at the dangling men from a hopeless range.• And there all the time, a line of kneeling archers, letting fly from behind their ranked shields.• If the threat still persists, he will let fly with one or both hindlegs. 18 fly in the face of something OPPOSITE/REVERSEto be the opposite of what most people think is reasonable, sensible, or normal 违反某事〔指人们认为合理、正常的事〕 He likes to fly in the face of convention. 他喜欢和传统习俗对着干。
19 escape 逃跑 [transitiveT]ESCAPE formal to leave somewhere in order to escape (从…)逃走,逃离 SYN flee By the time the police arrived, the men had flown. 警察赶到时,那些人已经逃走了。
20 be flying high to be having a lot of success 蒸蒸日上 The architectural firm has been flying high recently. 那家建筑公司近来生意蒸蒸日上。
be flying high• I was always happy to be flying high.• The Rams are flying high after winning the Super Bowl.• He was now on to the mid-irons and these were flying high and true.• Like the other Salomon executives, Massey was flying high in 1985 on the back of a series of record earning quarters. 21 fly the nest b) if a young person flies the nest, he or she moves out of their parents’ home in order to live independently 〔年轻人〕另立门户 Now that the kids have flown the nest, I’m thinking about taking a job abroad. 既然孩子们都已经离家自立,我在考虑去国外工作。
22 plan 计划 [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmEUSEFUL a plan that will fly will be successful and useful 成功;有用 News is that the plan for the new hotel isn’t going to fly. 有消息说新酒店开不成了。
23 fly a kite to tell people about an idea, plan etc in order to get their opinion 试探舆论 In my latest book, I wanted to fly the kite for an unfashionable theory. 在最新出的这本书中,我想试探一下人们对一个不合潮流的理论有何看法。
→ kite-flying(2) 24. go fly a kite American EnglishAmE spoken used to tell someone to go away, stop saying something, or stop annoying you 走开;闭嘴;别烦我go fly a kite• And, let's go fly a kite.
25 rumours/accusations etc are flying SAYwhen a lot of people are talking about something, saying someone has done something wrong etc 谣言/责难等四起 Rumours were flying as to how the fire started. 关于火灾的起因谣言四起。
26 fly the coop American EnglishAmE informalESCAPE to leave or escape 离开;逃走 All my children have flown the coop now. 我的孩子现在都已经搬出去住了。
fly the coop• The Tomahawk cruise missile, born in 1972 and built here ever since, has flown the coop.• Then Deutschlandsender made their announcement yesterday that Hess had flown the coop and I think that clinched it for them.• Plus it discourages funds that have already flown the coop from changing course and heading home again.• All my children have flown the coop now. 27 fly by the seat of your pants informalGUESS to have to deal with a situation by guessing what to do, because you know very little about it 〔因对某事几乎一无所知而〕凭感觉处置 SYN wing it Sometimes you’ll get back and find that things have changed, so you’ll be flying by the seat of your pants for a while. 有时候你回过头来发现情况又变了,就只好暂且见机行事了。
28.fly at somebody (also fly into somebody) American EnglishAmE phrasal verbphr v ANGRYto suddenly rush towards someone and try to hit them because you are very angry with them 〔因非常生气而〕冲向,扑向〔某人〕 → the bird has flown at bird(8), → as the crow flies at crow1(3), → sparks fly at spark1(6)n GrammarFly belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.
You can say: He flew the plane across the desert.
In this sentence, ‘the plane’ is the object of fly. You can say: The plane flew across the desert.
In this sentence, ‘the plane’ is the subject of fly.