fly
verb
verb
noun
adj
flaɪ verb
1
TRAVEL BY PLANE
乘飞机旅行
to travel by plane 乘飞机 I
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 over land.
莫里斯害怕乘坐飞机，因此他一般走陆路。
[+ 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。
[+ 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
if a plane, spacecraft etc flies, it moves through the air 〔飞机、航天器等〕飞行，航行 I
The plane was attacked as it flew over restricted airspace.
该机飞越禁飞区时遭到了攻击。
3
CONTROL A PLANE
操纵飞机
to be at the controls of a plane and direct it as it flies 驾驶（飞机），操纵（飞机） I,T
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
to take goods or people somewhere by plane 空运〔货物或乘客〕 T
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 sth into/out of etc sth
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。
5
USE AIR COMPANY/SERVICE
利用航空公司/服务
to use a particular AIRLINE or use a particular type of ticket when you travel by plane （乘…）飞行，航行 I,T
We usually fly economy class.
我们一般乘经济舱旅行。
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
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〕 T
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
to move through the air using wings 飞，飞翔 I
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.
夜晚的空中全是蚊子和其他飞虫。
[+ 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
很快地移动到某处
a. to move somewhere quickly and suddenly b. to move quickly and suddenly through the air 在空中快速移动 I
[+ down/across/out of etc ]
Ellen flew across the room and greeted her uncle with a kiss.
艾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.
雷切尔连忙用手捂住嘴。
[+ open/shut ]
The door flew open and a child rushed out.
门“呼啦”一下打开了，一个小孩冲了出来。
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
to make a KITE fly in the air 放飞〔风筝〕 T
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
10. used to say that you must leave quickly [口] （我）得赶紧走了 spoken
11
MOVE FREELY
自由移动
to move freely and loosely in the air 自由移动，随风飘拂 I
Harriet ran after him, her hair flying behind her.
哈丽雅特追着他，头发在身后飘飞。
12
FLAG
旗帜
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 I,T
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致哀。
13
fly the flag
13. to behave in a way that shows that you are proud of your country, organization etc 以自己的国家 （组织等 ）而骄傲
14
time flies the hours/the days etc fly
14. also 又作 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，你知道俗话说得好 — 美好时光总易逝！”
[+ 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
15. 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。
16
fly off the handle
16. to suddenly get very angry [非正式] 大发雷霆 informal
Calm down – there’s no need to fly off the handle.
冷静一点 — 没有必要大发雷霆。
17
let fly (sth)
17. a. to suddenly start shouting angrily at someone b. to suddenly attack someone, especially with bullets or a weapon that is thrown 〔用子弹或投掷的武器〕突然攻击，突袭
The prisoner let fly with a torrent of abuse.
那个囚犯突然破口大骂。
[+ with ]
The soldiers let fly with a hail of machine-gun fire.
士兵们突然用机枪猛烈扫射。
18
fly in the face of sth
18. to be the opposite of what most people think is reasonable, sensible, or normal 违反某事〔指人们认为合理、正常等的事〕
He likes to fly in the face of convention.
他喜欢和传统习俗对着干。
19
ESCAPE
逃跑
to leave somewhere in order to escape [正式] 从…逃走，逃离; I,T | formal
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
20. to be having a lot of success 蒸蒸日上
The architectural firm has been flying high recently.
那家建筑事务所近来生意蒸蒸日上。
21
fly the nest
21. a. if a young bird flies the nest, it has grown old enough to look after itself and is no longer dependent on its parents 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.
现在孩子们都离家自立，我在考虑找个国外的工作。
22
PLAN
计划
a plan that will fly will be successful and useful [美] 成功; 有用 I | AmE
News is that the plan for the new hotel isn’t going to fly .
有消息说新酒店开不成。
23
fly a kite
23. 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.
我在最新出的这本书中是想试探一下人们对一个不合潮流的理论有何看法。
24
go fly a kite
24. used to tell someone to go away, stop saying something, or stop annoying you [美，口] 走开; 闭嘴; 别烦我 AmE spoken
25
rumours/accusations etc are flying
25. when 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.
对于火灾的起因谣言四起。
26
fly the coop
26. to leave or escape [美，非正式] 离开; 逃走 AmE informal
All my children have flown the coop now.
我的孩子现在都已经搬出去住了。
27
fly by the seat of your pants
27. to have to deal with a situation by guessing what to do, because you know very little about it [非正式] 〔因对某事几无所知而〕凭感觉处置; informal
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，就暂时要摸着石子过河了。
28 to 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〕
verb
29 to hit a ball in baseball high into the air 〔棒球中〕击腾空球，击高飞球
noun
30
INSECT
昆虫
a small flying insect with two wings 蝇，苍蝇
There were flies buzzing all around us.
苍蝇嗡嗡地在我们周围飞来飞去。
31
TROUSERS
裤子
also 又作 the part at the front of a pair of trousers which you can open 裤门襟，门襟 plural 复数 | especially AmE BrE
He quickly did up his fly.
他迅速拉上裤子的门襟。
Your flies are undone.
你的裤子门襟没拉上。
32
sb wouldn’t hurt/harm a fly
used to say that someone is very gentle and is not likely to hurt anyone [非正式] 某人连一只苍蝇也不会伤害〔表示某人心地善良〕 informal
33
be dying/dropping etc like flies
used to say that a lot of people are dying or becoming ill [非正式] 许多人; 纷纷病倒 informal
34
a fly in the ointment
the only thing that spoils something and prevents it from being successful 【非正式】 美中不足之处 informal
The only fly in the ointment was Jacky.
唯一扫兴的人是雅基。
35
be a fly on the wall
to be able to watch what happens without other people knowing that you are there 做墙壁上的一只苍蝇，做不被察觉的观察者
I wish I’d been a fly on the wall during that conversation.
我真希望自己是墙壁上的一只苍蝇，能偷听到那次谈话。
I wish I’d been a fly on the wall during that conversation.
我真希望自己是墙壁上的一只苍蝇，能偷听到那次谈话。
36
there are no flies on sb
used to say that someone is not stupid and cannot be tricked [英，口] 某人很机灵，某人不会上当受骗 BrE spoken
37
on the fly
a. while a computer program is actually running b. while dealing with a situation, rather than before dealing with it 在处理过程中，在进行过程中 technical
The code is translated on the fly.
编码在程序运行过程中进行转换。
So far, policy is being made on the fly.
到目前为止政策还是边走边制定的。
38
FISHING
钓鱼
a hook that is made to look like a fly and is used for catching fish 假蝇钓钩
39
BASEBALL
棒球
a fly ball 腾空球，高飞球
adj
40 informal very fashionable and attractive 时髦漂亮的 informal
Wear something really fly for your Friday date.
礼拜五的约会要穿得漂漂亮亮地去。
41 clever and not easily tricked [英，过时] 机灵的，聪明的，不易上当受骗的 BrE old-fashioned
He’s a bit of a fly character.
他这人挺机灵。