單詞
flying
英 ['fla???]
美['fla???]
基本信息
- adj. 飛行的
- n. 飛行
- v. 飛（fly的ing形式）
低頻詞
英文詞源
- flying (adj.)
- early 15c., replacing forms from Old English fleogende "flying, winged;" present participle adjective from fly (v.1). The meaning "attached so as to have freedom of movement" (1670s) is the source of the nautical use (flying jib, etc.). Meaning "designed for rapid movement" (especially in military terms) is from 1660s; meaning "passing, hasty, temporary, rapidly constructed" is from 1763.
Flying fish is from 1510s; flying buttress is from 1660s. Flying Dutchman, ghost ship off the Cape of Good Hope, is attested since 1803 [John Leyden, "Scenes of Infancy," who describes it as "a common superstition of mariners"]. Flying colors (1706) probably is from the image of a naval vessel with the national flag bravely displayed. Flying machine is from 1736 as a theoretical device. Flying saucer first attested 1947, though the image of saucers for unidentified flying objects is from at least 1880s.
雙語例句
- 1. Flying at 1,000 ft. he heard a peculiar noise from the rotors.
- 在1,000英尺的高度飛行時，他聽到旋翼發(fā)出一種奇怪的噪音。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A plane with Danish markings was over-flying his vessel.
- 一架帶有丹麥標(biāo)記的飛機從他的船上空飛過。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. At least four high-flying warplanes had to take evasive action.
- 至少有4架高空飛行戰(zhàn)斗機不得不采取避讓行動。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Flying out on Friday from Gatwick it took seven hours door-to-door.
- 星期五從蓋特威克起飛全程需要7個小時。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He was sent flying into the air and landed 20ft away.
- 他被拋到空中，落在20英尺外的地方。
來自柯林斯例句
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