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flies /flaɪz/► SEE ALLdie/drop/fall like flies(there are) no flies on sbas the crow fliestime flies
●die/drop/fall like ˈfliesdie, become ill, etc. in large numbers 大批死掉（或病倒等）◆During the epidemic people were dropping like flies.
疾病流行期间人们大批大批地病倒。●(there are) no flies on sb (informal) 1. sb is not stupid and therefore cannot be tricked or deceived easily 某人不是傻瓜，不会轻易上当◆You can’t just tell her that you’ve lost the money; she’ll never believe you. There are no flies on Jane, you know.
你不能就告诉她把钱弄丢了，她绝不会相信的。你要知道简才不是傻瓜呢。2. sb is skilful or clever at doing sth 某人精明强干◆There are no flies on Jim. He can persuade anybody to buy a car from him.
吉姆很有一套，他能说动任何人从他那儿买车。●as the ˈcrow flies (informal) (of a distance 距离) measured in a straight line 直线地；笔直地；不绕道地◆From here to the village it’s five miles as the crow flies, but it’s a lot further by road.从这里到村子直线距离有五英里，可是走公路要远得多。●time ˈflies (saying) time seems to pass very quickly 时间过得真快；岁月如梭◆How time flies! I’ve got to go now.时间过得真快啊！我得走了。◆Time has flown since I started working here.开始在这里工作以来时间就过得飞快。 ORIGIN This is a translation of the Latin phrase ‘tempus fugit’. 这个短语译自拉丁语短语 tempus fugit。 |