fly /flaɪ/► SEE ALLthe feathers/fur/sparks will flyfly the coopfly highfly in the face of stha/the fly in the ointmentfly into a rage, temper, etc.fly a kite(go) fly a/your kitefly the nestfly off the handlea fly on the walllet fly (at sb/sth) (with sth)on the flyhe, she, etc. wouldn’t harm/hurt a flyfly/show/wave the flagpigs might flygo/fly off at a tangent ●the ˌfeathers/ˌfur/ˌsparks will ˈfly (informal) there will be anger, annoyance, etc.会引起争端；会闹得鸡飞狗跳◆The fur will really fly when she tells him he can’t go out tonight. 等她告诉他他今晚不能出去时，肯定会大闹一场。●fly the ˈcoop (informal, especially NAmE) escape from a place逃走；突然溜掉◆He was never happy living at home with his parents, so as soon as possible he flew the coop and got his own place. 他跟父母住在一起时从来没开心过，所以他尽早离开家，有了自己的小窝。NOTE A coop is a cage for chickens, hens, etc. * coop 指关鸡等的笼子。●fly ˈhighbe successful成功；兴旺◆The business is flying high at the moment, making large profits and attracting a lot of investors. 目前企业红红火火，盈利颇丰，吸引了众多投资者。▸ˌhigh-ˈflyer ( ˌhigh-ˈflier)
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◆academic high-flyers 有学术抱负的人●fly in the face of ˈsth (written) oppose or be the opposite of sth that is usual or expected公然违抗；与…相悖◆Such a proposal is flying in the face of common sense. 这种提议有悖于常理。●a/the fly in the ˈointment (informal) a person or thing that stops a situation, an activity, a plan, etc. from being as good or successful as it could be扫兴的人；煞风景的事物◆We lead a very happy life here. The only fly in the ointment is that there’s too much traffic on our road. 我们在这儿过得很快活，唯一美中不足的就是住处旁边马路上的车辆太多了。●fly into a ˈrage, ˈtemper, etc.suddenly become very angry暴怒；突然发火◆She flies into a rage every time anybody suggests that she should stop working so hard. 每次一有人劝她不要工作得这么辛苦，她就勃然大怒。●fly a ˈkite (BrE, informal) release a bit of information, etc. in order to test public reaction to sth that you plan to do at a later date放出风来（以试探公众反应）◆Let’s fly a kite. Tell the papers that the government is thinking of raising the school leaving age to 18, and we’ll see what the reaction is. 我们放点儿口风试探一下，告诉报社政府计划将离校年龄提到 18 岁，看看有什么反应。NOTE A kite is a kind of toy that you fly in the air at the end of one or more long strings. It will tell you which way the wind is blowing. * kite （风筝）是一种用一根或多根长线放飞的玩具，可以显示风向。●(go) fly a/your ˈkite (NAmE, informal) used to tell sb to go away and stop annoying you or interfering走开，别烦我；管你自己的事●ˌfly the ˈnest1. (of a young bird幼鸟) become able to fly and leave its nest离巢2. (informal) (of sb’s child孩子) leave home and live somewhere else离家；另找地方住◆Their children have all flown the nest now. 如今他们的孩子都已长大离家了。●fly off the ˈhandle (informal) suddenly become very angry大发雷霆◆There’s no need to fly off the handle! 没有必要发这么大的火嘛！●a fly on the ˈwalla person who watches others without being noticed不为人觉察的旁观者◆I’d love to be a fly on the wall when the committee is discussing the report I wrote! 在委员会讨论我写的报告时，我真希望能暗中在一旁听一听！◆fly-on-the-wall documentaries (= in which people are filmed going about their normal lives as if the camera were not there) 反映真实生活的纪实片●let ˈfly (at sb/sth) (with sth) (informal) 1.throw, shoot, etc. sth with great force猛力投掷（或射击等）◆He aimed his gun and let fly. 他瞄准然后开枪。2.attack sb/sth袭击；（用…）打◆When I told him that I couldn’t find the letter, he let fly at me. 当我告诉他我找不到那封信时，他打了我。◆She let fly at her neighbour with a stream of insults. 她一连串的脏话把邻居大骂了一顿。●on the ˈfly (informal) 1.if you do sth on the fly, you do it quickly while sth else is happening, and without thinking about it very much（在做其他事的同时）迅速地，匆匆地，飞快地◆I usually eat my breakfast on the fly. 我吃早餐通常都很匆忙。2. (in computing计算机技术) if sth is produced on the fly, it is created immediately while the computer program is running（在计算机程序运行的同时）立刻产生，即时生成◆This is a new program that creates GIF images on the fly. 这是一个能够即时生成 GIF 图像的新程序。●he, she, etc. wouldn’t harm/hurt a ˈflyhe, she, etc. is kind and gentle, and would not hurt anyone善良得连苍蝇也不会伤害；心地善良◆The dog may look very fierce, but he wouldn’t hurt a fly. 这只狗看上去凶巴巴的，其实它不会咬人的。●fly/show/wave the ˈflagshow your support for your country, an organization or an idea in order to encourage or persuade others to do the same表示支持自己的国家（或某组织、思想等）◆This exhibition of Scottish painting is our way of flying the flag.这次的苏格兰画展是我们表示支持的方式。▸ˈflag-waving
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the expression of strong national feelings, especially in a way that people disapprove of强烈民族情绪的体现；沙文主义的表现●ˌpigs might ˈfly (BrE) (NAmEwhen ˌpigs ˈfly) (ironic, saying) used when you do not believe sth will ever happen（表示不相信某事会发生）太阳能从西边出来◆‘You might get into the football team if you practise hard.’ ‘Yes, and pigs might fly!’“如果你努力训练的话就能进足球队。”“是啊，太阳能打西边出来嘛！”●go/fly off at a ˈtangent (BrE) (NAmEgo off on a ˈtangent) change suddenly from talking or thinking about one thing to talking or thinking about another突然转移话题；突然改变思路◆One moment the professor is working hard on a problem in physics, the next he’s gone off at a tangent and he’s talking about bees.前一分钟教授还在努力解答物理题，下一分钟他就突然开始讲起蜜蜂来。NOTE A tangent is a straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it. * tangent （切线）是与曲线外缘相接但不穿过曲线的直线。