fly /flaɪ/ (flies, flying, flew /fluː/ , flown /BrEfləʊn; NAmEfloʊn/ ) ► SEE ALLfly aroundfly around sthfly at sbfly by/pastfly in/outfly into sthfly out of sthfly sb/sth in/outfly sb/sth into sthfly sb/sth out of sthfly into sthfly offfly off sthfly out, etc.fly past●ˌfly aˈround●ˌfly aˈround sth ( ˌfly aˈbout, ˌfly aˈbout sthespecially BrE) (usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时) if a story or a piece of news is flying around, it is being talked about by a lot of people and passed from one person to another（传闻或消息）传播，扩散◆Stories about his past are flying around among the students. 他过去的事在学生中传播开来。◆Rumours have been flying around the office. 办公室里谣言四起。[v + adv][v + prep]●ˈfly at sb (of a person or an animal人或动物) to attack sb suddenly and violently扑向；猛烈攻击◆She flew at him, hitting and kicking. 她朝他直扑过去，对他拳打脚踢。[v + prep]●ˌfly ˈby/ˈpast1.when time flies by/past, it seems to pass very quickly（时间）飞逝◆My three years at college flew by. 我在大学的三年一晃就过去了。◆When you have lots of things to do, time just flies past. 很多事情要做时，就觉得时间过得飞快。SUBJtime, days, hours, etc.NOTEFly can also be used on its own with this meaning, especially with the subject time * fly 单独使用也可作此义，尤与主语 time 连用◆There was so much to do, the time just flew. 要做的事情很多，时间一眨眼就过去了。2.when miles, etc. fly by/past, a journey by car, bus, train or bicycle seems to pass very quickly（旅程）过得飞快◆As the miles flew past and we got closer and closer to the sea, the kids got more and more excited. 旅程飞快，我们越来越接近大海，孩子们越来越兴奋。SUBJmiles, countryside[v + adv]●ˌfly ˈin/out●ˌfly ˈinto sth●ˌfly ˈout of sthto arrive/leave a place by plane乘飞机来到／离开（某地）；飞抵；飞离◆She’s flying out to join him in Nairobi next week. 她下周将飞往内罗毕与他会合。◆Several heads of state flew into London last night for talks with the Prime Minister. 数位国家元首昨晚飞抵伦敦，将与首相举行会谈。➡ see also fly sb/sth in/out, etc.[v + adv][v + prep][v + adv + prep]●ˌfly sb/sth ˈin/ˈout●ˌfly sb/sth ˈinto sth●ˌfly sb/sth ˈout of sthto bring sb/sth by plane to a place or take them away用飞机运来／运走；空运◆They flew us in by helicopter. 他们用直升机送我们过来。◆Food supplies are being flown out immediately. 食物补给立刻空运走了。◆The travel company is flying 200 people out of the area tomorrow. 旅行公司明天将空运 200 人离开该地区。➡ see also fly in/out, fly into, fly out of sth[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n][v + n/pron + prep][v + n/pron + adv + prep]●ˌfly ˈinto sthif sb flies into a temper, etc., they suddenly become extremely angry突然发怒；突然变得怒不可遏◆He flies into a rage when you mention her. 你一提起她，他就大发雷霆。OBJrage, temper, panic[v + prep]●ˌfly ˈoff●ˌfly ˈoff sthto come off sth suddenly and with force（从…）飞脱，甩出，突然脱落◆The jolt caused her glasses to fly off. 那一阵颠簸把她的眼镜震掉了。[v + adv][v + prep] ●fly off the ˈhandle (informal) to become suddenly very angry勃然大怒；火冒三丈●ˌfly ˈout, etc.➡fly in/out, etc.●ˌfly ˈpast➡fly by/past
