●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]