词组 | fly |
释义 | verb | noun fly1 /flaɪ/ verb to travel through the air – used about planes, people in planes, birds, and insectsprepositions/adverbsfly to/from a place We flew from London to New York.fly over/across an area of land/ocean The plane flies over Greenland on its way to Toronto.fly past I saw a flock of pigeons flying past.fly high/low They watched the birds flying high above them in the sky. | The plane flew low over the town.fly direct/nonstop (=without stopping) She flew nonstop to Singapore. | You can now fly direct from London to Tokyo.fly solo (=fly a plane alone) He bought a small plane which he flew solo from Los Angeles to Miami.THESAURUS: fly soar to fly very high in the sky – used about birds and planes: The aircraft soared up into the sky. | An eagle soared high above them. glide to fly using currents of air – used about planes flying without using engine power, or birds flying without moving their wings up and down: The swans glided down onto the water. | The space shuttle glided slowly back to Earth. swoop down if a bird swoops down, it flies down suddenly, especially in order to catch something: A sea eagle swooped down to catch a fish. buzz if an insect buzzes, it flies noisily: Flies were buzzing around the kitchen. take off if a plane or a bird takes off, it leaves the ground and starts to fly: We watched the planes taking off from the airport. land to come down onto the ground or onto something – used about planes, birds, and insects: The plane landed safely at Brindisi Airport. | A seagull landed on top of the roof. | A wasp landed on top of his head. verb | noun fly2 /flaɪ/ noun 1. a small flying insect with two wingsverbsa fly buzzes A few flies buzzed around the kitchen.a fly lands A fly landed on his arm and he waved it away.swat a fly (=hit it) He swatted a fly that was annoying him.shoo (away) a fly (=make it move away) A woman tried to shoo away a fly and lost control of her car.attract flies If you leave food out, it will attract flies.nouns + flya house/fruit/horse etc fly The common house fly can carry many different diseases.fly + nounsfly spray Fleas can be easily dealt with using fly spray.a fly swatter (=a flat piece of plastic on a stick that you hit flies with) He killed a fly with the fly swatter.phrasesa swarm/cloud of flies A swarm of flies was buzzing around my head. | A thick cloud of flies seemed to follow them.2. the part at the front of a pair of trousers which you can openFlies or fly?In British English, people usually say flies: John, your flies are undone. In American English, people say fly: John, your fly is open.verbsdo up your flies Don’t forget to do your flies up.zip/button (up) your flies Don’t forget to zip your flies.unzip/undo your flies He unzipped his flies as he went into the bathroom.phrasesyour flies are open also your flies are undone BrE Katie whispered, “John, your fly is open!” |
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