fly
verb In sense 15 flied is used for the past tense and past participle.Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fly | |
| he / she / it flies | |
| past simple flew | |
| past participle flown | |
| -ing form flying |
- [intransitive]
to move through the air, using wings 飞；飞翔 Penguins can't fly. 企鹅不会飞。 - + adv./prep.
A stork flew slowly past. 一只鹳缓缓飞过。 A wasp had flown in through the window. 一只黄蜂从窗口飞了进来。 Geese fly south in the fall. 鹅在秋天向南飞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- low
- fast
- …
- above
- over
- [intransitive]
(of an aircraft or a spacecraft 航空器或航天器 to move through air or space （在空中或宇宙）飞行，航行 - fly (from A) (to B)
They were on a plane flying from London to New York. 他们在从伦敦飞往纽约的飞机上。 - fly (to B) (from A)
Lufthansa fly to La Paz from Frankfurt. 汉莎航空公司的飞机从法兰克福飞往拉巴斯。 - + adv./prep.
Enemy planes fly overhead. 敌机在头顶飞过。 to fly at the speed of sound 以声速飞行 The aircraft was declared fully functional and fit to fly. 这架飞机被宣布功能齐全，适合飞行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- low
- fast
- …
- above
- over
- fly (from A) (to B)
- [intransitive]
to travel in an aircraft or a spacecraft （乘航空器或航天器）航行，飞行 Is this the first time that you've flown? 这是你第一次乘飞机吗？ - fly (from A) (to B)
I'm flying to Hong Kong tomorrow. 明天我要乘飞机去香港。 - fly + adv./prep.
I was flying home to visit my family. 我正乘飞机回家看望家人。 - + noun
I always fly business class. 我搭飞机总是坐商务舱。 We're flying KLM. 我们乘坐荷兰皇家航空公司的飞机。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- high
- low
- fast
- …
- above
- over
- [transitive, intransitive]
to control an aircraft, etc. in the air 驾驶（飞机等）；操纵（飞行器等） He's learning to fly. 他在学习驾驶飞机。 - fly something
a pilot trained to fly large passenger planes 受过驾驶大型客机训练的飞行员 children flying kites 放风筝的儿童
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by aira1She's trained to fly passenger planes, not military jets. 她受过驾驶客机的训练，而不是战斗机。 You'll have to fly the helicopter over some dangerous territory. 你必须驾驶直升机飞越一些危险的地区。
- [transitive] + adv./prep.
to transport goods or passengers in a plane 空运（货物或乘客） The stranded tourists were finally flown home. 滞留的游客终于由飞机送返家园。 He had flowers specially flown in for the ceremony. 他特地为这个庆典空运鲜花来。 Orders were given to fly the prisoners to the US. 已下令将囚犯空运到美国。
- [transitive] fly something
to move through the air for a particular distance; to travel over an ocean or area of land in an aircraft 乘飞行器飞越（海洋或陆地） Some birds fly huge distances when they migrate. 有些鸟迁徙时会飞很远的距离。 Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic? 谁是飞越大西洋的第一人？ Only four airlines are currently allowed to fly transatlantic routes from Heathrow. 目前只有四家航空公司被允许从希思罗机场飞往跨大西洋航线。
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
to go or move quickly 疾驰；疾行；快速移动 The train was flying along. 火车飞驰着。 She gasped and her hand flew to her mouth. 她倒抽了一口气，连忙用手掩着嘴。 It's late—I must fly. 已经晚了，我得赶快走。
- [intransitive]
to move suddenly and with force 猛然移动 - [intransitive]
to seem to pass very quickly 飞逝 - [intransitive, transitive]
if a flag flies, or if you fly it, it is displayed, for example on a pole (= a long piece of wood or metal) （旗）飘扬；升，悬挂（旗） - [intransitive]
to move around freely 自由移动 hair flying in the wind 随风飘拂的头发
- [intransitive]
to be talked about by many people 流传；四处传播 - [transitive, intransitive] fly (something) (formal)
to escape from somebody/something （从…）逃走，逃跑 - [intransitive] (especially North American English)
to be successful 成功 - (flies, flying, flied, flied)[intransitive, transitive] fly (something)
to hit a ball high into the air 将（球）击出飞球
of bird/insect鸟；昆虫
aircraft/spacecraft航空器；航天器
move quickly/suddenly快速／突然移动
of time时间
flag旗帜
move freely自由移动
of stories/rumours故事；传闻
escape逃跑
of plan计划
in baseball棒球
Word Originverb Old English flēogan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vliegen and German fliegen, also to fly, the insect.
Idioms
as the crow flies
the bird has flown
the wanted person has escaped 要抓的人逃掉了
(fly) by the seat of your pants
- (informal)
to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful 临时凭感觉碰运气；凭经验瞎碰
fly the coop
- (informal, especially North American English)
to escape from a place 逃走
fly/show/wave the flag
to show your support for your country, an organization or an idea to encourage or persuade others to do the same 表示并号召拥护自己的国家（或某组织、某思想）
fly high
to be successful 成功 British cinema has been flying high recently, winning several coveted awards. 英国电影最近飞黄腾达，赢得了几个令人垂涎的奖项。
fly in the face of something
fly into a rage, temper, etc.
to become suddenly very angry 勃然大怒
fly a kite
- (informal)
to test out public opinion on a subject 成功 The company is flying a kite to see if this plan provokes any interest. 公司正在试探这个计划是否会引起兴趣。
fly the nest
(of a young bird 幼鸟 to become able to fly and leave its nest 羽翼已丰可离巢 - (informal)
(of somebody’s child 子女 to leave home and live somewhere else 另立门户 Her children have flown the nest. 她的孩子们已经离家独立。
fly/go off at a tangent (British English)
(North American English go off on a tangent)
- (informal)
to suddenly start saying or doing something that does not seem to be connected to what has gone before 突然转换话题；突然改变行动 He never sticks to the point but keeps going off at a tangent. 他从来不坚持要点，而是一直离题。 Laura’s mind went off at a tangent. 劳拉心不在焉。
fly off the handle
- (informal)
to suddenly become very angry 大发雷霆 He seems to fly off the handle about the slightest thing these days. 这些天来，他似乎为一点小事就大发雷霆。
fly/go out (of) the window
go flying
go fly a/your kite
- (North American English, informal)
used to tell somebody to go away and stop annoying you or interfering 走开；别烦人；别插手
keep the flag flying
let fly (at somebody/something) (with something)
pigs might fly (British English)
(North American English when pigs fly)
time flies
