--v.

1 take wing, take flight, take to the air, wing, soar, sail,hover

flutter, flit, flap: A stork flew overhead. Daedalustaught Icarus to fly.

2 Also, fly away or off. take flight,depart, leave, flee, decamp, bolt, run away or off, escape, make(good) one's escape, take to one's heels, show a clean pair ofheels, rush or nip off or out or away, (make a) run (for it), goor get away or off, abscond, make a getaway, cut and run, beat a(hasty) retreat, take off, scoot, Colloq light out, beat it,clear out or off, skedaddle, scram, US cut out, hightail (it),take it on the lam, take a (run-out) powder, lam out, take tothe hills, take to the woods

Slang Brit scarper, bugger off, USvamoose, blow: She flew off before I could get her telephonenumber.

3 hasten, hurry, rush, run, race, dash, sprint, tear,scamper, scoot, Colloq make tracks: I must fly if I'm to catchthe train.

4 pass (by), elapse, go (by), expire, run itscourse, slip or slide by or away: Time flies quickly whenyou're having fun.

5 aviate, pilot

jet: Parker flies his ownplane. I flew down to Paris with him.

6 fly in the face of.flout, defy, go against, contemn, scorn, scoff at, oppose, go orrun counter to, counter, counteract, countervail, countermine,contradict, contravene, thumb one's nose at, Colloq Brit cock asnook at: His actions fly in the face of conventionalbehaviour.

7 fly off the handle. fly into a rage or fury ortemper or passion, lose one's temper, have a fit or tantrum, befit to be tied, go berserk, go crazy or mad, explode, Colloqlose or blow one's cool, blow one's top, hit or go through theroof, US hit the ceiling, blow one's stack, get worked up(over)

Slang blow a fuse or a gasket, flip (one's lid), have ahaemorrhage, Brit flip one's top: Rudolf flies off the handleat the slightest provocation.

8 let fly. a throw, toss, cast,hurl, fling, heave, pitch, lob, sling, chuck, shoot, fire (off),let rip, discharge, launch, propel, let go or off: They let flya volley of arrows. b let go with, let (someone) have it, lashout, vent one's spleen, lose one's temper, burst out or forth,burst into, Colloq pull no punches, tear into: That was thelast straw, and she really let fly at him.

--n.

9 Often, Brit flies. flap, fly front, Brit zip, US zipper:He was embarrassed to find his flies were open.

10 fly in theointment. hitch, snag, impediment, obstacle, obstruction,problem, difficulty, drawback, detraction, rub, hindrance,bugbear, bogey, bugaboo, Offensive nigger in the woodpile: Theone fly in the ointment is that my mother won't give mepermission to go.

verb (flew, flown) TRAVEL 旅行  ESSENTIAL  intransitive

When a bird, insect or aircraft flies, it moves through the air   （鸟、昆虫或飞机）飞，飞行 The poor bird couldn't fly because it had a broken wing.   这只可怜的鸟飞不起来了，因为它的翅膀断了。 As soon as it saw us, the bird flew away/off.   鸟一看到我们就飞走了。  ESSENTIAL  intransitive or transitive

to travel by aircraft, or to go somewhere or cross something in an aircraft   （乘飞机）飞行，航行；乘飞机去；乘飞机穿过 We flew to Paris.   我们乘飞机去巴黎。 We fly from/out from/out of Heathrow, but fly back (in)to Gatwick.   我们从希思路机场起飞，但返航时在格域机场降落。 We are flying at a height of 9 000 metres.   我们正在9000公尺的高空飞行。 She has to fly thousands of miles every year for her job.   她每年因为工作要飞行上千英里。 Who was the first person to fly (across) the Atlantic?   谁是飞越大西洋的第一人？ transitive

to use a particular company to travel by aircraft    搭乘（某公司航班） I usually fly Lufthansa/Japan Airlines/El Al.   我通常搭乘汉莎航空公司／日本航空公司／以色列航空公司的航班。 transitive

to transport people or goods by aircraft    空运（乘客或货物） The restaurant flies its fish in daily from Scotland.   这间餐厅每天从苏格兰空运鱼。 We will be flying 100 badly wounded civilians out of the battle zone tonight.   今晚我们将空运100名受重伤的平民离开战区。 intransitive or transitive

to control an aircraft    驾驶（飞机） I learned to fly when I was in Australia.   我在澳大利亚时学会了开飞机。verb (flew, flown) MOVE QUICKLY 快速移动  ADVANCED  intransitive

to move or go quickly    快速移动；疾行 With the explosion, glass flew across the room.   随着一声爆炸，房间内玻璃碎片四处横飞。 Cathy flew by/past me in the corridor.   在走廊里，凯茜从我身边飞奔而过。 My holiday seems to have flown (by) (= passed very quickly) this year.   今年我的假期好像飞一般地就过去了。 The door/window suddenly flew open.   门／窗户猛地打开了。 informal Anyway, I must fly (= leave quickly) - I didn't realize how late it was!   无论如何，我必须走了——我都没意识到有多晚了！verb (flew, flown) WAVE 舞动 intransitive or transitive

to wave or move about in the air while being fixed at one end    挥舞；飘扬；放飞 The ship was flying the Spanish flag.   这艘船挂着西班牙国旗。 The flag was flying at half-mast (= lowered to a point half way down the pole) to mark the death of the President.   降了半旗为总统逝世致哀。 There isn't really enough wind to fly a kite today.   今天风确实不大，放不起风筝。verb (flew, flown) be flying high

If a person or a company is flying high, they are very successful    平步青云；非常成功 The company was flying high as a maker of personal computers.   作为个人电脑的制造商，这家公司非常成功。    US informal

to be very excited or happy, often because of the effect of drugs   （因药物作用）异常兴奋或高兴 The guy was on drugs - flying high and scaring everyone around him.   这个家伙嗑了药。他异常兴奋，吓怕了所有周围的人。 When the winter Olympics came to Canada, the whole country was flying high.   当加拿大成为冬季奥运会的主办国时，整个国家都兴奋极了。verb (flew, flown) fly in the face of sth

not to obey something, or not to act in a way that agrees with something    违抗；违背 This is an argument that seems to fly in the face of common sense.   这个论点似乎与常识相悖。verb (flew, flown) fly into a rage (UK also fly into a temper/fury)

to suddenly become very angry    勃然大怒 I asked to speak to her boss and she just flew into a rage.   我要求跟她的老板谈话，结果她勃然大怒。verb (flew, flown) fly off the handle

to react in a very angry way to something that someone says or does    大发雷霆 He's extremely irritable - he flies off the handle at the slightest thing.   他极容易发火——芝麻大的小事都能让他大发雷霆。verb (flew, flown) go fly a kite mainly US informal

used to tell someone who is being annoying to go away    走开，别烦我verb (flew, flown) go/send sth/sb flying informal

to fall, or to cause something or someone to fall or move through the air, suddenly and by accident   （使）猛然跌倒；（使）飞出去 I tripped going up the stairs and I/my books went flying.   我上楼梯时绊了一下，摔倒了／我的书掉到了地上。verb (flew, flown) with flying colours

If you do something such as pass an examination with flying colours, you do it very successfully.    成绩优异地；出色地verb (flew, flown)   Phrasal Verbs   fly about/around informal

If ideas, remarks, or accusations are flying about/around, they are passed quickly from one person to another and cause excitement   （看法、评论、谴责等）满天飞，四下飞速传播 All kinds of rumours are flying around about the school closing.   有关学校关闭的各种流言满天飞。verb (flew, flown)   Phrasal Verbs   fly at sb/sth

to attack another person or animal suddenly    突然攻击，扑向（人或动物） He flew at his brother like a mad thing.   他疯了似的扑向他哥哥。noun countable INSECT 昆虫  ADVANCED 

a small insect with two wings    蝇；苍蝇noun countable TROUSERS 长裤    (UK also flies)

the opening at the front of a pair of trousers   （裤子的）前裆开口，拉锁盖，扭扣盖 Hey Chris, your fly's undone!   嗨，克里斯，你裤子拉链开着呢！noun countable FISHING 钓鱼

a hook (= curved piece of wire) with coloured threads fastened to it, fixed to the end of a fishing line to attract fish   （作钓饵的）假蝇钓钩noun countable TENT 帐篷    mainly US for

flysheet noun countable drop like flies informal

If people are dropping like flies they are dying or falling down in large numbers    大批死去；成批倒下 The heat was overwhelming and people were dropping like flies.   酷暑难当，人们纷纷病倒。

to stop doing an activity in large numbers    纷纷停止做（某事） There used to be over twenty of us in our aerobics class but they're dropping like flies.   过去我们的有氧健身班有20多个人，但是现在很多人都退出了。noun countable fly in the ointment informal

a single thing or person that is spoiling a situation which could have been very positive or enjoyable    美中不足之处；令人扫兴的东西（或人） I'm looking forward to Sunday, the only fly in the ointment being the fact that I shall have to sit next to my mother-in-law.   我期待着星期日的到来，唯一令人不快的是，到时我必须坐在岳母旁边。noun countable fly on the wall

If you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall on an occasion, you mean that you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed    暗中偷听者；暗中观察者 I'd love to be a fly on the wall when those two get home!   我想暗中听听那两人回到家说些甚么！ ⇨ See also fly-on-the-wallnoun countable no flies on sb

If you say there are no flies on someone, you mean that they cannot easily be deceived.   （某人）很精明，不会轻易上当受骗noun countable wouldn't harm/hurt a fly informal

If you say that someone wouldn't harm/hurt a fly, you mean they are gentle and would not do anything to injure or offend anyone.    连一只苍蝇都不肯伤害；心地善良