flight

英 [flaɪt]

美 [flaɪt]

n.  (尤指乘飞机的)空中航行，航程; 航班飞机; 班机; 飞行; 飞翔
v.  (熟练地踢、击或掷)使(球)在空中飞行

复数：flights　现在分词：flighting　过去式：flighted　第三人称单数：flights　过去分词：flighted　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1487 / COCA.1295

习惯用语

n.

in the first/top flight
• 名列前茅；佼佼者
  among the best of a particular group
put sb to flight
• 迫使逃窜
  to force sb to run away
take flight
• 逃走
  to run away
• The gang took flight when they heard the police car.
  这伙歹徒听见警车声就逃走了。

牛津词典

noun

空中航行 journey by air
• （尤指乘飞机的）空中航行，航程
  a journey made by air, especially in a plane
  1. a smooth/comfortable/bumpy flight
     平稳 / 舒适 / 颠簸的空中航行
  2. a domestic/an international flight
     国内 / 国际航班
  3. a hot-air balloon flight
     热气球航行
  4. We met on a flight from London to Paris.
     我们在从伦敦到巴黎的飞行途中相遇。
飞机 plane
• 航班飞机；班机
  a plane making a particular journey
  1. We're booked on the same flight.
     我们订了同一班机的机票。
  2. Flight BA 4793 is now boarding at Gate 17.
     BA 4793航班现在正在17号登机口登机。
  3. If we leave now, I can catch the earlier flight.
     我们要是现在动身，我就可以赶上早一点的航班。
  4. mercy/relief flights (= planes taking help to countries where there is a war)
     急救 / 救援班机（运送救援物资至发生战争的国家）
飞 flying
• 飞行；飞翔
  the act of flying
  1. the age of supersonic flight
     超声速飞行时代
  2. flight safety
     飞行安全
  3. The bird is easily recognized in flight (= when it is flying) by the black band at the end of its tail.
     这种鸟尾部末端有一条黑带，飞翔时很容易认出来。
物体的运动 movement of object
• （物体的）飞行，飞行方向
  the movement or direction of an object as it travels through the air
  1. the flight of a ball
     球的飞行
台阶 of steps
• 一段楼梯；一段阶梯
  a series of steps between two floors or levels
  1. She fell down a flight of stairs/steps and hurt her back.
     她从一段楼梯上跌了下来，摔伤了背。
逃走 running away
• （从危险或困境中的）逃避，躲避
  the act of running away from a dangerous or difficult situation
  1. the flight of refugees from the advancing forces
     难民躲避挺进的军队
  2. The main character is a journalist in flight from a failed marriage.
     主角是一个逃避失败婚姻的记者。
幻想；想象 of fancy/imagination
• 异想天开；奇思怪想；天花乱坠
  an idea or a statement that shows a lot of imagination but is not practical or sensible
鸟 / 机群 group of birds/aircraft
• （一起飞行的）鸟群（或机群）
  a group of birds or aircraft flying together
  1. a flight of geese
     一队飞雁
  2. an aircraft of the Queen's flight
     女王专机机队中的一架飞机

verb

• （熟练地踢、击或掷）使（球）在空中飞行
  to kick, hit or throw a ball through the air in a skilful way
  1. He equalized with a beautifully flighted shot.
     他漂亮一击把比分扳平。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 飞行;航行
  Aflightis a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane.
  1. The flight will take four hours.
     这次航行要飞 4 个小时。
• N-COUNT 航班;客机
  You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particularflight.
  1. I'll try to get on the flight down to Karachi tonight...
     我尽量赶上今晚去卡拉奇的航班。
  2. BA flight 286 was two hours late.
     英国航空公司 286 次航班晚点两个小时。
• N-UNCOUNT 飞行;飞行能力
  Flightis the action of flying, or the ability to fly.
  1. These hawks are magnificent in flight, soaring and circling for long periods...
     这些鹰飞行能力极其出色，可以长时间在空中翱翔和盘旋。
  2. Supersonic flight could become a routine form of travel in the 21st century.
     搭乘超音速飞机会成为 21 世纪常规的旅行方式。
• N-COUNT 鸟群
  Aflight ofbirds is a group of them flying together.
  1. A flight of green parrots shot out of the cedar forest.
     一群绿鹦鹉从杉木林里疾速飞出。
• N-UNCOUNT 逃避;躲开
  Flightis the act of running away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation or place.
  1. Frank was in full flight when he reached them...
     弗兰克正在拼命奔逃，这时他联系到了他们。
  2. The family was often in flight, hiding out in friends' houses.
     这一家人常常东躲西藏，在朋友家里避风头。
  3. ...her hurried flight from the palace in a cart.
     她坐着马车匆匆逃离王宫
• N-COUNT 一段(台阶或楼梯)
  Aflightofsteps or stairs is a set of steps or stairs that lead from one level to another without changing direction.
  1. We walked in silence up a flight of stairs and down a long corridor.
     我们默默地走上一段楼梯，穿过一个长长的走廊。
• PHRASE 想入非非;异想天开
  An idea or statement that is very imaginative but complicated, silly, or impractical can be referred to as aflight of fancy.
  1. Cockburn engaged in a flight of fancy, never once allowing facts to get in the way.
     科伯恩一直在想入非非，从不曾考虑现实状况。
• PHRASE 逃走;逃离;逃避
  If someonetakes flight, they run away from an unpleasant situation or place.
  1. He was told of the raid and decided to take flight immediately.
     他得知要突击搜查，决定立刻逃走。

英英释义

noun

• the act of escaping physically
  1. he made his escape from the mental hospital
  2. the canary escaped from its cage
  3. his flight was an indication of his guilt
  Synonym:escape
• a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
  1. I took the noon flight to Chicago
• an instance of traveling by air
  1. flying was still an exciting adventure for him
  Synonym:flying
• a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
  Synonym:flight of stairsflight of steps
• passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
  1. a flight of fancy
  2. flights of rhetoric
  3. flights of imagination
• an air force unit smaller than a squadron
• a formation of aircraft in flight
• a flock of flying birds
• the path followed by an object moving through space
  Synonym:trajectory

verb

• decorate with feathers
  1. fledge an arrow
  Synonym:fledge
• fly in a flock
  1. flighting wild geese
• shoot a bird in flight

双语例句

• The flight was postponed on account of bad weather.
  因为天气恶劣，飞行延期了。
• The future for manned space flight is looking increasingly uncertain.
  载人宇宙飞行的前景看上去充满了越来越多的变数。
• Frank was in full flight when he reached them
  弗兰克正在拼命奔逃，这时他联系到了他们。
• The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours
  这架喷气式飞机在飞行了将近3小时后降落了。
• The detective changed his holiday dates when his flight was brought forward and it now clashed with the trial.
  由于航班提前，侦探更改了度假日期，但是这样一来就和审判冲突了。
• The return flight of the aircraft was delayed
  回程航班被延误了。
• Basic flight instrumentation was similar on both planes
  两架飞机的基本飞行仪表相类似。
• He was booked on a flight leaving that day, but that was just a decoy.
  他订了那天起飞的航班，但那不过是个诱饵。
• Its real purpose is the launching and retrieval of small aeroplanes in flight.
  它真正的用途是发射和收回飞行中的小型飞机。
• The ruling obligates airlines to release information about their flight delays
  这一裁决规定航空公司有义务公布航班晚点信息。