flies

英 [flaɪz]

美 [flaɪz]

n.  (舞台上方)悬吊布景的空间，吊景区
v.  飞; 飞翔; (在空中或宇宙)飞行，航行; (乘飞行器或航天器)航行，飞行
fly的第三人称单数和复数

牛津词典

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• （舞台上方）悬吊布景的空间，吊景区
  the space above the stage in a theatre, used for lights and for storing scenery

柯林斯词典

• 苍蝇
  Aflyis a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour.
• VERB 飞;飞行;飞翔
  When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraftflies, it moves through the air.
  1. The planes flew through the clouds...
     飞机穿越云层。
  2. The bird flew away.
     鸟儿飞走了。
• VERB (乘飞机)飞行，航行
  If youflysomewhere, you travel there in an aircraft.
  1. He flew to Los Angeles...
     他飞往洛杉矶。
  2. He flew back to London...
     他飞回了伦敦。
  3. Mr Baker flew in from Moscow.
     贝克先生是从莫斯科飞过来的。
• VERB 驾驶(飞机)
  When someonefliesan aircraft, they control its movement in the air.
  1. Parker had successfully flown both aircraft...
     两架飞机帕克均成功驾驶过。
  2. He flew a small plane to Cuba...
     他驾驶一架小型飞机飞往古巴。
  3. His inspiration to fly came even before he joined the Army.
     他想开飞机的念头在参军之前就有了。
• VERB 空运(乘客或货物)
  Toflysomeone or something somewhere means to take or send them there in an aircraft.
  1. It may be possible to fly the women and children out on Thursday...
     周四可能会将妇女和儿童空运出去。
  2. The relief supplies are being flown from a warehouse in Pisa.
     救济物资正从比萨的一个仓库空运过来。
• VERB 飞舞;飘荡
  If something such as your hairis flyingabout, it is moving about freely and loosely in the air.
  1. His long, uncovered hair flew back in the wind...
     他那露在外面的长发随风向后飞舞。
  2. She was running down the stairs, her hair flying.
     她从楼上跑下来，长发飘动着。
• V-ERG 升(旗);(旗帜)飘扬
  If youflya flag or if itis flying, you display it at the top of a pole.
  1. They flew the flag of the African National Congress...
     他们升起非洲人国民大会的旗帜。
  2. A flag was flying on the new military HQ.
     一面旗帜在新的军事指挥部上空飘扬着。
• VERB 疾驰;飞跑
  If you say that someone or somethingfliesin a particular direction, you are emphasizing that they move there with a lot of speed or force.
  1. She flew to their bedsides when they were ill...
     在他们生病的时候她飞奔至他们身边。
  2. I flew downstairs...
     我飞奔到楼下。
  3. There are bullets flying around your head.
     子弹在头顶上呼啸而过。
• VERB 匆忙离开;赶紧走
  If you tell someone that you mustfly, you are indicating that you have to leave in a great hurry.
  1. I must fly or I'll miss my plane...
     我必须赶快走了否则就会误机。
  2. I'll have to fly.
     我得赶紧走了。
• VERB (故事、谣言等)传开，传播
  If stories or rumoursare flyingaround a place, they are being discussed a great deal and by a lot of people within a short period of time.
  1. Rumours had been flying around the workrooms all morning...
     整个早上流言在各工作间传来传去。
  2. Rumours were flying about possible deals.
     关于可能的交易的传闻在满天飞。
• (裤子的)前裆开口
  The front opening on a pair of trousers is referred to as thefly, or in British English theflies. It usually consists of a zip or row of buttons behind a band of cloth.
• See also:flyingtsetse fly
• PHRASE 心地善良;心肠软
  If you say that someone wouldn'thurt a flyor wouldn'tharm a fly, you are emphasizing that they are very kind and gentle.
  1. Ray wouldn't hurt a fly.
     雷心肠很软。
  2. ...a lovely girl, who would not have harmed a fly.
     连一只苍蝇都不肯伤害的可爱女孩
• PHRASE 攻击;侮辱
  If youlet fly, you attack someone, either physically by hitting them, or with words by insulting them.
  1. A simmering row ended with her letting fly with a stream of obscenities.
     激烈的争吵最后以她一连串的污言秽语而告结束。
• PHRASE 匆忙地;赶紧地
  If you do somethingon the fly, you do it quickly without thinking about it or planning it in advance, especially while something else is happening.
  1. It was all pretty much done on the fly.
     那几乎都是匆忙之中完成的。
• PHRASE (把…)打翻在地;(使)重重地摔在地上
  If yousendsomeone or somethingflyingor if theygo flying, they move through the air and fall down with a lot of force.
  1. The blow sent the young man flying.
     这一拳把那个年轻人打翻在地。
• See also:What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Davis finds out what's happened to his precious cargo.fly-on-the-wall
• tofly the coop→ see:coop
• as the crow flies→ see:crow
• . tofly in the face of→ see:face
• . tofly the flag→ see:flag
• . tofly off the handle→ see:handle
• . afly in the ointment→ see:ointment
• pigs might fly→ see:pig
• sparks fly→ see:spark
• time flies→ see:time
• PHRASAL VERB 攻击;侮辱
  If youfly atsomeone, you attack them, either physically by hitting them, or with words by insulting them.
  1. She flew at him for making a very anti-British remark.
     她攻击他激烈的反英言论。
• PHRASAL VERB 突然爆发(坏脾气);突然陷入(恐慌)
  If youfly intoa bad temper or a panic, you suddenly become very angry or anxious and show this in your behaviour.
  1. Losing a game would cause him to fly into a rage.
     输掉一场比赛会让他暴跳如雷。

英英释义

noun

• (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

双语例句

• The dragonfly feeds on mosquitoes and flies.
  蜻蜓捕食蚊蝇。
• I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
  我住在华盛顿的梅萨，到汉福德的直线距离约为10英里。
• We test each one to see that it flies well.
  我们对每架飞机都会进行测试，以确保其飞行性能良好。
• The Government flies these kites of disinformation, then people feel grateful when the changes don't happen.
  政府故意放出这些虚假消息来试探舆论，而当其中提到的改变并未出现时，老百姓便会心怀感激。
• The new airplane flies at twice the speed of sound.
  这架新式飞机以两倍于音速的速度飞行。
• Spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies.
  坏了，而且满是苍蝇的卵和幼虫。
• How time flies! without knowing it, twenty years have passed.
  时光过得真快，一晃二十年了。
• The jet flies higher than the helicopter.
  喷气式飞机比直升机飞得高。
• He once emerged from the toilets with his flies unfastened.
  有一次他裤链没拉就出了厕所。
• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
  那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。