Definition of fling in English:

fling

verbflung flɪŋflɪŋ

1with object and adverbial of direction Throw or hurl forcefully.
（用力）投，掷，抛
he picked up the debris and flung it away
他拾起碎片，把它扔到一边。
she flung herself down on his bed
她一下子扑倒在他床上。
figurative I was flung into jail
〈喻〉我被投进了监狱。
Example sentencesExamples
- But any comet daring enough to pass close to Jupiter gets flung out in a new direction.
- All of the members of the Melody crouched, throwing their hands over their heads to fling away the flying debris.
- The boots were next to go, and those were flung in different directions with dull thuds.
- Stones and debris had been flung up on to the grassy area.
- His head spinning, the impact of the collision threw Tobias from his spot on the ladder and flung him against the other bookshelf.
- Azyra snapped out of her trance just in time she scrambled away from the light just before it silently detonated with enough force to fling her from the fire escape.
- Billy was then flung back to when he was twelve years old, visiting the rim of the Grand Canyon.
- With that, he flung Bort over his shoulder and threw him against a wall.
- Yet they cannot stand the heat of scrutiny, nor even some of the mud they throw being flung back at them.
- Guests are enthralled with bartenders who flip bottles, toss some glasses and fling a few mixing sets.
- The books I had were opened and flung far across the room.
- He is thrown backward and his rifle has been flung out of his hand.
- The creature roared again, and Aligore was suddenly flung to the ground.
- She flung the two pieces at Stella and threw the scrapbook on the floor.
- When he had flung those, another two formed and they were thrown as well.
- Without gravity, we would be immediately flung into outer space at l, 000 miles per hour.
- She looked like a limp doll, contorted and abused and violently flung aside.
- Landing by Sabetha they grabbed her shoulders and flipped her over flinging her against a tree.
- Ken arrived at the front door, which had always denied his presence and flung him back forcefully if he dared touch it.
- The troll flung these in every direction until the present was laid bare before him.
Synonyms
throw, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob, bowl, launch, flip, shy, send, propel, project, aim, direct, catapult, fire, send flying, let fly with
informal chuck, heave, bung, buzz, whang
North American informal peg
Australian informal hoy
New Zealand informal bish
1. 1.1 Move or push (something) suddenly or violently.
  （突然或猛烈地）移动，推开
  he flung back the bedclothes
  他猛地掀开铺盖。
  with object and complement Jennifer flung open a door
  Example sentencesExamples
  I angrily swipe my access card, watch the light on the lock turn green, and put my weight into opening the door, flinging it out of my way.
  Lidgerwood violently flung the flap of the tent open, his groggy mind struggling to make sense of all this, trying to place him.
  My fangs glistened as I stalked to the door and flung it open.
  He stopped and flung his car door open before storming back to the van, shouting.
  On returning a drunken someone would make it back to the door, fling it open and stagger through it, forgetting to shut it at all.
  She would stop, peek in a door, and then either fling it wide open or close it and move on.
  Taking off my gloves, I ran to the front door and flung it open.
  He breathed deeply and then flung open his laptop's lid, turning the computer on.
  Wrenching the door knob violently, she flings the door open and is met with stunned glances from two suited businessmen.
  An arm was flung over my shoulder and I shrugged it off.
  Slipping to the door he flung it open and rushed for the bathroom.
  Evan ran to the door and flung it open letting the cool air wash over me.
  Pete had had his fingers entwined in her red locks and she had let her hands roam his back when the door was suddenly flung open.
  Abigail flung a hand into her hair, brushing it back, and glaring.
  Suddenly, the door was flung open and the Duke of Rivenston strode inside.
  He jumped up from his desk, ran to the door and flung it open.
  She flings out her hands to break her fall, slips, and crashes to the ground.
  PJ stepped back and jump kicked the door flinging it open.
  He flung his tail upward and made Victor fly right into his hands.
  The storeowner bounded to the door and flung it open, running out into the street.
2. 1.2fling oneself into Start or engage in (an activity or enterprise) with great energy and enthusiasm.
  he flung himself into his athletics
  他全身心投入体育运动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pete's cousin had died from an undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy and, with his usual enthusiasm, Pete flung himself into setting up this new charity.
  Marching in a demonstration, by contrast, is among the most active forms of participation in political life. Demonstrators have bestirred themselves, put off other plans, braved the elements, flung themselves into action.
  He rarely rode for himself, but flung himself into solely helping his team leader.
  And so it was that two figures, one whose brutally short red hair fluttered in the breeze and the other whose blond mane marked him as a sea-raider, flung themselves into a final combat.
  But it's not often that you see a genuine superpower fling itself into such a total policy fiasco.
  They flung themselves into the work in an uncalculating way.
  Robertson has flung himself into the challenge, which he sees as an opportunity to improve his coaching credentials.
  When she got home she flung herself into the ‘getting ready’ process with enthusiasm.
  Crossleyans realised that one score would put them right back in the match and flung themselves into attack with both wingers prominent.
  True to the tradition of convent-educated girls in fiction, Aurora flings herself into a voluptuous life of lunches and lovers.
  He kicked up his heels and flung himself into the carefree life of a bachelor.
  So long as there was a wall round the cliff's edge they could fling themselves into every frantic game and make the place the noisiest of nurseries.
  They have lately flung themselves into the practice of being - if just a little - up against it.
  Time and time again, Kennedy, McNamara Varga, Agathe and Thompson flung themselves into last ditch tackles and won.
  One reader wrote to say she was training as a foster-parent; and Mary Stott, a great woman's editor, flung herself into women's causes and founded the Association of Widows.
  Buoyed by that, Rovers flung themselves into the contest again.
  Even she is hilarious with the way she flings herself into the part of a poor girl determined never to go back again.
  Inspired, Kumar flung himself into high-altitude mountaineering and began racking up notable achievements.
  But he is the quondam atheist who has flung himself into Opus Dei.
  More than a few Scots will fling themselves into the frozen fray as Winter Olympians for Team GB this fortnight in Salt Lake City.
3. 1.3no object, with adverbial of direction Go quickly and angrily.
  Lisa had flung out of the house without so much as a glance at him
  Example sentencesExamples
  Meta flung back quickly and landed on the floor, dust flying everywhere.

noun flɪŋflɪŋ

1A short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour.
一时的纵情欢乐（或放纵）
one final fling before a tranquil retirement
平静引退前的最后一次纵情玩乐。
Example sentencesExamples
- Again, we have a wild fling, in which the supplies of the last year are consumed.
- He then had a spectacularly-unsuccessful stint as coach of a poor Lakers team in 1994 before his final fling as a player in 1996.
- Except good sense tells me I should enjoy this last fling, and by all means see Montana.
- Performance coach Meg Ritchie is delighted that Liz has come out of retirement for a final fling at an arena close enough to ensure a sizeable contingent of home fans will cheer her to the echo.
- Although no-one knew it at the time, the 1993 tour was to be the last of the old school, the final fling of an amateur era extending back for a century and more.
- But if you're looking for a game that'll be more than a weekend fling, look elsewhere.
- He is satisfied with his lot even if the rot will set in soon and the freshness is pure deception lasting no longer than cherry blossoms tossed on snow when north winds are enjoying their final fling.
- But a funny thing happened this week: in our final fling for the year, the props came pouring in from all over, and suddenly, this whole enterprise doesn't seem quite so otiose.
- As far as memorable moments go, the final fling of the Westmorland Orchestra concert season promises to be a real gem in the ensemble's diamond jubilee year.
- It's trick or treat for Halloween, the last night of summer on the last night of the month, traditionally the time when the spirits of the dead are allowed a final fling before winter sets in.
- For Yorke, who is now 36 years old, it was a final fling for both him and his illustrious friend.
- Jeb's story is a quieter one, more of the daily routine of life than of the weekend flings.
- What was unexpected, amazingly, gloriously unexpected was the way the game's elder statesmen had one final fling.
- Tottenham wooed him again, in 1997-8, for one final fling.
- All the indications are, though, that this is his final fling.
- The inspection fitters said there had been some talk of a get together among the workers - a final fling as a group of workers.
- While most trips last one or two weeks, everything from a weekend fling to a monthlong sojourn is possible.
- Besides, the spring fling at the Fairgrounds forgave everyone and everything, rain or shine.
- Saturday's point gives them added insurance against a final fling from George Burley's Tractor Boys but even the ever-optimistic Holdsworth is playing it safe.
- Grain prices took their customary nosedive after last year's brief upward fling.
Synonyms
good time, binge, spree, bit of fun, bit of amusement, night on the town
fun and games, enjoyment, entertainment, recreation, revelry, skylarking, larks
1. 1.1 A short, spontaneous sexual relationship.
  一时冲动的性关系
  I had a fling with someone when I was at college
  我读大学时曾一时冲动发生过性关系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His extra-marital flings were always famed.
  I had a little quick one-night fling during our hiatus, and I have to admit that I enjoyed it.
  As the film's title suggests, however, theirs is a summer fling.
  She has had five serious relationships the rest have all been short flings, one-nighters and so on.
  I even had a few wild flings with a couple of nice guys, but things always seemed to go south when it came to relationships.
  I'd hate this to be a one-night fling.
  If a long-lasting relationship develops out of the fling, so be it.
  It appears like you're looking for a fling or a casual sexual relationship, but it's not that simple.
  Their affair is just a summer fling, he tells his mother - nothing serious.
  He didn't understand how some people could just want flings and other short relationships just for the sex.
  I'm just a casual fling on the side?
  I don't care if they were cringeworthy flings or epic romances, or a little of both; that's beside the point.
  "Casual flings can be very, very sweet, Nadia."
  Adam and Louise had enjoyed a brief fling in the past and there was still an attraction between them.
  Or was it just one last fling before your wedding night?
  I had a few flings in college, more sexual partners than he did, and he has a problem with this.
  Her pregnancy is the result of a brief fling with ex-husband, Gavin.
  One more bit here: she has a history of cutting off short flings and then not seeing those people again.
  I've had a few short flings in that time, but the most recent was two years ago.
  Did Julie think that this was just a casual fling?
  Synonyms
  affair, love affair, relationship, romance, flirtation, dalliance, liaison, entanglement, romantic entanglement, involvement, attachment, affair of the heart, intrigue
  relations
  French affaire, affaire de/du cœur, amour
  informal hanky-panky
  British informal carry-on
2
short for Highland fling

Derivatives

flinger

noun

Indeed, those early days of Johnson as a wild, high-strung flinger are getting hazier, wiped off the memory bank by the enduring image of a power pitcher who has developed impeccable control.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm more of a flinger than a floater, so my teacher catches my hips, then he stands there and counts slowly to twelve while subtly, telepathically adjusting my posture and watching for signs of collapse.
- Torpedo and missile launchers on capital warships are essentially flingers, just very specialized ones.
- Without that hand speed, he might be just another flinger.
- Mrs. Medori is ‘la Maestra’ and conducts the concerto of flower flingers.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'go violently'): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja 'flog'. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense 'reckless movement of the body' and dates from the early 19th century.

Rhymes

Beijing, bing, bring, Chungking, cling, ding, dingaling, I Ching, king, Kunming, ling, Ming, Nanjing, Peking, ping, ring, sing, Singh, sling, spring, sting, string, swing, Synge, thing, ting, wing, wring, Xining, zing

Definition of fling in US English:

fling

verbflɪŋfliNG

1with object and adverbial of direction Throw or hurl forcefully.
（用力）投，掷，抛
he picked up the debris and flung it away
他拾起碎片，把它扔到一边。
figurative I was flung into jail
〈喻〉我被投进了监狱。
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet they cannot stand the heat of scrutiny, nor even some of the mud they throw being flung back at them.
- Landing by Sabetha they grabbed her shoulders and flipped her over flinging her against a tree.
- The books I had were opened and flung far across the room.
- Ken arrived at the front door, which had always denied his presence and flung him back forcefully if he dared touch it.
- The troll flung these in every direction until the present was laid bare before him.
- She looked like a limp doll, contorted and abused and violently flung aside.
- Stones and debris had been flung up on to the grassy area.
- Azyra snapped out of her trance just in time she scrambled away from the light just before it silently detonated with enough force to fling her from the fire escape.
- The creature roared again, and Aligore was suddenly flung to the ground.
- When he had flung those, another two formed and they were thrown as well.
- Without gravity, we would be immediately flung into outer space at l, 000 miles per hour.
- The boots were next to go, and those were flung in different directions with dull thuds.
- He is thrown backward and his rifle has been flung out of his hand.
- With that, he flung Bort over his shoulder and threw him against a wall.
- But any comet daring enough to pass close to Jupiter gets flung out in a new direction.
- She flung the two pieces at Stella and threw the scrapbook on the floor.
- Billy was then flung back to when he was twelve years old, visiting the rim of the Grand Canyon.
- Guests are enthralled with bartenders who flip bottles, toss some glasses and fling a few mixing sets.
- All of the members of the Melody crouched, throwing their hands over their heads to fling away the flying debris.
- His head spinning, the impact of the collision threw Tobias from his spot on the ladder and flung him against the other bookshelf.
Synonyms
throw, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob, bowl, launch, flip, shy, send, propel, project, aim, direct, catapult, fire, send flying, let fly with
1. 1.1 Move or push (something) suddenly or violently.
  （突然或猛烈地）移动，推开
  he flung back the bedclothes
  他猛地掀开铺盖。
  with object and complement Jennifer flung open a door
  Example sentencesExamples
  He stopped and flung his car door open before storming back to the van, shouting.
  Evan ran to the door and flung it open letting the cool air wash over me.
  She flings out her hands to break her fall, slips, and crashes to the ground.
  Slipping to the door he flung it open and rushed for the bathroom.
  I angrily swipe my access card, watch the light on the lock turn green, and put my weight into opening the door, flinging it out of my way.
  Lidgerwood violently flung the flap of the tent open, his groggy mind struggling to make sense of all this, trying to place him.
  She would stop, peek in a door, and then either fling it wide open or close it and move on.
  Abigail flung a hand into her hair, brushing it back, and glaring.
  Suddenly, the door was flung open and the Duke of Rivenston strode inside.
  He breathed deeply and then flung open his laptop's lid, turning the computer on.
  PJ stepped back and jump kicked the door flinging it open.
  My fangs glistened as I stalked to the door and flung it open.
  Wrenching the door knob violently, she flings the door open and is met with stunned glances from two suited businessmen.
  He flung his tail upward and made Victor fly right into his hands.
  He jumped up from his desk, ran to the door and flung it open.
  On returning a drunken someone would make it back to the door, fling it open and stagger through it, forgetting to shut it at all.
  The storeowner bounded to the door and flung it open, running out into the street.
  Pete had had his fingers entwined in her red locks and she had let her hands roam his back when the door was suddenly flung open.
  An arm was flung over my shoulder and I shrugged it off.
  Taking off my gloves, I ran to the front door and flung it open.
2. 1.2fling oneself Throw oneself headlong.
  使自己（头向前）扑
  he flung himself down at her feet with a laugh
  Example sentencesExamples
  You flung yourself off a 105.6-foot waterfall.
  I saw girls at the wedding flinging themselves at his 12-year-old son.
  It's a signal: Suddenly every animal in the troop flies to the edge of the precipice and flings itself off.
  He snarled and, throwing down the wires, he flung himself in a chair.
  He is restrained, courteous and tries to teach Sarah to make rituals, and savour pleasures rather than flinging herself headlong at them.
  When period flavour is required, an actress flings herself on to the stage, shrieks and throws her beads and arms into the air.
  Rather than charge out to fling themselves headlong upon their foes as they had then, they'd chosen to mount stubborn defensive actions, fighting for every ridge line and runoff-swollen stream.
  They, the ones with sad armpits and mouths bursting with the greatest hunger flung themselves upon the roundness of the world with arms and legs made of net.
  As the song approaches its high point, Lena flings herself onto Barry.
  With a lash of his hand a wave of air pressure flung itself against Lynx, throwing him backwards into the lagoon.
  The rabbit flung itself sideways into the thickest part of the cat tails.
  What's stopping him from flinging himself on the mercy of the court and pleading guilty?
  Trailing streaks of silver water flung themselves against the cold windows of the train.
  Giggs nearly slid home a Kleberson cross, before Van Nistlerooy flung himself headlong at a Scholes cross only to head the ball wide.
  Anyway, she just flung herself up against the sack, so I think she is as excited about the new furniture as I am.
  An extremely intoxicated couple flung themselves headlong through the entrance and, for a moment, appeared as if they were going to navigate the counter hurdle-style.
  Satisfied with his move, he flings himself back into position in his chair.
  Colin's sled seemed stable enough and he flung himself down the slope without incident.
  You can't help but picture thousands of salmon squeezed into some natural bottleneck, flinging themselves enthusiastically at anything you throw at them.
  Dogs, who have been cooped up all day, now rush to fences, or fling themselves against front doors, and bark, giving it all they have in the way of canine fury, as I walk by.
3. 1.3fling oneself into Wholeheartedly engage in or begin on (an enterprise)
  使自己全身心投入（事业）
  the producer flung himself into an ugly battle with the studio
  Example sentencesExamples
  Pete's cousin had died from an undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy and, with his usual enthusiasm, Pete flung himself into setting up this new charity.
  One reader wrote to say she was training as a foster-parent; and Mary Stott, a great woman's editor, flung herself into women's causes and founded the Association of Widows.
  Buoyed by that, Rovers flung themselves into the contest again.
  He kicked up his heels and flung himself into the carefree life of a bachelor.
  More than a few Scots will fling themselves into the frozen fray as Winter Olympians for Team GB this fortnight in Salt Lake City.
  And so it was that two figures, one whose brutally short red hair fluttered in the breeze and the other whose blond mane marked him as a sea-raider, flung themselves into a final combat.
  When she got home she flung herself into the ‘getting ready’ process with enthusiasm.
  They have lately flung themselves into the practice of being - if just a little - up against it.
  Robertson has flung himself into the challenge, which he sees as an opportunity to improve his coaching credentials.
  Inspired, Kumar flung himself into high-altitude mountaineering and began racking up notable achievements.
  They flung themselves into the work in an uncalculating way.
  Crossleyans realised that one score would put them right back in the match and flung themselves into attack with both wingers prominent.
  So long as there was a wall round the cliff's edge they could fling themselves into every frantic game and make the place the noisiest of nurseries.
  Marching in a demonstration, by contrast, is among the most active forms of participation in political life. Demonstrators have bestirred themselves, put off other plans, braved the elements, flung themselves into action.
  True to the tradition of convent-educated girls in fiction, Aurora flings herself into a voluptuous life of lunches and lovers.
  But it's not often that you see a genuine superpower fling itself into such a total policy fiasco.
  Time and time again, Kennedy, McNamara Varga, Agathe and Thompson flung themselves into last ditch tackles and won.
  Even she is hilarious with the way she flings herself into the part of a poor girl determined never to go back again.
  But he is the quondam atheist who has flung himself into Opus Dei.
  He rarely rode for himself, but flung himself into solely helping his team leader.
4. 1.4fling something on/off Put on or take off clothes carelessly or rapidly.
  匆忙地穿（或脱）衣
  Example sentencesExamples
  I rummaged in the sock drawer for a matching pair, flung on a jacket, and jammed my feet into trainers, and then walked to work in record time.
  He'd been chilling out in the hot tub in his shorts and just flung a fur coat on.
  I flung off the shirt, or at least tried, because it was buttoned up.
  Ant ran up to his bedroom and flung his jacket on.
  I closed my eyes, flung off my clothes and jumped into the water.
  We flung some clothes on and dashed to the window, staring out into the dark night for a set of headlights.
  I remembered that we had a team meeting at 12.30, so I flung some clothes on and dashed off to work.
  Locating a sports jacket, he flung it on and tightened the draw string on his pajama pants.
  I quickly flung on some black flip flops and grabbed my make up and my backpack.
5. 1.5 Utter (words) forcefully.
  （用力）投，掷，抛
  the words were flung at her like an accusation
  对她说的那番话，犹如严厉的谴责。
  Example sentencesExamples
  These were the obvious insults flung during the lecture.
  Asha flung words that she didn't mean, or that she didn't want to believe, hurt and angry.
  She accused him, flinging words at him, trying hard not to cry.
  He had flung whatever word that came to her mind back at her, and that hurt more.
  I stood, panting, as I poured out all the words I had been longing to fling at her for months.
  The worst of these are rhyming words flung together arrhymically.
  Humiliated, furious with herself, she turned at the last moment to fling a few last words at him.
  Mib stopped in mid-step, his words flung at her as if he had slapped her.
6. 1.6no object, with adverbial of direction Go angrily or violently; rush.
  气愤地离去，猛冲
  he flung away to his study, slamming the door behind him
  他冲进书房，猛地关上门。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Meta flung back quickly and landed on the floor, dust flying everywhere.

nounflɪŋfliNG

1A short period of enjoyment or wild behavior.
一时的纵情欢乐（或放纵）
one final fling before a tranquil retirement
平静引退前的最后一次纵情玩乐。
Example sentencesExamples
- He then had a spectacularly-unsuccessful stint as coach of a poor Lakers team in 1994 before his final fling as a player in 1996.
- He is satisfied with his lot even if the rot will set in soon and the freshness is pure deception lasting no longer than cherry blossoms tossed on snow when north winds are enjoying their final fling.
- But a funny thing happened this week: in our final fling for the year, the props came pouring in from all over, and suddenly, this whole enterprise doesn't seem quite so otiose.
- Except good sense tells me I should enjoy this last fling, and by all means see Montana.
- For Yorke, who is now 36 years old, it was a final fling for both him and his illustrious friend.
- Again, we have a wild fling, in which the supplies of the last year are consumed.
- Grain prices took their customary nosedive after last year's brief upward fling.
- Although no-one knew it at the time, the 1993 tour was to be the last of the old school, the final fling of an amateur era extending back for a century and more.
- The inspection fitters said there had been some talk of a get together among the workers - a final fling as a group of workers.
- While most trips last one or two weeks, everything from a weekend fling to a monthlong sojourn is possible.
- Saturday's point gives them added insurance against a final fling from George Burley's Tractor Boys but even the ever-optimistic Holdsworth is playing it safe.
- What was unexpected, amazingly, gloriously unexpected was the way the game's elder statesmen had one final fling.
- It's trick or treat for Halloween, the last night of summer on the last night of the month, traditionally the time when the spirits of the dead are allowed a final fling before winter sets in.
- Tottenham wooed him again, in 1997-8, for one final fling.
- Performance coach Meg Ritchie is delighted that Liz has come out of retirement for a final fling at an arena close enough to ensure a sizeable contingent of home fans will cheer her to the echo.
- All the indications are, though, that this is his final fling.
- Besides, the spring fling at the Fairgrounds forgave everyone and everything, rain or shine.
- Jeb's story is a quieter one, more of the daily routine of life than of the weekend flings.
- But if you're looking for a game that'll be more than a weekend fling, look elsewhere.
- As far as memorable moments go, the final fling of the Westmorland Orchestra concert season promises to be a real gem in the ensemble's diamond jubilee year.
Synonyms
good time, binge, spree, bit of fun, bit of amusement, night on the town
1. 1.1 A short, spontaneous sexual relationship.
  一时冲动的性关系
  I had a fling with someone when I was at college
  我读大学时曾一时冲动发生过性关系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I even had a few wild flings with a couple of nice guys, but things always seemed to go south when it came to relationships.
  As the film's title suggests, however, theirs is a summer fling.
  If a long-lasting relationship develops out of the fling, so be it.
  I had a little quick one-night fling during our hiatus, and I have to admit that I enjoyed it.
  "Casual flings can be very, very sweet, Nadia."
  I don't care if they were cringeworthy flings or epic romances, or a little of both; that's beside the point.
  Did Julie think that this was just a casual fling?
  His extra-marital flings were always famed.
  She has had five serious relationships the rest have all been short flings, one-nighters and so on.
  It appears like you're looking for a fling or a casual sexual relationship, but it's not that simple.
  One more bit here: she has a history of cutting off short flings and then not seeing those people again.
  I'm just a casual fling on the side?
  Her pregnancy is the result of a brief fling with ex-husband, Gavin.
  I'd hate this to be a one-night fling.
  Their affair is just a summer fling, he tells his mother - nothing serious.
  He didn't understand how some people could just want flings and other short relationships just for the sex.
  Adam and Louise had enjoyed a brief fling in the past and there was still an attraction between them.
  I had a few flings in college, more sexual partners than he did, and he has a problem with this.
  Or was it just one last fling before your wedding night?
  I've had a few short flings in that time, but the most recent was two years ago.
  Synonyms
  affair, love affair, relationship, romance, flirtation, dalliance, liaison, entanglement, romantic entanglement, involvement, attachment, affair of the heart, intrigue
2
short for Highland fling

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘go violently’): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja ‘flog’. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th century.

词汇	fling
释义	Definition of fling in English: fling verbflung flɪŋflɪŋ 1with object and adverbial of direction Throw or hurl forcefully. （用力）投，掷，抛 he picked up the debris and flung it away 他拾起碎片，把它扔到一边。 she flung herself down on his bed 她一下子扑倒在他床上。 figurative I was flung into jail 〈喻〉我被投进了监狱。 Example sentencesExamples But any comet daring enough to pass close to Jupiter gets flung out in a new direction. All of the members of the Melody crouched, throwing their hands over their heads to fling away the flying debris. The boots were next to go, and those were flung in different directions with dull thuds. Stones and debris had been flung up on to the grassy area. His head spinning, the impact of the collision threw Tobias from his spot on the ladder and flung him against the other bookshelf. Azyra snapped out of her trance just in time she scrambled away from the light just before it silently detonated with enough force to fling her from the fire escape. Billy was then flung back to when he was twelve years old, visiting the rim of the Grand Canyon. With that, he flung Bort over his shoulder and threw him against a wall. Yet they cannot stand the heat of scrutiny, nor even some of the mud they throw being flung back at them. Guests are enthralled with bartenders who flip bottles, toss some glasses and fling a few mixing sets. The books I had were opened and flung far across the room. He is thrown backward and his rifle has been flung out of his hand. The creature roared again, and Aligore was suddenly flung to the ground. She flung the two pieces at Stella and threw the scrapbook on the floor. When he had flung those, another two formed and they were thrown as well. Without gravity, we would be immediately flung into outer space at l, 000 miles per hour. She looked like a limp doll, contorted and abused and violently flung aside. Landing by Sabetha they grabbed her shoulders and flipped her over flinging her against a tree. Ken arrived at the front door, which had always denied his presence and flung him back forcefully if he dared touch it. The troll flung these in every direction until the present was laid bare before him. Synonyms throw, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob, bowl, launch, flip, shy, send, propel, project, aim, direct, catapult, fire, send flying, let fly with informal chuck, heave, bung, buzz, whang North American informal peg Australian informal hoy New Zealand informal bish 1.1 Move or push (something) suddenly or violently. （突然或猛烈地）移动，推开 he flung back the bedclothes 他猛地掀开铺盖。 with object and complement Jennifer flung open a door Example sentencesExamples I angrily swipe my access card, watch the light on the lock turn green, and put my weight into opening the door, flinging it out of my way. Lidgerwood violently flung the flap of the tent open, his groggy mind struggling to make sense of all this, trying to place him. My fangs glistened as I stalked to the door and flung it open. He stopped and flung his car door open before storming back to the van, shouting. On returning a drunken someone would make it back to the door, fling it open and stagger through it, forgetting to shut it at all. She would stop, peek in a door, and then either fling it wide open or close it and move on. Taking off my gloves, I ran to the front door and flung it open. He breathed deeply and then flung open his laptop's lid, turning the computer on. Wrenching the door knob violently, she flings the door open and is met with stunned glances from two suited businessmen. An arm was flung over my shoulder and I shrugged it off. Slipping to the door he flung it open and rushed for the bathroom. Evan ran to the door and flung it open letting the cool air wash over me. Pete had had his fingers entwined in her red locks and she had let her hands roam his back when the door was suddenly flung open. Abigail flung a hand into her hair, brushing it back, and glaring. Suddenly, the door was flung open and the Duke of Rivenston strode inside. He jumped up from his desk, ran to the door and flung it open. She flings out her hands to break her fall, slips, and crashes to the ground. PJ stepped back and jump kicked the door flinging it open. He flung his tail upward and made Victor fly right into his hands. The storeowner bounded to the door and flung it open, running out into the street. 1.2fling oneself into Start or engage in (an activity or enterprise) with great energy and enthusiasm. he flung himself into his athletics 他全身心投入体育运动。 Example sentencesExamples Pete's cousin had died from an undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy and, with his usual enthusiasm, Pete flung himself into setting up this new charity. Marching in a demonstration, by contrast, is among the most active forms of participation in political life. Demonstrators have bestirred themselves, put off other plans, braved the elements, flung themselves into action. He rarely rode for himself, but flung himself into solely helping his team leader. And so it was that two figures, one whose brutally short red hair fluttered in the breeze and the other whose blond mane marked him as a sea-raider, flung themselves into a final combat. But it's not often that you see a genuine superpower fling itself into such a total policy fiasco. They flung themselves into the work in an uncalculating way. Robertson has flung himself into the challenge, which he sees as an opportunity to improve his coaching credentials. When she got home she flung herself into the ‘getting ready’ process with enthusiasm. Crossleyans realised that one score would put them right back in the match and flung themselves into attack with both wingers prominent. True to the tradition of convent-educated girls in fiction, Aurora flings herself into a voluptuous life of lunches and lovers. He kicked up his heels and flung himself into the carefree life of a bachelor. So long as there was a wall round the cliff's edge they could fling themselves into every frantic game and make the place the noisiest of nurseries. They have lately flung themselves into the practice of being - if just a little - up against it. Time and time again, Kennedy, McNamara Varga, Agathe and Thompson flung themselves into last ditch tackles and won. One reader wrote to say she was training as a foster-parent; and Mary Stott, a great woman's editor, flung herself into women's causes and founded the Association of Widows. Buoyed by that, Rovers flung themselves into the contest again. Even she is hilarious with the way she flings herself into the part of a poor girl determined never to go back again. Inspired, Kumar flung himself into high-altitude mountaineering and began racking up notable achievements. But he is the quondam atheist who has flung himself into Opus Dei. More than a few Scots will fling themselves into the frozen fray as Winter Olympians for Team GB this fortnight in Salt Lake City. 1.3no object, with adverbial of direction Go quickly and angrily. Lisa had flung out of the house without so much as a glance at him Example sentencesExamples Meta flung back quickly and landed on the floor, dust flying everywhere. noun flɪŋflɪŋ 1A short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour. 一时的纵情欢乐（或放纵） one final fling before a tranquil retirement 平静引退前的最后一次纵情玩乐。 Example sentencesExamples Again, we have a wild fling, in which the supplies of the last year are consumed. He then had a spectacularly-unsuccessful stint as coach of a poor Lakers team in 1994 before his final fling as a player in 1996. Except good sense tells me I should enjoy this last fling, and by all means see Montana. Performance coach Meg Ritchie is delighted that Liz has come out of retirement for a final fling at an arena close enough to ensure a sizeable contingent of home fans will cheer her to the echo. Although no-one knew it at the time, the 1993 tour was to be the last of the old school, the final fling of an amateur era extending back for a century and more. But if you're looking for a game that'll be more than a weekend fling, look elsewhere. He is satisfied with his lot even if the rot will set in soon and the freshness is pure deception lasting no longer than cherry blossoms tossed on snow when north winds are enjoying their final fling. But a funny thing happened this week: in our final fling for the year, the props came pouring in from all over, and suddenly, this whole enterprise doesn't seem quite so otiose. As far as memorable moments go, the final fling of the Westmorland Orchestra concert season promises to be a real gem in the ensemble's diamond jubilee year. It's trick or treat for Halloween, the last night of summer on the last night of the month, traditionally the time when the spirits of the dead are allowed a final fling before winter sets in. For Yorke, who is now 36 years old, it was a final fling for both him and his illustrious friend. Jeb's story is a quieter one, more of the daily routine of life than of the weekend flings. What was unexpected, amazingly, gloriously unexpected was the way the game's elder statesmen had one final fling. Tottenham wooed him again, in 1997-8, for one final fling. All the indications are, though, that this is his final fling. The inspection fitters said there had been some talk of a get together among the workers - a final fling as a group of workers. While most trips last one or two weeks, everything from a weekend fling to a monthlong sojourn is possible. Besides, the spring fling at the Fairgrounds forgave everyone and everything, rain or shine. Saturday's point gives them added insurance against a final fling from George Burley's Tractor Boys but even the ever-optimistic Holdsworth is playing it safe. Grain prices took their customary nosedive after last year's brief upward fling. Synonyms good time, binge, spree, bit of fun, bit of amusement, night on the town fun and games, enjoyment, entertainment, recreation, revelry, skylarking, larks 1.1 A short, spontaneous sexual relationship. 一时冲动的性关系 I had a fling with someone when I was at college 我读大学时曾一时冲动发生过性关系。 Example sentencesExamples His extra-marital flings were always famed. I had a little quick one-night fling during our hiatus, and I have to admit that I enjoyed it. As the film's title suggests, however, theirs is a summer fling. She has had five serious relationships the rest have all been short flings, one-nighters and so on. I even had a few wild flings with a couple of nice guys, but things always seemed to go south when it came to relationships. I'd hate this to be a one-night fling. If a long-lasting relationship develops out of the fling, so be it. It appears like you're looking for a fling or a casual sexual relationship, but it's not that simple. Their affair is just a summer fling, he tells his mother - nothing serious. He didn't understand how some people could just want flings and other short relationships just for the sex. I'm just a casual fling on the side? I don't care if they were cringeworthy flings or epic romances, or a little of both; that's beside the point. "Casual flings can be very, very sweet, Nadia." Adam and Louise had enjoyed a brief fling in the past and there was still an attraction between them. Or was it just one last fling before your wedding night? I had a few flings in college, more sexual partners than he did, and he has a problem with this. Her pregnancy is the result of a brief fling with ex-husband, Gavin. One more bit here: she has a history of cutting off short flings and then not seeing those people again. I've had a few short flings in that time, but the most recent was two years ago. Did Julie think that this was just a casual fling? Synonyms affair, love affair, relationship, romance, flirtation, dalliance, liaison, entanglement, romantic entanglement, involvement, attachment, affair of the heart, intrigue relations French affaire, affaire de/du cœur, amour informal hanky-panky British informal carry-on 2 short for Highland fling Derivatives flinger noun Indeed, those early days of Johnson as a wild, high-strung flinger are getting hazier, wiped off the memory bank by the enduring image of a power pitcher who has developed impeccable control. Example sentencesExamples I'm more of a flinger than a floater, so my teacher catches my hips, then he stands there and counts slowly to twelve while subtly, telepathically adjusting my posture and watching for signs of collapse. Torpedo and missile launchers on capital warships are essentially flingers, just very specialized ones. Without that hand speed, he might be just another flinger. Mrs. Medori is ‘la Maestra’ and conducts the concerto of flower flingers. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'go violently'): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja 'flog'. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense 'reckless movement of the body' and dates from the early 19th century. Rhymes Beijing, bing, bring, Chungking, cling, ding, dingaling, I Ching, king, Kunming, ling, Ming, Nanjing, Peking, ping, ring, sing, Singh, sling, spring, sting, string, swing, Synge, thing, ting, wing, wring, Xining, zing Definition of fling in US English: fling verbflɪŋfliNG 1with object and adverbial of direction Throw or hurl forcefully. （用力）投，掷，抛 he picked up the debris and flung it away 他拾起碎片，把它扔到一边。 figurative I was flung into jail 〈喻〉我被投进了监狱。 Example sentencesExamples Yet they cannot stand the heat of scrutiny, nor even some of the mud they throw being flung back at them. Landing by Sabetha they grabbed her shoulders and flipped her over flinging her against a tree. The books I had were opened and flung far across the room. Ken arrived at the front door, which had always denied his presence and flung him back forcefully if he dared touch it. The troll flung these in every direction until the present was laid bare before him. She looked like a limp doll, contorted and abused and violently flung aside. Stones and debris had been flung up on to the grassy area. Azyra snapped out of her trance just in time she scrambled away from the light just before it silently detonated with enough force to fling her from the fire escape. The creature roared again, and Aligore was suddenly flung to the ground. When he had flung those, another two formed and they were thrown as well. Without gravity, we would be immediately flung into outer space at l, 000 miles per hour. The boots were next to go, and those were flung in different directions with dull thuds. He is thrown backward and his rifle has been flung out of his hand. With that, he flung Bort over his shoulder and threw him against a wall. But any comet daring enough to pass close to Jupiter gets flung out in a new direction. She flung the two pieces at Stella and threw the scrapbook on the floor. Billy was then flung back to when he was twelve years old, visiting the rim of the Grand Canyon. Guests are enthralled with bartenders who flip bottles, toss some glasses and fling a few mixing sets. All of the members of the Melody crouched, throwing their hands over their heads to fling away the flying debris. His head spinning, the impact of the collision threw Tobias from his spot on the ladder and flung him against the other bookshelf. Synonyms throw, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob, bowl, launch, flip, shy, send, propel, project, aim, direct, catapult, fire, send flying, let fly with 1.1 Move or push (something) suddenly or violently. （突然或猛烈地）移动，推开 he flung back the bedclothes 他猛地掀开铺盖。 with object and complement Jennifer flung open a door Example sentencesExamples He stopped and flung his car door open before storming back to the van, shouting. Evan ran to the door and flung it open letting the cool air wash over me. She flings out her hands to break her fall, slips, and crashes to the ground. Slipping to the door he flung it open and rushed for the bathroom. I angrily swipe my access card, watch the light on the lock turn green, and put my weight into opening the door, flinging it out of my way. Lidgerwood violently flung the flap of the tent open, his groggy mind struggling to make sense of all this, trying to place him. She would stop, peek in a door, and then either fling it wide open or close it and move on. Abigail flung a hand into her hair, brushing it back, and glaring. Suddenly, the door was flung open and the Duke of Rivenston strode inside. He breathed deeply and then flung open his laptop's lid, turning the computer on. PJ stepped back and jump kicked the door flinging it open. My fangs glistened as I stalked to the door and flung it open. Wrenching the door knob violently, she flings the door open and is met with stunned glances from two suited businessmen. He flung his tail upward and made Victor fly right into his hands. He jumped up from his desk, ran to the door and flung it open. On returning a drunken someone would make it back to the door, fling it open and stagger through it, forgetting to shut it at all. The storeowner bounded to the door and flung it open, running out into the street. Pete had had his fingers entwined in her red locks and she had let her hands roam his back when the door was suddenly flung open. An arm was flung over my shoulder and I shrugged it off. Taking off my gloves, I ran to the front door and flung it open. 1.2fling oneself Throw oneself headlong. 使自己（头向前）扑 he flung himself down at her feet with a laugh Example sentencesExamples You flung yourself off a 105.6-foot waterfall. I saw girls at the wedding flinging themselves at his 12-year-old son. It's a signal: Suddenly every animal in the troop flies to the edge of the precipice and flings itself off. He snarled and, throwing down the wires, he flung himself in a chair. He is restrained, courteous and tries to teach Sarah to make rituals, and savour pleasures rather than flinging herself headlong at them. When period flavour is required, an actress flings herself on to the stage, shrieks and throws her beads and arms into the air. Rather than charge out to fling themselves headlong upon their foes as they had then, they'd chosen to mount stubborn defensive actions, fighting for every ridge line and runoff-swollen stream. They, the ones with sad armpits and mouths bursting with the greatest hunger flung themselves upon the roundness of the world with arms and legs made of net. As the song approaches its high point, Lena flings herself onto Barry. With a lash of his hand a wave of air pressure flung itself against Lynx, throwing him backwards into the lagoon. The rabbit flung itself sideways into the thickest part of the cat tails. What's stopping him from flinging himself on the mercy of the court and pleading guilty? Trailing streaks of silver water flung themselves against the cold windows of the train. Giggs nearly slid home a Kleberson cross, before Van Nistlerooy flung himself headlong at a Scholes cross only to head the ball wide. Anyway, she just flung herself up against the sack, so I think she is as excited about the new furniture as I am. An extremely intoxicated couple flung themselves headlong through the entrance and, for a moment, appeared as if they were going to navigate the counter hurdle-style. Satisfied with his move, he flings himself back into position in his chair. Colin's sled seemed stable enough and he flung himself down the slope without incident. You can't help but picture thousands of salmon squeezed into some natural bottleneck, flinging themselves enthusiastically at anything you throw at them. Dogs, who have been cooped up all day, now rush to fences, or fling themselves against front doors, and bark, giving it all they have in the way of canine fury, as I walk by. 1.3fling oneself into Wholeheartedly engage in or begin on (an enterprise) 使自己全身心投入（事业） the producer flung himself into an ugly battle with the studio Example sentencesExamples Pete's cousin had died from an undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy and, with his usual enthusiasm, Pete flung himself into setting up this new charity. One reader wrote to say she was training as a foster-parent; and Mary Stott, a great woman's editor, flung herself into women's causes and founded the Association of Widows. Buoyed by that, Rovers flung themselves into the contest again. He kicked up his heels and flung himself into the carefree life of a bachelor. More than a few Scots will fling themselves into the frozen fray as Winter Olympians for Team GB this fortnight in Salt Lake City. And so it was that two figures, one whose brutally short red hair fluttered in the breeze and the other whose blond mane marked him as a sea-raider, flung themselves into a final combat. When she got home she flung herself into the ‘getting ready’ process with enthusiasm. They have lately flung themselves into the practice of being - if just a little - up against it. Robertson has flung himself into the challenge, which he sees as an opportunity to improve his coaching credentials. Inspired, Kumar flung himself into high-altitude mountaineering and began racking up notable achievements. They flung themselves into the work in an uncalculating way. Crossleyans realised that one score would put them right back in the match and flung themselves into attack with both wingers prominent. So long as there was a wall round the cliff's edge they could fling themselves into every frantic game and make the place the noisiest of nurseries. Marching in a demonstration, by contrast, is among the most active forms of participation in political life. Demonstrators have bestirred themselves, put off other plans, braved the elements, flung themselves into action. True to the tradition of convent-educated girls in fiction, Aurora flings herself into a voluptuous life of lunches and lovers. But it's not often that you see a genuine superpower fling itself into such a total policy fiasco. Time and time again, Kennedy, McNamara Varga, Agathe and Thompson flung themselves into last ditch tackles and won. Even she is hilarious with the way she flings herself into the part of a poor girl determined never to go back again. But he is the quondam atheist who has flung himself into Opus Dei. He rarely rode for himself, but flung himself into solely helping his team leader. 1.4fling something on/off Put on or take off clothes carelessly or rapidly. 匆忙地穿（或脱）衣 Example sentencesExamples I rummaged in the sock drawer for a matching pair, flung on a jacket, and jammed my feet into trainers, and then walked to work in record time. He'd been chilling out in the hot tub in his shorts and just flung a fur coat on. I flung off the shirt, or at least tried, because it was buttoned up. Ant ran up to his bedroom and flung his jacket on. I closed my eyes, flung off my clothes and jumped into the water. We flung some clothes on and dashed to the window, staring out into the dark night for a set of headlights. I remembered that we had a team meeting at 12.30, so I flung some clothes on and dashed off to work. Locating a sports jacket, he flung it on and tightened the draw string on his pajama pants. I quickly flung on some black flip flops and grabbed my make up and my backpack. 1.5 Utter (words) forcefully. （用力）投，掷，抛 the words were flung at her like an accusation 对她说的那番话，犹如严厉的谴责。 Example sentencesExamples These were the obvious insults flung during the lecture. Asha flung words that she didn't mean, or that she didn't want to believe, hurt and angry. She accused him, flinging words at him, trying hard not to cry. He had flung whatever word that came to her mind back at her, and that hurt more. I stood, panting, as I poured out all the words I had been longing to fling at her for months. The worst of these are rhyming words flung together arrhymically. Humiliated, furious with herself, she turned at the last moment to fling a few last words at him. Mib stopped in mid-step, his words flung at her as if he had slapped her. 1.6no object, with adverbial of direction Go angrily or violently; rush. 气愤地离去，猛冲 he flung away to his study, slamming the door behind him 他冲进书房，猛地关上门。 Example sentencesExamples Meta flung back quickly and landed on the floor, dust flying everywhere. nounflɪŋfliNG 1A short period of enjoyment or wild behavior. 一时的纵情欢乐（或放纵） one final fling before a tranquil retirement 平静引退前的最后一次纵情玩乐。 Example sentencesExamples He then had a spectacularly-unsuccessful stint as coach of a poor Lakers team in 1994 before his final fling as a player in 1996. He is satisfied with his lot even if the rot will set in soon and the freshness is pure deception lasting no longer than cherry blossoms tossed on snow when north winds are enjoying their final fling. But a funny thing happened this week: in our final fling for the year, the props came pouring in from all over, and suddenly, this whole enterprise doesn't seem quite so otiose. Except good sense tells me I should enjoy this last fling, and by all means see Montana. For Yorke, who is now 36 years old, it was a final fling for both him and his illustrious friend. Again, we have a wild fling, in which the supplies of the last year are consumed. Grain prices took their customary nosedive after last year's brief upward fling. Although no-one knew it at the time, the 1993 tour was to be the last of the old school, the final fling of an amateur era extending back for a century and more. The inspection fitters said there had been some talk of a get together among the workers - a final fling as a group of workers. While most trips last one or two weeks, everything from a weekend fling to a monthlong sojourn is possible. Saturday's point gives them added insurance against a final fling from George Burley's Tractor Boys but even the ever-optimistic Holdsworth is playing it safe. What was unexpected, amazingly, gloriously unexpected was the way the game's elder statesmen had one final fling. It's trick or treat for Halloween, the last night of summer on the last night of the month, traditionally the time when the spirits of the dead are allowed a final fling before winter sets in. Tottenham wooed him again, in 1997-8, for one final fling. Performance coach Meg Ritchie is delighted that Liz has come out of retirement for a final fling at an arena close enough to ensure a sizeable contingent of home fans will cheer her to the echo. All the indications are, though, that this is his final fling. Besides, the spring fling at the Fairgrounds forgave everyone and everything, rain or shine. Jeb's story is a quieter one, more of the daily routine of life than of the weekend flings. But if you're looking for a game that'll be more than a weekend fling, look elsewhere. As far as memorable moments go, the final fling of the Westmorland Orchestra concert season promises to be a real gem in the ensemble's diamond jubilee year. Synonyms good time, binge, spree, bit of fun, bit of amusement, night on the town 1.1 A short, spontaneous sexual relationship. 一时冲动的性关系 I had a fling with someone when I was at college 我读大学时曾一时冲动发生过性关系。 Example sentencesExamples I even had a few wild flings with a couple of nice guys, but things always seemed to go south when it came to relationships. As the film's title suggests, however, theirs is a summer fling. If a long-lasting relationship develops out of the fling, so be it. I had a little quick one-night fling during our hiatus, and I have to admit that I enjoyed it. "Casual flings can be very, very sweet, Nadia." I don't care if they were cringeworthy flings or epic romances, or a little of both; that's beside the point. Did Julie think that this was just a casual fling? His extra-marital flings were always famed. She has had five serious relationships the rest have all been short flings, one-nighters and so on. It appears like you're looking for a fling or a casual sexual relationship, but it's not that simple. One more bit here: she has a history of cutting off short flings and then not seeing those people again. I'm just a casual fling on the side? Her pregnancy is the result of a brief fling with ex-husband, Gavin. I'd hate this to be a one-night fling. Their affair is just a summer fling, he tells his mother - nothing serious. He didn't understand how some people could just want flings and other short relationships just for the sex. Adam and Louise had enjoyed a brief fling in the past and there was still an attraction between them. I had a few flings in college, more sexual partners than he did, and he has a problem with this. Or was it just one last fling before your wedding night? I've had a few short flings in that time, but the most recent was two years ago. Synonyms affair, love affair, relationship, romance, flirtation, dalliance, liaison, entanglement, romantic entanglement, involvement, attachment, affair of the heart, intrigue 2 short for Highland fling Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘go violently’): perhaps related to Old Norse flengja ‘flog’. The main verb sense is based on an earlier sense ‘reckless movement of the body’ and dates from the early 19th century.
随便看	have failed have faith in have/feel a longing have feet on the ground have finger on the pulse have fingers in the till have finished with have first dibs have first dibs have fixed up have for breakfast have force have forebodings about have for sale have fun have/get/take one's revenge have/get the upper hand have given up have going for one have gone out with the ark have goosebumps have gooseflesh have goose pimples have got have-got