Definition of flying in English:

flying

adjective ˈflʌɪɪŋˈflaɪɪŋ

1Moving or able to move through the air with wings.
（能）用翼飞翔的
a flying ant
飞蚂蚁。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Olive-sided Flycatcher sits high in a treetop, darting out after a flying insect, then returns to its perch.
- The handgrip was in the shape of a flying creature with outstretched wings that he immediately identified as a dragon.
- What most gardeners call thrips are the larvae of a flying insect entomologists group in the suborder Terebrantia.
- Since there were as yet no birds, flying insect predators were probably much more common.
- In fact, there are no flying insects known for almost a hundred million years after the Ludlow.
- For example, a long history of hanging webs would mean spiders have been influencing the evolution of flying insects for millions of years.
- For many flying animals, natural and sexual selection likely work in concert to promote enhanced maneuverability.
- According to bug scientists behind the find, this is the greatest degree of wing asymmetry yet seen in any insect, bird, or other flying animal.
- There is, for example, a set of food dishes in the stylized shape of flying plovers, their wings glazed a deep green.
- His name is Rocky, and he is a flying rooster from America who has escaped from a circus.
- At the time it left Australia, it was the oldest registered flying aircraft in the country.
- The largest of the North American native waterfowl and one of our heaviest flying birds, the Trumpeter Swan is large and white.
- Flight-line personnel moved from OMS into the tactical flying squadrons.
- Spiders have evolved several strategies to exploit the responses of flying insects to visual signals.
- For aerodynamic reasons there is an inverse relationship between the size of a flying animal and the wing-stroke frequency needed to keep it in the air.
- Ever since humankind first had the capacity to wonder, the sight of a flying animal must have been astounding.
- The only problem is the amount of flying ants about at the moment - only had to pick one out of the tagliatelle though.
- During the post-fledging period adults will feed the flying chicks, for up to nine months in some species.
- This will be the first helicopter and Vietnam-era aircraft to join our flying fleet.
- Swallows, swifts and nighthawks, all pursuing flying insects, fly erratically.
Synonyms
airborne, in the air, in flight
fluttering, flitting, flapping, hovering, floating, gliding, windborne, soaring, winging, wheeling
winged
rare volitant
1. 1.1 Moving rapidly, especially through the air.
  （尤指在空中）快速运动的
  one passenger was cut by flying glass
  一乘客被飞来的玻璃划伤。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She dodged the flying body and kicked Lars hard enough to crush his skull.
  One person has already been injured by flying glass and had to be treated for cuts.
  When Carroll rejoined, the track had gone off and it took a couple of tours before the flying Irishman was able to put in another quick lap.
  Others dodge flying debris kicked up by fierce storm gusts.
  Many had cuts to their face from flying glass, others with broken bones, many more were suffering from shock.
  Several hostages were injured by flying glass.
  The other factor niggling away at me was the fact that a year before a tourist had been killed by a flying rock the size of a bus!
  He suffered cuts from flying glass from the blast.
  A total of 31 soldiers were wounded, mostly by debris and flying glass.
  Manywere seen wearing bandages on their hands and faces after receiving cuts from the flying shards of glass.
  They escaped with minor injuries, thought to have been caused by flying glass.
  Already we have a report of one man suffering leg injuries as a result of the flying glass and other debris.
  However, the Evening Press understands that a bystander on the pavement suffered a cut to his face caused by flying glass.
  Residents said at least five civilians were also wounded by flying debris.
  A couple of people suffered minor cuts from flying glass, but it was at the end of the night so there were not many people there.
  Up to 100 people are injured - mostly from flying glass.
  The close-quarter action photography with gristle and bone is spliced with dizzy shots of flying masonry launched by ginormous trebuchets.
  People can be badly hurt by flying glass, it can even be life-threatening.
  Others, including women, were punched, kicked and hit by flying bottles during the incident at the park in July last year.
  The primary risks in these injuries are being caught in the machine or being struck by flying objects.
2. 1.2 Done while launching oneself at someone.
  飞身做出的
  he took a flying kick at a policeman
  他飞腿踢向警察。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She immediately ran out of her room and took a flying leap at the intruder.
  Launching into a vicious flying kick, Buffy took the speaker down, and the battle was joined.
  I was innocently walking with my friend, when Stephen ran at me from behind, jumped up, and gave me a tremendous flying kick in the back.
  The mugging victim was probably killed by a flying karate kick, police revealed today.
  At his subsequent trial for threatening language and behaviour, he attacked the prosecution counsel after being found guilty, leaping over a bench and executing a flying kick of his own.
  John won a gold medal in the flying kicks event for the under-13's.
  I rushed at him, and leapt into a flying kick connecting with his face.
  He took a flying kick at it and struck it heavily with his boot.
  I had a yellow belt in tae kwan do, but they only taught me rubbish stuff like bowing and none of the good stuff like flying kicks and how to break wood just by looking at it.
  She launched herself in a flying tackle at Ian's midriff, knocking the wind out of him and sending the two to the ground.
  Finally Billy was knocked to the mats by a flying kick.
  Not wasting time, I ran at him, and leapt into a flying kick.
  Finally he launches himself into a flying rugby tackle and vanishes from view.
  He charged forward and hit the metal door with a flying kick.
  As soon as she entered the room, she launched into a vicious flying side kick.
  He may not know a flying drop kick from a toehold, but he created the opening salvo in a soon to be exploitation standard.
  When he was five feet away, he jumped into a flying kick.
  It was obvious from his tone that he didn't believe it, and the flying kick that followed next was a further sign.
  Randall ducked under the flying tackle and heaved a pass 60 yards off his back foot.
  Mark dodged a flying kick and tripped the second guard.
3. 1.3 Hasty; brief.
  匆忙的；短暂的
  a flying visit
  飞蚂蚁。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Aughagower Community Centre will receive one of its most popular visitors on Tuesday, December 17th when Santa makes a flying visit to the area.
  My parents made a flying visit and I'm working lots.
  Admittedly Houllier made a flying visit to Liverpool's Melwood training ground last week to rally the troops before being sent packing for more rest by his doctors.
  This unexpected visitor began to arrive at Mary Forde's home last week and after a flying visit in and out has now decided to set up home permanently.
  Matt Williams is on a flying visit to Edinburgh to sort out fine details of his new posting: meeting with finance people, marketing staff and various administrators.
  The Irish Lights vessel ‘Granuaile’ paid a flying visit to the bay earlier in the week to service the Blackrock Lighthouse.
  As the water levels subsided, the Duke of York made a flying visit to the flood zone, which extended to Stamford Bridge over the border in the East Riding and beyond to Elvington, near York.
  I'd been inside once before on a flying visit, and this was the first time I'd been in since when the weather was decent and the lighting made it worthwhile to take photos.
  Devonport Naval Base played host to Jimmy ‘the Whirlwind’ White when the snooker ace made a flying visit to Plymouth.
  A flying visit from Graham's parents didn't help.
  ‘It was the thing that made the movie,’ admits LaBute, on a flying visit to London from the Deauville Film Festival in France.
  I shall never forget that first flying visit to Dresden.
  On Saturday, on his return from his brief and much publicised flying visit home to England, he repeated the message to a higher authority.
  Mr Geoffrey John paid a flying visit to Orkney to find out more about the county's food and drink businesses and went away ‘tremendously impressed’ by what he saw.
  If you don't mind putting in the leg work and feeling you could dedicate your life to wandering around it, Rome rewards pilgrims and sightseers alike - even those on a flying visit.
  Earlier this month the Duke made a flying visit to the Far East in his role as special representative for international investment and trade and is believed to have met the woman again.
  Having put her portrait skills at the disposal of 70 tourists, Una, who studied at Limerick College of Art, paid a flying visit to Killarney.
  Despite her setback, Eve still enjoyed her flying visit to New York.
  A Bald Eagle called Alaska swooped in on a flying visit and certainly attracted plenty of attention among the surprised shoppers on O'Connell Street.
  11.20 am: The surgeon makes a flying visit to the Australian Orthopoedic Association conference.
  Synonyms
  brief, short, whistle-stop, lightning, fleeting, hasty, rushed, hurried, quick, cursory, perfunctory
  momentary
  informal quickie
  rare fugacious
4. 1.4 Used in names of animals that can glide by using winglike membranes or other structures, e.g. flying squirrel.
  用于依靠翼状膜或其他组织滑翔的动物名称中，如flying squirrel

noun ˈflʌɪɪŋˈflaɪɪŋ

mass noun

Flight, especially in an aircraft.
（尤指乘飞机的）飞行
she hates flying
她讨厌飞行。
Example sentencesExamples
- Flying consumes a great deal of energy, and so, we reasoned, the energy demands of flying would compete with the energy needed to fuel the immune response.
- Model aircraft flying is a training ground for serious pilots and the Lismore club has spawned a number of full time aviators.
- He loves flying; his brother is a professional pilot and Michael himself has a pilot's licence.
- This also includes such environments as deep sea diving, solo flying, and Antarctic overwintering.
- There is an air field at the campus as well, started for military training and flying during World War II.
- None of us ever considered such flying to be unusual or hazardous, although of course it was.
- The best place to begin winter flying is in a warm hangar with your mechanic.
- We've been talking about specific phobias, such as the fear of flying, heights or animals.
- Without private flying in Namibia, the supply of Namibian commercial pilots will soon dry up and stop, he said.
- Cardholders will get free entry to certain sports clubs and discounts on activities such as ultralight flying, diving and climbing expeditions.
- It is an intriguing and amusing read, drawing from the lighter side of private flying in the west of Ireland in the 1960's and 1970's.
- Other regulations are similar to those governing private flying in the West.
- ‘For me and for most cadets, the first challenge of the training is solo flying,’ Tu said.
- It's no secret that one way to keep the hourly cost of flying under control is to own the airplane you fly.
- There was no flying, of course, as the ramps, runways and aircraft were also ice covered.
- No display flying could be performed on the weekend due to the wet weather.
- Joe was a TWA pilot and Rick flew corporate aircraft so flying must be in the Barker family genes.
- Then, when things went sour, they saved the day with an emergency evacuation by some incredibly skillful flying.
- Advanced warnings are normally issued to the public about exercises involving low flying so people do not become alarmed at sudden aircraft noises, particularly at night.
- Its operations include recreational and commercial flying, training and instruction as well as some business travel.
Synonyms
aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics

Phrases

go flying

informal Fall or be knocked over.
〈非正式，主英〉摔倒；被撞倒
Rob tripped over a branch and went flying
罗布被树枝绊了一下，摔倒了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Faith's apple went flying in the air as she was knocked over, and she had to make a mad grab to catch it before it fell.
- I jumped back, he threw me, and I went flying on top of the stand of hi-fis.
- Next thing, a wee guy whizzes past me, hits something and goes flying.
- I just put my foot down and went straight through the barricade, bins went flying everywhere.
- In one rehearsal, one of the women's sticks broke in two as she kicked it and half of it went flying off into the wings.
- Kenny knocked the wind out of Sophie; she went flying back into a wall, crumbling it.
- We went flying across the pavement and crashed straight through the front of a couple's house, ending up in their living room.
- She went flying off the bar stool and landed unconscious on the floor amid broken glass and tables.
- The teacup went flying, it was shattered, and one of the pieces cut Lindsay in her shin.
- Buckets of water went flying, other players waded in for retribution.
- Someone went flying through the wooden railings at one point, into the motorcycle parked by the rink.

with flying colours

With distinction.
以优异成绩；以杰出表现
Sylvia had passed her exams with flying colours
西尔维亚以优异成绩通过了考试。
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1911, at his father's insistence, he sat the diplomatic service exams, passing with flying colours.
- Every single one of you passed your final exam with flying colors.
- Is it success to pass a graduation exam with flying colors only to forget the whole thing in 2-3 years' time?
- He took the exam, came out with flying colours and joined the service in 1991.
- They had some big decisions to make this year, and came through with flying colors.
- Michael told me that he was sure I would pass all my exams with flying colors.
- On the basis that there are few better guides to a restaurant's quality than how it cooks its steaks, the Howgate passed with flying colours.
- After seven days on flat roads this was a sudden and violent examination of heart as much as stamina and it was a test that Lance Armstrong would pass with flying colours.
- If that's the biggest criticism a dedicated nit-picker can deliver, then the restaurant has passed with flying colours.
- I'm sure she'll navigate the negative backlash with flying colors.

Definition of flying in US English:

flying

adjectiveˈflīiNGˈflaɪɪŋ

1Moving or able to move through the air with wings.
（能）用翼飞翔的
a flying ant
飞蚂蚁。
Example sentencesExamples
- Since there were as yet no birds, flying insect predators were probably much more common.
- For aerodynamic reasons there is an inverse relationship between the size of a flying animal and the wing-stroke frequency needed to keep it in the air.
- The Olive-sided Flycatcher sits high in a treetop, darting out after a flying insect, then returns to its perch.
- Ever since humankind first had the capacity to wonder, the sight of a flying animal must have been astounding.
- For example, a long history of hanging webs would mean spiders have been influencing the evolution of flying insects for millions of years.
- This will be the first helicopter and Vietnam-era aircraft to join our flying fleet.
- In fact, there are no flying insects known for almost a hundred million years after the Ludlow.
- His name is Rocky, and he is a flying rooster from America who has escaped from a circus.
- There is, for example, a set of food dishes in the stylized shape of flying plovers, their wings glazed a deep green.
- The handgrip was in the shape of a flying creature with outstretched wings that he immediately identified as a dragon.
- During the post-fledging period adults will feed the flying chicks, for up to nine months in some species.
- Spiders have evolved several strategies to exploit the responses of flying insects to visual signals.
- Flight-line personnel moved from OMS into the tactical flying squadrons.
- The only problem is the amount of flying ants about at the moment - only had to pick one out of the tagliatelle though.
- At the time it left Australia, it was the oldest registered flying aircraft in the country.
- According to bug scientists behind the find, this is the greatest degree of wing asymmetry yet seen in any insect, bird, or other flying animal.
- What most gardeners call thrips are the larvae of a flying insect entomologists group in the suborder Terebrantia.
- Swallows, swifts and nighthawks, all pursuing flying insects, fly erratically.
- For many flying animals, natural and sexual selection likely work in concert to promote enhanced maneuverability.
- The largest of the North American native waterfowl and one of our heaviest flying birds, the Trumpeter Swan is large and white.
Synonyms
airborne, in the air, in flight
1. 1.1 Moving rapidly, especially through the air.
  （尤指在空中）快速运动的
  one passenger was cut by flying glass
  一乘客被飞来的玻璃划伤。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A couple of people suffered minor cuts from flying glass, but it was at the end of the night so there were not many people there.
  However, the Evening Press understands that a bystander on the pavement suffered a cut to his face caused by flying glass.
  The primary risks in these injuries are being caught in the machine or being struck by flying objects.
  They escaped with minor injuries, thought to have been caused by flying glass.
  Manywere seen wearing bandages on their hands and faces after receiving cuts from the flying shards of glass.
  Many had cuts to their face from flying glass, others with broken bones, many more were suffering from shock.
  A total of 31 soldiers were wounded, mostly by debris and flying glass.
  She dodged the flying body and kicked Lars hard enough to crush his skull.
  Residents said at least five civilians were also wounded by flying debris.
  When Carroll rejoined, the track had gone off and it took a couple of tours before the flying Irishman was able to put in another quick lap.
  Already we have a report of one man suffering leg injuries as a result of the flying glass and other debris.
  Others, including women, were punched, kicked and hit by flying bottles during the incident at the park in July last year.
  Up to 100 people are injured - mostly from flying glass.
  He suffered cuts from flying glass from the blast.
  Several hostages were injured by flying glass.
  Others dodge flying debris kicked up by fierce storm gusts.
  The close-quarter action photography with gristle and bone is spliced with dizzy shots of flying masonry launched by ginormous trebuchets.
  The other factor niggling away at me was the fact that a year before a tourist had been killed by a flying rock the size of a bus!
  People can be badly hurt by flying glass, it can even be life-threatening.
  One person has already been injured by flying glass and had to be treated for cuts.
2. 1.2 Done while hurling oneself through the air.
  飞身做出的
  he took a flying kick at a policeman
  他飞腿踢向警察。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At his subsequent trial for threatening language and behaviour, he attacked the prosecution counsel after being found guilty, leaping over a bench and executing a flying kick of his own.
  He charged forward and hit the metal door with a flying kick.
  Finally Billy was knocked to the mats by a flying kick.
  Launching into a vicious flying kick, Buffy took the speaker down, and the battle was joined.
  He took a flying kick at it and struck it heavily with his boot.
  As soon as she entered the room, she launched into a vicious flying side kick.
  It was obvious from his tone that he didn't believe it, and the flying kick that followed next was a further sign.
  He may not know a flying drop kick from a toehold, but he created the opening salvo in a soon to be exploitation standard.
  I had a yellow belt in tae kwan do, but they only taught me rubbish stuff like bowing and none of the good stuff like flying kicks and how to break wood just by looking at it.
  Finally he launches himself into a flying rugby tackle and vanishes from view.
  I was innocently walking with my friend, when Stephen ran at me from behind, jumped up, and gave me a tremendous flying kick in the back.
  Not wasting time, I ran at him, and leapt into a flying kick.
  I rushed at him, and leapt into a flying kick connecting with his face.
  Mark dodged a flying kick and tripped the second guard.
  She immediately ran out of her room and took a flying leap at the intruder.
  She launched herself in a flying tackle at Ian's midriff, knocking the wind out of him and sending the two to the ground.
  John won a gold medal in the flying kicks event for the under-13's.
  When he was five feet away, he jumped into a flying kick.
  Randall ducked under the flying tackle and heaved a pass 60 yards off his back foot.
  The mugging victim was probably killed by a flying karate kick, police revealed today.
3. 1.3 Hasty; brief.
  匆忙的；短暂的
  a flying visit
  飞蚂蚁。
  Example sentencesExamples
  On Saturday, on his return from his brief and much publicised flying visit home to England, he repeated the message to a higher authority.
  A flying visit from Graham's parents didn't help.
  This unexpected visitor began to arrive at Mary Forde's home last week and after a flying visit in and out has now decided to set up home permanently.
  ‘It was the thing that made the movie,’ admits LaBute, on a flying visit to London from the Deauville Film Festival in France.
  The Irish Lights vessel ‘Granuaile’ paid a flying visit to the bay earlier in the week to service the Blackrock Lighthouse.
  My parents made a flying visit and I'm working lots.
  If you don't mind putting in the leg work and feeling you could dedicate your life to wandering around it, Rome rewards pilgrims and sightseers alike - even those on a flying visit.
  Despite her setback, Eve still enjoyed her flying visit to New York.
  Devonport Naval Base played host to Jimmy ‘the Whirlwind’ White when the snooker ace made a flying visit to Plymouth.
  Matt Williams is on a flying visit to Edinburgh to sort out fine details of his new posting: meeting with finance people, marketing staff and various administrators.
  Earlier this month the Duke made a flying visit to the Far East in his role as special representative for international investment and trade and is believed to have met the woman again.
  Mr Geoffrey John paid a flying visit to Orkney to find out more about the county's food and drink businesses and went away ‘tremendously impressed’ by what he saw.
  Admittedly Houllier made a flying visit to Liverpool's Melwood training ground last week to rally the troops before being sent packing for more rest by his doctors.
  I'd been inside once before on a flying visit, and this was the first time I'd been in since when the weather was decent and the lighting made it worthwhile to take photos.
  11.20 am: The surgeon makes a flying visit to the Australian Orthopoedic Association conference.
  Aughagower Community Centre will receive one of its most popular visitors on Tuesday, December 17th when Santa makes a flying visit to the area.
  As the water levels subsided, the Duke of York made a flying visit to the flood zone, which extended to Stamford Bridge over the border in the East Riding and beyond to Elvington, near York.
  A Bald Eagle called Alaska swooped in on a flying visit and certainly attracted plenty of attention among the surprised shoppers on O'Connell Street.
  Having put her portrait skills at the disposal of 70 tourists, Una, who studied at Limerick College of Art, paid a flying visit to Killarney.
  I shall never forget that first flying visit to Dresden.
  Synonyms
  brief, short, whistle-stop, lightning, fleeting, hasty, rushed, hurried, quick, cursory, perfunctory
4. 1.4 Used in names of animals that can glide by using winglike membranes or other structures, e.g., flying squirrel.
  用于依靠翼状膜或其他组织滑翔的动物名称中，如flying squirrel

nounˈflīiNGˈflaɪɪŋ

Flight, especially in an aircraft.
（尤指乘飞机的）飞行
she hates flying
她讨厌飞行。
Example sentencesExamples
- No display flying could be performed on the weekend due to the wet weather.
- It's no secret that one way to keep the hourly cost of flying under control is to own the airplane you fly.
- This also includes such environments as deep sea diving, solo flying, and Antarctic overwintering.
- Without private flying in Namibia, the supply of Namibian commercial pilots will soon dry up and stop, he said.
- It is an intriguing and amusing read, drawing from the lighter side of private flying in the west of Ireland in the 1960's and 1970's.
- Other regulations are similar to those governing private flying in the West.
- Its operations include recreational and commercial flying, training and instruction as well as some business travel.
- Advanced warnings are normally issued to the public about exercises involving low flying so people do not become alarmed at sudden aircraft noises, particularly at night.
- Model aircraft flying is a training ground for serious pilots and the Lismore club has spawned a number of full time aviators.
- There was no flying, of course, as the ramps, runways and aircraft were also ice covered.
- Then, when things went sour, they saved the day with an emergency evacuation by some incredibly skillful flying.
- He loves flying; his brother is a professional pilot and Michael himself has a pilot's licence.
- The best place to begin winter flying is in a warm hangar with your mechanic.
- Cardholders will get free entry to certain sports clubs and discounts on activities such as ultralight flying, diving and climbing expeditions.
- We've been talking about specific phobias, such as the fear of flying, heights or animals.
- None of us ever considered such flying to be unusual or hazardous, although of course it was.
- Joe was a TWA pilot and Rick flew corporate aircraft so flying must be in the Barker family genes.
- Flying consumes a great deal of energy, and so, we reasoned, the energy demands of flying would compete with the energy needed to fuel the immune response.
- There is an air field at the campus as well, started for military training and flying during World War II.
- ‘For me and for most cadets, the first challenge of the training is solo flying,’ Tu said.
Synonyms
aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics

Phrases

with flying colors

With distinction.
以优异成绩；以杰出表现
Sylvia had passed her exams with flying colors
西尔维亚以优异成绩通过了考试。
Example sentencesExamples
- After seven days on flat roads this was a sudden and violent examination of heart as much as stamina and it was a test that Lance Armstrong would pass with flying colours.
- On the basis that there are few better guides to a restaurant's quality than how it cooks its steaks, the Howgate passed with flying colours.
- Is it success to pass a graduation exam with flying colors only to forget the whole thing in 2-3 years' time?
- If that's the biggest criticism a dedicated nit-picker can deliver, then the restaurant has passed with flying colours.
- Michael told me that he was sure I would pass all my exams with flying colors.
- He took the exam, came out with flying colours and joined the service in 1991.
- They had some big decisions to make this year, and came through with flying colors.
- In 1911, at his father's insistence, he sat the diplomatic service exams, passing with flying colours.
- Every single one of you passed your final exam with flying colors.
- I'm sure she'll navigate the negative backlash with flying colors.

词汇	flying
释义	Definition of flying in English: flying adjective ˈflʌɪɪŋˈflaɪɪŋ 1Moving or able to move through the air with wings. （能）用翼飞翔的 a flying ant 飞蚂蚁。 Example sentencesExamples The Olive-sided Flycatcher sits high in a treetop, darting out after a flying insect, then returns to its perch. The handgrip was in the shape of a flying creature with outstretched wings that he immediately identified as a dragon. What most gardeners call thrips are the larvae of a flying insect entomologists group in the suborder Terebrantia. Since there were as yet no birds, flying insect predators were probably much more common. In fact, there are no flying insects known for almost a hundred million years after the Ludlow. For example, a long history of hanging webs would mean spiders have been influencing the evolution of flying insects for millions of years. For many flying animals, natural and sexual selection likely work in concert to promote enhanced maneuverability. According to bug scientists behind the find, this is the greatest degree of wing asymmetry yet seen in any insect, bird, or other flying animal. There is, for example, a set of food dishes in the stylized shape of flying plovers, their wings glazed a deep green. His name is Rocky, and he is a flying rooster from America who has escaped from a circus. At the time it left Australia, it was the oldest registered flying aircraft in the country. The largest of the North American native waterfowl and one of our heaviest flying birds, the Trumpeter Swan is large and white. Flight-line personnel moved from OMS into the tactical flying squadrons. Spiders have evolved several strategies to exploit the responses of flying insects to visual signals. For aerodynamic reasons there is an inverse relationship between the size of a flying animal and the wing-stroke frequency needed to keep it in the air. Ever since humankind first had the capacity to wonder, the sight of a flying animal must have been astounding. The only problem is the amount of flying ants about at the moment - only had to pick one out of the tagliatelle though. During the post-fledging period adults will feed the flying chicks, for up to nine months in some species. This will be the first helicopter and Vietnam-era aircraft to join our flying fleet. Swallows, swifts and nighthawks, all pursuing flying insects, fly erratically. Synonyms airborne, in the air, in flight fluttering, flitting, flapping, hovering, floating, gliding, windborne, soaring, winging, wheeling winged rare volitant 1.1 Moving rapidly, especially through the air. （尤指在空中）快速运动的 one passenger was cut by flying glass 一乘客被飞来的玻璃划伤。 Example sentencesExamples She dodged the flying body and kicked Lars hard enough to crush his skull. One person has already been injured by flying glass and had to be treated for cuts. When Carroll rejoined, the track had gone off and it took a couple of tours before the flying Irishman was able to put in another quick lap. Others dodge flying debris kicked up by fierce storm gusts. Many had cuts to their face from flying glass, others with broken bones, many more were suffering from shock. Several hostages were injured by flying glass. The other factor niggling away at me was the fact that a year before a tourist had been killed by a flying rock the size of a bus! He suffered cuts from flying glass from the blast. A total of 31 soldiers were wounded, mostly by debris and flying glass. Manywere seen wearing bandages on their hands and faces after receiving cuts from the flying shards of glass. They escaped with minor injuries, thought to have been caused by flying glass. Already we have a report of one man suffering leg injuries as a result of the flying glass and other debris. However, the Evening Press understands that a bystander on the pavement suffered a cut to his face caused by flying glass. Residents said at least five civilians were also wounded by flying debris. A couple of people suffered minor cuts from flying glass, but it was at the end of the night so there were not many people there. Up to 100 people are injured - mostly from flying glass. The close-quarter action photography with gristle and bone is spliced with dizzy shots of flying masonry launched by ginormous trebuchets. People can be badly hurt by flying glass, it can even be life-threatening. Others, including women, were punched, kicked and hit by flying bottles during the incident at the park in July last year. The primary risks in these injuries are being caught in the machine or being struck by flying objects. 1.2 Done while launching oneself at someone. 飞身做出的 he took a flying kick at a policeman 他飞腿踢向警察。 Example sentencesExamples She immediately ran out of her room and took a flying leap at the intruder. Launching into a vicious flying kick, Buffy took the speaker down, and the battle was joined. I was innocently walking with my friend, when Stephen ran at me from behind, jumped up, and gave me a tremendous flying kick in the back. The mugging victim was probably killed by a flying karate kick, police revealed today. At his subsequent trial for threatening language and behaviour, he attacked the prosecution counsel after being found guilty, leaping over a bench and executing a flying kick of his own. John won a gold medal in the flying kicks event for the under-13's. I rushed at him, and leapt into a flying kick connecting with his face. He took a flying kick at it and struck it heavily with his boot. I had a yellow belt in tae kwan do, but they only taught me rubbish stuff like bowing and none of the good stuff like flying kicks and how to break wood just by looking at it. She launched herself in a flying tackle at Ian's midriff, knocking the wind out of him and sending the two to the ground. Finally Billy was knocked to the mats by a flying kick. Not wasting time, I ran at him, and leapt into a flying kick. Finally he launches himself into a flying rugby tackle and vanishes from view. He charged forward and hit the metal door with a flying kick. As soon as she entered the room, she launched into a vicious flying side kick. He may not know a flying drop kick from a toehold, but he created the opening salvo in a soon to be exploitation standard. When he was five feet away, he jumped into a flying kick. It was obvious from his tone that he didn't believe it, and the flying kick that followed next was a further sign. Randall ducked under the flying tackle and heaved a pass 60 yards off his back foot. Mark dodged a flying kick and tripped the second guard. 1.3 Hasty; brief. 匆忙的；短暂的 a flying visit 飞蚂蚁。 Example sentencesExamples Aughagower Community Centre will receive one of its most popular visitors on Tuesday, December 17th when Santa makes a flying visit to the area. My parents made a flying visit and I'm working lots. Admittedly Houllier made a flying visit to Liverpool's Melwood training ground last week to rally the troops before being sent packing for more rest by his doctors. This unexpected visitor began to arrive at Mary Forde's home last week and after a flying visit in and out has now decided to set up home permanently. Matt Williams is on a flying visit to Edinburgh to sort out fine details of his new posting: meeting with finance people, marketing staff and various administrators. The Irish Lights vessel ‘Granuaile’ paid a flying visit to the bay earlier in the week to service the Blackrock Lighthouse. As the water levels subsided, the Duke of York made a flying visit to the flood zone, which extended to Stamford Bridge over the border in the East Riding and beyond to Elvington, near York. I'd been inside once before on a flying visit, and this was the first time I'd been in since when the weather was decent and the lighting made it worthwhile to take photos. Devonport Naval Base played host to Jimmy ‘the Whirlwind’ White when the snooker ace made a flying visit to Plymouth. A flying visit from Graham's parents didn't help. ‘It was the thing that made the movie,’ admits LaBute, on a flying visit to London from the Deauville Film Festival in France. I shall never forget that first flying visit to Dresden. On Saturday, on his return from his brief and much publicised flying visit home to England, he repeated the message to a higher authority. Mr Geoffrey John paid a flying visit to Orkney to find out more about the county's food and drink businesses and went away ‘tremendously impressed’ by what he saw. If you don't mind putting in the leg work and feeling you could dedicate your life to wandering around it, Rome rewards pilgrims and sightseers alike - even those on a flying visit. Earlier this month the Duke made a flying visit to the Far East in his role as special representative for international investment and trade and is believed to have met the woman again. Having put her portrait skills at the disposal of 70 tourists, Una, who studied at Limerick College of Art, paid a flying visit to Killarney. Despite her setback, Eve still enjoyed her flying visit to New York. A Bald Eagle called Alaska swooped in on a flying visit and certainly attracted plenty of attention among the surprised shoppers on O'Connell Street. 11.20 am: The surgeon makes a flying visit to the Australian Orthopoedic Association conference. Synonyms brief, short, whistle-stop, lightning, fleeting, hasty, rushed, hurried, quick, cursory, perfunctory momentary informal quickie rare fugacious 1.4 Used in names of animals that can glide by using winglike membranes or other structures, e.g. flying squirrel. 用于依靠翼状膜或其他组织滑翔的动物名称中，如flying squirrel noun ˈflʌɪɪŋˈflaɪɪŋ mass noun Flight, especially in an aircraft. （尤指乘飞机的）飞行 she hates flying 她讨厌飞行。 Example sentencesExamples Flying consumes a great deal of energy, and so, we reasoned, the energy demands of flying would compete with the energy needed to fuel the immune response. Model aircraft flying is a training ground for serious pilots and the Lismore club has spawned a number of full time aviators. He loves flying; his brother is a professional pilot and Michael himself has a pilot's licence. This also includes such environments as deep sea diving, solo flying, and Antarctic overwintering. There is an air field at the campus as well, started for military training and flying during World War II. None of us ever considered such flying to be unusual or hazardous, although of course it was. The best place to begin winter flying is in a warm hangar with your mechanic. We've been talking about specific phobias, such as the fear of flying, heights or animals. Without private flying in Namibia, the supply of Namibian commercial pilots will soon dry up and stop, he said. Cardholders will get free entry to certain sports clubs and discounts on activities such as ultralight flying, diving and climbing expeditions. It is an intriguing and amusing read, drawing from the lighter side of private flying in the west of Ireland in the 1960's and 1970's. Other regulations are similar to those governing private flying in the West. ‘For me and for most cadets, the first challenge of the training is solo flying,’ Tu said. It's no secret that one way to keep the hourly cost of flying under control is to own the airplane you fly. There was no flying, of course, as the ramps, runways and aircraft were also ice covered. No display flying could be performed on the weekend due to the wet weather. Joe was a TWA pilot and Rick flew corporate aircraft so flying must be in the Barker family genes. Then, when things went sour, they saved the day with an emergency evacuation by some incredibly skillful flying. Advanced warnings are normally issued to the public about exercises involving low flying so people do not become alarmed at sudden aircraft noises, particularly at night. Its operations include recreational and commercial flying, training and instruction as well as some business travel. Synonyms aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics Phrases go flying informal Fall or be knocked over. 〈非正式，主英〉摔倒；被撞倒 Rob tripped over a branch and went flying 罗布被树枝绊了一下，摔倒了。 Example sentencesExamples Faith's apple went flying in the air as she was knocked over, and she had to make a mad grab to catch it before it fell. I jumped back, he threw me, and I went flying on top of the stand of hi-fis. Next thing, a wee guy whizzes past me, hits something and goes flying. I just put my foot down and went straight through the barricade, bins went flying everywhere. In one rehearsal, one of the women's sticks broke in two as she kicked it and half of it went flying off into the wings. Kenny knocked the wind out of Sophie; she went flying back into a wall, crumbling it. We went flying across the pavement and crashed straight through the front of a couple's house, ending up in their living room. She went flying off the bar stool and landed unconscious on the floor amid broken glass and tables. The teacup went flying, it was shattered, and one of the pieces cut Lindsay in her shin. Buckets of water went flying, other players waded in for retribution. Someone went flying through the wooden railings at one point, into the motorcycle parked by the rink. with flying colours With distinction. 以优异成绩；以杰出表现 Sylvia had passed her exams with flying colours 西尔维亚以优异成绩通过了考试。 Example sentencesExamples In 1911, at his father's insistence, he sat the diplomatic service exams, passing with flying colours. Every single one of you passed your final exam with flying colors. Is it success to pass a graduation exam with flying colors only to forget the whole thing in 2-3 years' time? He took the exam, came out with flying colours and joined the service in 1991. They had some big decisions to make this year, and came through with flying colors. Michael told me that he was sure I would pass all my exams with flying colors. On the basis that there are few better guides to a restaurant's quality than how it cooks its steaks, the Howgate passed with flying colours. After seven days on flat roads this was a sudden and violent examination of heart as much as stamina and it was a test that Lance Armstrong would pass with flying colours. If that's the biggest criticism a dedicated nit-picker can deliver, then the restaurant has passed with flying colours. I'm sure she'll navigate the negative backlash with flying colors. adj.1 phr. Definition of flying in US English: flying adjectiveˈflīiNGˈflaɪɪŋ 1Moving or able to move through the air with wings. （能）用翼飞翔的 a flying ant 飞蚂蚁。 Example sentencesExamples Since there were as yet no birds, flying insect predators were probably much more common. For aerodynamic reasons there is an inverse relationship between the size of a flying animal and the wing-stroke frequency needed to keep it in the air. The Olive-sided Flycatcher sits high in a treetop, darting out after a flying insect, then returns to its perch. Ever since humankind first had the capacity to wonder, the sight of a flying animal must have been astounding. For example, a long history of hanging webs would mean spiders have been influencing the evolution of flying insects for millions of years. This will be the first helicopter and Vietnam-era aircraft to join our flying fleet. In fact, there are no flying insects known for almost a hundred million years after the Ludlow. His name is Rocky, and he is a flying rooster from America who has escaped from a circus. There is, for example, a set of food dishes in the stylized shape of flying plovers, their wings glazed a deep green. The handgrip was in the shape of a flying creature with outstretched wings that he immediately identified as a dragon. During the post-fledging period adults will feed the flying chicks, for up to nine months in some species. Spiders have evolved several strategies to exploit the responses of flying insects to visual signals. Flight-line personnel moved from OMS into the tactical flying squadrons. The only problem is the amount of flying ants about at the moment - only had to pick one out of the tagliatelle though. At the time it left Australia, it was the oldest registered flying aircraft in the country. According to bug scientists behind the find, this is the greatest degree of wing asymmetry yet seen in any insect, bird, or other flying animal. What most gardeners call thrips are the larvae of a flying insect entomologists group in the suborder Terebrantia. Swallows, swifts and nighthawks, all pursuing flying insects, fly erratically. For many flying animals, natural and sexual selection likely work in concert to promote enhanced maneuverability. The largest of the North American native waterfowl and one of our heaviest flying birds, the Trumpeter Swan is large and white. Synonyms airborne, in the air, in flight 1.1 Moving rapidly, especially through the air. （尤指在空中）快速运动的 one passenger was cut by flying glass 一乘客被飞来的玻璃划伤。 Example sentencesExamples A couple of people suffered minor cuts from flying glass, but it was at the end of the night so there were not many people there. However, the Evening Press understands that a bystander on the pavement suffered a cut to his face caused by flying glass. The primary risks in these injuries are being caught in the machine or being struck by flying objects. They escaped with minor injuries, thought to have been caused by flying glass. Manywere seen wearing bandages on their hands and faces after receiving cuts from the flying shards of glass. Many had cuts to their face from flying glass, others with broken bones, many more were suffering from shock. A total of 31 soldiers were wounded, mostly by debris and flying glass. She dodged the flying body and kicked Lars hard enough to crush his skull. Residents said at least five civilians were also wounded by flying debris. When Carroll rejoined, the track had gone off and it took a couple of tours before the flying Irishman was able to put in another quick lap. Already we have a report of one man suffering leg injuries as a result of the flying glass and other debris. Others, including women, were punched, kicked and hit by flying bottles during the incident at the park in July last year. Up to 100 people are injured - mostly from flying glass. He suffered cuts from flying glass from the blast. Several hostages were injured by flying glass. Others dodge flying debris kicked up by fierce storm gusts. The close-quarter action photography with gristle and bone is spliced with dizzy shots of flying masonry launched by ginormous trebuchets. The other factor niggling away at me was the fact that a year before a tourist had been killed by a flying rock the size of a bus! People can be badly hurt by flying glass, it can even be life-threatening. One person has already been injured by flying glass and had to be treated for cuts. 1.2 Done while hurling oneself through the air. 飞身做出的 he took a flying kick at a policeman 他飞腿踢向警察。 Example sentencesExamples At his subsequent trial for threatening language and behaviour, he attacked the prosecution counsel after being found guilty, leaping over a bench and executing a flying kick of his own. He charged forward and hit the metal door with a flying kick. Finally Billy was knocked to the mats by a flying kick. Launching into a vicious flying kick, Buffy took the speaker down, and the battle was joined. He took a flying kick at it and struck it heavily with his boot. As soon as she entered the room, she launched into a vicious flying side kick. It was obvious from his tone that he didn't believe it, and the flying kick that followed next was a further sign. He may not know a flying drop kick from a toehold, but he created the opening salvo in a soon to be exploitation standard. I had a yellow belt in tae kwan do, but they only taught me rubbish stuff like bowing and none of the good stuff like flying kicks and how to break wood just by looking at it. Finally he launches himself into a flying rugby tackle and vanishes from view. I was innocently walking with my friend, when Stephen ran at me from behind, jumped up, and gave me a tremendous flying kick in the back. Not wasting time, I ran at him, and leapt into a flying kick. I rushed at him, and leapt into a flying kick connecting with his face. Mark dodged a flying kick and tripped the second guard. She immediately ran out of her room and took a flying leap at the intruder. She launched herself in a flying tackle at Ian's midriff, knocking the wind out of him and sending the two to the ground. John won a gold medal in the flying kicks event for the under-13's. When he was five feet away, he jumped into a flying kick. Randall ducked under the flying tackle and heaved a pass 60 yards off his back foot. The mugging victim was probably killed by a flying karate kick, police revealed today. 1.3 Hasty; brief. 匆忙的；短暂的 a flying visit 飞蚂蚁。 Example sentencesExamples On Saturday, on his return from his brief and much publicised flying visit home to England, he repeated the message to a higher authority. A flying visit from Graham's parents didn't help. This unexpected visitor began to arrive at Mary Forde's home last week and after a flying visit in and out has now decided to set up home permanently. ‘It was the thing that made the movie,’ admits LaBute, on a flying visit to London from the Deauville Film Festival in France. The Irish Lights vessel ‘Granuaile’ paid a flying visit to the bay earlier in the week to service the Blackrock Lighthouse. My parents made a flying visit and I'm working lots. If you don't mind putting in the leg work and feeling you could dedicate your life to wandering around it, Rome rewards pilgrims and sightseers alike - even those on a flying visit. Despite her setback, Eve still enjoyed her flying visit to New York. Devonport Naval Base played host to Jimmy ‘the Whirlwind’ White when the snooker ace made a flying visit to Plymouth. Matt Williams is on a flying visit to Edinburgh to sort out fine details of his new posting: meeting with finance people, marketing staff and various administrators. Earlier this month the Duke made a flying visit to the Far East in his role as special representative for international investment and trade and is believed to have met the woman again. Mr Geoffrey John paid a flying visit to Orkney to find out more about the county's food and drink businesses and went away ‘tremendously impressed’ by what he saw. Admittedly Houllier made a flying visit to Liverpool's Melwood training ground last week to rally the troops before being sent packing for more rest by his doctors. I'd been inside once before on a flying visit, and this was the first time I'd been in since when the weather was decent and the lighting made it worthwhile to take photos. 11.20 am: The surgeon makes a flying visit to the Australian Orthopoedic Association conference. Aughagower Community Centre will receive one of its most popular visitors on Tuesday, December 17th when Santa makes a flying visit to the area. As the water levels subsided, the Duke of York made a flying visit to the flood zone, which extended to Stamford Bridge over the border in the East Riding and beyond to Elvington, near York. A Bald Eagle called Alaska swooped in on a flying visit and certainly attracted plenty of attention among the surprised shoppers on O'Connell Street. Having put her portrait skills at the disposal of 70 tourists, Una, who studied at Limerick College of Art, paid a flying visit to Killarney. I shall never forget that first flying visit to Dresden. Synonyms brief, short, whistle-stop, lightning, fleeting, hasty, rushed, hurried, quick, cursory, perfunctory 1.4 Used in names of animals that can glide by using winglike membranes or other structures, e.g., flying squirrel. 用于依靠翼状膜或其他组织滑翔的动物名称中，如flying squirrel nounˈflīiNGˈflaɪɪŋ Flight, especially in an aircraft. （尤指乘飞机的）飞行 she hates flying 她讨厌飞行。 Example sentencesExamples No display flying could be performed on the weekend due to the wet weather. It's no secret that one way to keep the hourly cost of flying under control is to own the airplane you fly. This also includes such environments as deep sea diving, solo flying, and Antarctic overwintering. Without private flying in Namibia, the supply of Namibian commercial pilots will soon dry up and stop, he said. It is an intriguing and amusing read, drawing from the lighter side of private flying in the west of Ireland in the 1960's and 1970's. Other regulations are similar to those governing private flying in the West. Its operations include recreational and commercial flying, training and instruction as well as some business travel. Advanced warnings are normally issued to the public about exercises involving low flying so people do not become alarmed at sudden aircraft noises, particularly at night. Model aircraft flying is a training ground for serious pilots and the Lismore club has spawned a number of full time aviators. There was no flying, of course, as the ramps, runways and aircraft were also ice covered. Then, when things went sour, they saved the day with an emergency evacuation by some incredibly skillful flying. He loves flying; his brother is a professional pilot and Michael himself has a pilot's licence. The best place to begin winter flying is in a warm hangar with your mechanic. Cardholders will get free entry to certain sports clubs and discounts on activities such as ultralight flying, diving and climbing expeditions. We've been talking about specific phobias, such as the fear of flying, heights or animals. None of us ever considered such flying to be unusual or hazardous, although of course it was. Joe was a TWA pilot and Rick flew corporate aircraft so flying must be in the Barker family genes. Flying consumes a great deal of energy, and so, we reasoned, the energy demands of flying would compete with the energy needed to fuel the immune response. There is an air field at the campus as well, started for military training and flying during World War II. ‘For me and for most cadets, the first challenge of the training is solo flying,’ Tu said. Synonyms aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics Phrases with flying colors With distinction. 以优异成绩；以杰出表现 Sylvia had passed her exams with flying colors 西尔维亚以优异成绩通过了考试。 Example sentencesExamples After seven days on flat roads this was a sudden and violent examination of heart as much as stamina and it was a test that Lance Armstrong would pass with flying colours. On the basis that there are few better guides to a restaurant's quality than how it cooks its steaks, the Howgate passed with flying colours. Is it success to pass a graduation exam with flying colors only to forget the whole thing in 2-3 years' time? If that's the biggest criticism a dedicated nit-picker can deliver, then the restaurant has passed with flying colours. Michael told me that he was sure I would pass all my exams with flying colors. He took the exam, came out with flying colours and joined the service in 1991. They had some big decisions to make this year, and came through with flying colors. In 1911, at his father's insistence, he sat the diplomatic service exams, passing with flying colours. Every single one of you passed your final exam with flying colors. I'm sure she'll navigate the negative backlash with flying colors. adj.1 phr.
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