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词汇 flyover
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Definition of flyover in English:

flyover

nounˈflʌɪəʊvəˈflaɪˌoʊvər
  • 1British A bridge carrying one railway line or road over another.

    〈主英〉铁路跨线桥;公路立交桥,高架公路

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Percival argued at the inquiry for an access road to the flyover to be realigned, taking it further away from his property, Springfield House, and allowing the horse-breeding to continue.
    • He cited the proposed traffic flyovers contested by some residents, the proposed Duval County Courthouse whose costs are in debate and the decision whether and where to build a larger convention center.
    • Apart from 19 roads shortlisted for upgrades, the meeting also discussed flyovers, peripheral ring roads and traffic decongestion.
    • Even flyovers and ring roads have not helped because of the lack of lane discipline by most vehicles.
    • Bangalore city news of late is dominated by roads, one-ways, flyovers, Metro rail and international airport.
    • Changes would include lowering tracks so new larger containers could get under bridges and flyovers.
    • Constructing a flyover from Domlur entrance to Airport is one of the solutions to ease the congestion.
    • Mivan spent most of the 1980s in Iraq building flyovers, apartments, power stations and an airport.
    • Roads and bridges in the city, overbridges and flyovers around the city, sky bus and roundabouts all over the suburbs were spoken of in a great hurry.
    • Meanwhile, plans were being finalised yesterday for the placing of massive 90-tonne beams to carry a flyover over the Kinsale Road roundabout.
    • She was back again at a crowded flyover bridge on the railways.
    • We should design a new system of roads with flyovers or underpasses, meant only for buses or other heavy vehicles.
    • These days, to arrive at a place on the right involves turning left, traversing various roundabouts, flyovers and slip roads, and if you take a wrong turning you find yourself driving miles back the way you came.
    • ELECTRIFYING AND doubling the existing railway lines, building flyovers and subways in strategic locations, and wider roads could be a better solution.
    • Going under bridges and flyovers is the worst: they traverse the parapets with a gaunt expectation and I begin to see everything in hyper-real detail.
    • The MSRDC bonds were issued in order to fund the Mumbai-Pune expressway, the Mumbai flyover and railway overbridges in Maharashtra.
    • This includes roads, flyovers, road overbridges/underbridges and subways.
    • With the city having close to 20 lakh vehicles on the roads, flyovers and underpasses have become a must if traffic is to flow smoothly.
    • The kidnappers instructed Lu's mother to bring the money to a location beneath a highway flyover.
    • Work to improve the northern stretch of the A1237 outer ring road could include flyovers, with money allocated from April to look at options for improving the road, council leader Dave Merrett said.
    Synonyms
    viaduct, aqueduct, overpass
  • 2North American A low flight by one or more aircraft over a specific location.

    〈北美〉(单机或编队)低空飞行

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An American reconnaissance plane veers off course during a flyover and is shot down because its crew sees something they aren't intended to see.
    • The flyovers occur twice a year, before and after the summer rainy season.
    • Did the daily surveillance plane flyovers spot it?
    • Santa had also done a flyover in the Rescure helicopter.
    • A man in a blue FEMA windbreaker arrived to brief them on his helicopter flyover of the city.
    • As Senator Mary Landrieu's helicopter was taking off for a flyover of the devastation, she watched as a group of people smashed a window at a gas station store and jumped in.
    • After the pair spotted a heavy weapon in a village during a flyover in a military helicopter, Smith carried back the coordinates to a Marine commander so the weapon could be destroyed.
    • The solution they have gone for is flyovers that promise only to sweep Delhi's traffic problems from one area to another.
    • The lab was underground so flyovers haven't shown anything.
    • Our commanding officer coordinated a flyover of the ship for us so the LSOs could shine a beacon on our nose gear and determine its condition.
    • A full surround mix would have been nice, as there are a couple of 747 flyovers that, while sounding impressive in stereo, would probably tear off the roof in 5.1.
    • Although Mr Boynes would love to be part of the flyover, he considers his attendance on the ground just as important.
    • We could do a flyover of the island with a shuttle, hoping the Curie's crew has someone looking out for rescue craft to signal.
    • During a flyover of the park last year, McClure witnessed a number of bison carcasses lying in overgrazed fields.
    • I lived next to a U.S. Air Force base in north Georgia for two years and have seen many night flyovers with afterburners.
    • We've done a number of flyovers with helicopters and will continue to do that.
    1. 2.1
      another term for fly-past
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Saturday's memorial featured a flyover by World War II airplanes, music, speeches and a wreath presentation.
      • The military will be providing traditions, such as a 21-gun salute and a flyover of FA - 18 aircraft.
      • For naval aircraft enthusiasts, four of the five Corsairs at Duxford got into the air for formation flyovers and individual passes.
      • Erica swerved the car round a corner before stopping at the side of a flyover.
      • Stealth bombers were reported to be in the air at one point, but were re-routed to do a flyover at the Rose Bowl game, which received a wonderful ovation.
  • 3US derogatory, informal as modifier Denoting central regions of the US regarded as less significant than the East or West coasts.

    〈美,非正式,贬〉中部地区的

    his appeal extends way beyond the Bible Belt and the flyover states

    他的呼吁的传播范围远远不止圣经地带和中部各州。

Definition of flyover in US English:

flyover

nounˈflaɪˌoʊvərˈflīˌōvər
  • 1North American A low flight by one or more aircraft over a specific location.

    〈北美〉(单机或编队)低空飞行

    there were artillery platforms in the hills, making a flyover too risky
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We could do a flyover of the island with a shuttle, hoping the Curie's crew has someone looking out for rescue craft to signal.
    • An American reconnaissance plane veers off course during a flyover and is shot down because its crew sees something they aren't intended to see.
    • A man in a blue FEMA windbreaker arrived to brief them on his helicopter flyover of the city.
    • Did the daily surveillance plane flyovers spot it?
    • The flyovers occur twice a year, before and after the summer rainy season.
    • The lab was underground so flyovers haven't shown anything.
    • The solution they have gone for is flyovers that promise only to sweep Delhi's traffic problems from one area to another.
    • A full surround mix would have been nice, as there are a couple of 747 flyovers that, while sounding impressive in stereo, would probably tear off the roof in 5.1.
    • I lived next to a U.S. Air Force base in north Georgia for two years and have seen many night flyovers with afterburners.
    • Our commanding officer coordinated a flyover of the ship for us so the LSOs could shine a beacon on our nose gear and determine its condition.
    • As Senator Mary Landrieu's helicopter was taking off for a flyover of the devastation, she watched as a group of people smashed a window at a gas station store and jumped in.
    • Although Mr Boynes would love to be part of the flyover, he considers his attendance on the ground just as important.
    • We've done a number of flyovers with helicopters and will continue to do that.
    • During a flyover of the park last year, McClure witnessed a number of bison carcasses lying in overgrazed fields.
    • Santa had also done a flyover in the Rescure helicopter.
    • After the pair spotted a heavy weapon in a village during a flyover in a military helicopter, Smith carried back the coordinates to a Marine commander so the weapon could be destroyed.
    1. 1.1 A ceremonial flight of an aircraft past a person or a place.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And Naval fighter jets cap the pre-race festivities with a tight-formation flyover.
      • Geraldton aviator Chris Shine will pilot one of nine tiger moths in a special diamond formation flyover in Perth this afternoon.
      • The Defence Forces did their minister proud in his home city with a march past and a flyover by the Air Corps.
      • Perhaps most impressive is a flyover of F - 16 fighter jets during pre-race ceremonies in the last half of the film.
      • There was a wet winch demonstration as well as a historic flight Iroquois helicopter lake flyover and static display.
      • The new squadron was to have demonstrated its skills with a flyover and aerobatic maneuvers, but the aerial activities were canceled because of bad weather.
      • The flyover will be held over crowds lining the streets to watch the annual Moomba Festival on March 14.
      • We all missed Bush throwing out the first pitch, though we did see his helicopter come and go, not to mention the thunderous F - 16 flyover.
  • 2British An overpass.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Moffatt said the ultimate aim was to build a completely segregated crossing and flyover at Bilbrough, and construction was planned to start in 2003, subject to the availability of funds.
    • Rural India, too, needs flyovers - not over roads, but over killer railway tracks.
    • But critics of this bold horticultural experiment have compared the results with everything from an unfinished Italian motorway flyover to the business end of a broom.
    • A white or blue van was directly behind the couple's car at Bishopthorpe flyover leaving the A64 on the outskirts of York at about 1.15 pm last Friday.
    • And the timing couldn't be worse as the work coincides with the improvements at Pitsea flyover that are already causing extra congestion.
    • Expressways, flyovers, corridors, ring roads, mass transit system, and such issues one associates with cities that are global destinations and business nerve centers in the region.
    • Cameras showed that during the day traffic was tailing back to the A35 Redbridge flyover and several hundred metres along the M271.
    • The talks have been prompted by concern that the sharp right-hand curve for motorists joining the by-pass at Brambling Fields flyover, Norton, may be a hazard.
    • Until it opens, drivers are having to use the York Outer Ring Road flyover to cross the dual carriageway.
    • The Highways Agency shut a notorious gap at nearby Bilbrough Top in December, prior to the start of construction of an £11 million new flyover.
    • Although there hasn't been an official ribbon-cutting yet, the flyover leading to the airport opened recently.
    • Yet this flyover will not be completed until at least 2004, offering time enough for another tragedy similar to that which occurred at the weekend.
    • The mum-of-one helped organise Under Croydon, an arts project which transformed the pedestrian subway beneath Croydon's flyover into a colourful mural.
    • Designs showing how Swindon's Commonhead roundabout could look if a planned £13 million flyover becomes a reality have been exhibited.
    • The Highways Agency revealed today that a public inquiry is likely into its proposed £3.9 million flyover at Bilbrough Top, between York and Tadcaster.
    • She told officers that she feared for the children's lives because their father had said he would drive his truck off Tilbury Docks or Pitsea flyover with the youngsters inside.
    • Water logging around the flyover's rusted pillars is routine during the rains.
    • The £11.3 million flyover is being built to improve safety on the dual carriageway at Bilbrough Top, between York and Tadcaster.
    • We reported that the order imposed to close the four gaps was merely temporary, and that the Highways Agency was planning to open them up once the new £11 million flyover was in use.
    • But who would want to visit a place of flyovers, viaducts and faceless retail parks?
    Synonyms
    viaduct, aqueduct, overpass
  • 3US derogatory, informal as modifier Denoting central regions of the US regarded as less significant than the East or West coasts.

    〈美,非正式,贬〉中部地区的

    his appeal extends way beyond the Bible Belt and the flyover states

    他的呼吁的传播范围远远不止圣经地带和中部各州。

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