flight
n
1 [U]
(a) action or process of flying through the air; ability to fly 飛行; 飛翔; 飛行的能力
the age of supersonic flight 超音速飛行的時代
The bird had been shot down in flight, ie while flying. 這只鳥是在飛行中打下來的.
(b) movement or path of a thing through the air (物體在空中的)飛行或路線
the flight of an arrow, a dart, a missile, etc 箭、 標槍、 導彈等的飛行.
2 [C]
(a) journey made by air, esp in an aircraft on a particular route 空中的航行; (尤指飛機等的)航班
a smooth, comfortable, bumpy, etc flight 平穩的、 舒服的、 顛簸的空中航行
All flights have been cancelled because of fog. 因為有霧所有航班都已取消.
(b) aircraft making such a journey 班機
We travelled aboard the same flight. 我們搭乘同一班機.
Flight number BA 4793 will arrive in London at 16.50. 英國航空公司4793號班機於16時50分抵達倫敦.
3 [U, C] passage or journey through space 航天飛行; 宇宙飛行
the history of manned space flight 載人航天史.
4 [C] group of aeroplanes working as a unit 飛行隊
an aircraft of the Queen's flight 女王專用機隊的一架飛機.
5 [C] ~ (of sth) number of birds, insects, etc flying together or of arrows released together (鳥、 昆蟲等的)群飛; (箭的)齊發
a flight of geese 一隊飛雁
a flight of arrows 齊發的箭.
6 [C] series of stairs between two floors or landings 一段樓梯或階梯
There was no lift and we had to climb six flights of stairs. 沒有電梯, 我們得爬六段樓梯.
7 [U] swift passage, esp of time 飛逝(尤指時間).
8 [C] ~ of sth instance of sth very imaginative but usu not practical (想像力的)奔放
wild flights of imagination 想像聯翩.
9 (idm 習語) a flight of `fancy unrealistic idea, etc that exists only in sb's mind 懸想; 異想天開
Her latest flight of fancy is to go camping in the Sahara desert! 她最近心血來潮想到撒哈拉沙漠去野營! in the first/top flight taking a leading place; excellent of his/its kind 占先; 名列前茅; 同行[同類]中的優秀者
She's in the top flight of journalists. 她是出類拔萃的新聞工作者. flight, v [Tn]
(in cricket) give (the ball) a certain path through the air when bowling so as to deceive the batsman (板球中)使(球)沿某路線飛行(以迷惑擊球員)
a well-flighted delivery 漂亮的投球.
flight n
1 [C, U] act or instance of fleeing or running away 逃; 逃避; 逃跑
Many soldiers fell wounded in their flight from the defeat. 許多士兵在潰逃中受傷.
(fig 比喻) the flight of capital, ie the sending of money out of a country during a financial crisis 資金外流(在財政危機時將資金轉到國外).
2 (idm 習語) put sb to `flight force sb to flee 迫使某人逃走
The enemy was put to flight by the advancing army. 部隊向前進, 趕跑了敵人. take (to) `flight flee; run away 逃走; 逃跑
The gang took (to) flight when they heard the police car. 那伙歹徒聽到警車聲便逃跑了.