flight
[flaɪt] noun
JOURNEY 旅程
ESSENTIAL countable
■a journey in an aircraft 空中航行，航程•I'll never forget my first flight.我永远也不会忘记第一次乘飞机的经历。 •How was your flight?空中旅行感觉如何？ •All flights to New York today are delayed because of bad weather.因天气不好，今天飞往纽约的所有航班都延误了。 •My flight was cancelled.我的航班取消了。
[flaɪt] noun
AIRCRAFT 飞行器
ADVANCED countable
■an aircraft that is making a particular journey 航班飞机，班机•Flight 474 to Buenos Aires is now boarding at gate 9.飞往布宜诺斯艾利斯的474航班现在正在九号闸口登机。
[flaɪt] noun
MOVEMENT 运动
uncountable
■when something flies or moves through the air 飞行；飞行路线•an eagle in flight飞翔的鹰 •Suddenly the whole flock of geese took flight (= started flying).突然，整群大雁都飞了起来。 •Modern missiles are so accurate because their flight is controlled by computer.现代导弹十分精确，因为其飞行路线是由电脑控制的。 countable
■a group of birds, aircraft, etc. flying together （一同飞行的）鸟群（机群等）•a flight of geese/swans飞行的一群大雁／天鹅
[flaɪt] noun
ESCAPE 逃跑
uncountable
■(an act or example of) escape, running away or avoiding something 逃跑；逃避；躲避•They lost all their possessions during their flight from the invading army.在躲避侵略军时，他们失去了所有的财产。 put sb to flight UK old-fashioned
■to defeat someone and force them to run away 迫使（某人）逃窜
take flight
■to run away 逃走•The burglars took flight when the alarm sounded.警报一响，盗贼们就逃走了。
[flaɪt] noun
STAIRS 台阶
countable
■a set of steps or stairs, usually between two floors of a building （通常指两个楼层间的）一段楼梯，一段台阶•We live up three flights of stairs.我们住在三楼。
[flaɪt] noun
flight of fancy
■an idea which shows a lot of imagination but which is not practical 异想天开；想入非非•He was talking about cycling across the US or was that just another flight of fancy?他正在谈论骑脚踏车横穿美国，这又是一次异想天开吗？
[flaɪt] noun
the top flight UK
■the highest level in a job or sport （职位或体育运动中的）最高档次，最高级别•The Sheffield Eagles move down to the second division after two seasons in the top flight.雪菲尔鹰队在超级联赛中打了两个赛季后降到了乙级。 |