| 释义 |
fly-in|ˈflaɪɪn|
[f. verbal phr. to fly in (see fly v.1 1).]
a. The action or an act of delivering troops, goods, etc., by air to a specified place.
b. A service, entertainment, etc., provided for persons who have arrived by air. Also attrib.
1943W. S. Churchill 6 Dec. in Second World War (1952) V. 368 Medium bombers should be..posted in Cyrenaica for ‘softening’ action against enemy airfields and shipping and to cover the fly-in of the British fighter squadrons. 1952N.Y. Times 9 Mar. 2/7 Not eligible for this prize are small planes landing at a combination drive-in and fly-in. 1956W. Slim Defeat into Victory 220 The fly-in of the 26th Division to Indaw. Ibid., Wingate was dissatisfied with the rate of fly-in. 1960in Lebende Sprachen (1963) VIII. 33/2 There are also fly-in banks at airports (a teller meets your helicopter or plane right on the runway) and sail-in banks for people in boats. 1966Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xii/5 He saw a column of smoke rising from a clearing, and recognized it as a beef barbecue ‘fly-in’ of Western Club pilots. |