单词 | flight |
释义 | Word Frequency flight 1(flaɪt) noun 1. the act, skill, or manner of flying 2. a journey made by a flying animal or object 3. a. a scheduled airline journey b. an aircraft flying on such a journey 4. a group of flying birds or aircraft a flight of swallows 5. the basic tactical unit of a military air force 6. a journey through space, esp of a spacecraft 7. rapid movement or progress 8. a soaring mental journey above or beyond the normal everyday world a flight of fancy 9. a. a single line of hurdles across a track in a race b. a series of such hurdles 10. a bird's wing or tail feather; flight feather 11. a feather or plastic attachment fitted to an arrow or dart to give it stability in flight 12. flight arrow 13. the distance covered by a flight arrow 14. sport, especially cricket a. a flighted movement imparted to a ball, dart, etc b. the ability to flight a ball 15. angling a device on a spinning lure that revolves rapidly 16. a set of steps or stairs between one landing or floor and the next 17. a large enclosed area attached to an aviary or pigeon loft where the birds may fly but not escape 18. a number of different alcoholic drinks sampled at the same time a gin flight verb 19. (transitive) sport to cause (a ball, dart, etc) to float slowly or deceptively towards its target 20. (intransitive) (of wild fowl) to fly in groups 21. (transitive) to shoot (a bird) in flight 22. (transitive) to fledge (an arrow or a dart) Word origin Old English flyht; related to Middle Dutch vlucht, Old Saxon fluhtWord Frequency flight 2(flaɪt) noun 1. the act of fleeing or running away, as from danger 2. put to flight 3. take flight Word origin Old English flyht (unattested); related to Old Frisian flecht, Old High German fluht, Old Norse flōtti |
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