英语词汇“flit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense flits, present participle flitting, past tense, past participle flitted

1. verb

If you flit around or flit between one place and another, you go to lots of places without staying for very long in any of them.

Laura flits about New York hailing taxis at every opportunity. [VERB preposition/adverb]

He spends his time flitting between Florence, Rome and Bologna. [VERB preposition/adverb]

2. verb

If someone flits from one thing or situation to another, they move or turn their attention from one to the other very quickly.

She flits from one dance partner to another. [VERB from noun to noun]

He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease. [VERB preposition]

3. verb

If something such as a bird or a bat flits about, it flies quickly from one place to another.

...the parrot that flits from tree to tree. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Synonyms: fly, dash, dart, skim More Synonyms of flit

4. verb

If an expression flits across your face or an idea flits through your mind, it is there for a short time and then goes again.

He was unable to prevent a look of interest from flitting across his features. [V + across]

Images and memories of the evening flitted through her mind. [VERB + through]

单词	flit
释义	Trends of flit View usage for: flit (flɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense flits, present participle flitting, past tense, past participle flitted 1. verb If you flit around or flit between one place and another, you go to lots of places without staying for very long in any of them. Laura flits about New York hailing taxis at every opportunity. [VERB preposition/adverb] He spends his time flitting between Florence, Rome and Bologna. [VERB preposition/adverb] 2. verb If someone flits from one thing or situation to another, they move or turn their attention from one to the other very quickly. She flits from one dance partner to another. [VERB from noun to noun] He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease. [VERB preposition] 3. verb If something such as a bird or a bat flits about, it flies quickly from one place to another. ...the parrot that flits from tree to tree. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: fly, dash, dart, skim More Synonyms of flit 4. verb If an expression flits across your face or an idea flits through your mind, it is there for a short time and then goes again. He was unable to prevent a look of interest from flitting across his features. [V + across] Images and memories of the evening flitted through her mind. [VERB + through] flit in British English (flɪt) verbWord forms: flits, flitting or flitted (intransitive) 1. to move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart 2. to fly rapidly and lightly; flutter 3. to pass quickly; fleet a memory flitted into his mind 4. Scottish and Northern England dialect to move house 5. British informal to depart hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid obligations 6. an informal word for elope noun 7. the act or an instance of flitting 8. offensive, slang, mainly US a homosexual man 9. British informal a hurried and stealthy departure in order to avoid obligations (esp in the phrase do a flit) 10. moonlight flit Derived forms flitter (ˈflitter) noun Word origin C12: from Old Norse flytja to carry flit in American English (flɪt) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈflitted or ˈflitting 1. to pass lightly and rapidly memories flitted through his mind 2. to fly lightly and rapidly; flutter 3. Scottish and North England to move to other quarters, esp. by stealth 4. British, Informal to leave quickly, esp. to escape creditors, etc. verb transitive 5. Scottish and North England to move to other quarters noun 6. the act or an instance of flitting 7. US, Slang a male homosexual a dismissive or mildly contemptuous term Word origin ME flitten < ON flytja, akin to OE fleotan, fleet2 Examples of 'flit' in a sentence flit Or his butterfly style of flitting from one group to another? Times, Sunday Times (2012) Will she be able to resist the urge to flit around the world like a ballerina butterfly? Times, Sunday Times (2014) My mind flits from one thing to another without solving anything. The Sun (2014) Aircraft were flitting constructively back and forth. Giles Whittell Spitfire Women of World War II (2007) What recollections of boyhood and innocence might have been flitting across his brain? William Thackeray Vanity Fair (1837) One can make them out as ghostly shapes flitting about. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Now bats and eels flit and slide around the darkest corners. Times, Sunday Times (2009) There are other advantages in flitting across time and space. Jack Turner SPICE: The History of a Temptation (2004) Something resembling a smirk flits across her face and the air grows heavy with his discomfort. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But then you could see the doubt flit across those boyish features. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Instead of flitting from one idea to the next you can focus on the best one and put it to work. The Sun (2009) Many of the July butterflies are now flitting about. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It was in a stubble field beside the golf course, and may still be flitting around. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It has been picked out in spotlights, and also been seen flitting about in the dusk. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They normally flit quickly from twig to twig, only taking the most obvious insects and insect eggs. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I soon saw it flitting about in the twigs. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Instead of flitting from one idea to the next, you now focus on one project and make it work. The Sun (2016) I'm not a person who flits from one club to another. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Or more likely he's an intellectual butterfly, flitting between ideas. Times, Sunday Times (2012) As long as you don't have to flit from place to place tonight, you will be happy. The Sun (2015) We, the public, are increasingly comfortable flitting from one era to another when it comes to viewing art. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In other languages flit British English: flit VERB If you flit around or flit between one place and another, you go to lots of places without staying for very long in any of them. She flits about the city hailing taxis at every opportunity. American English: flit Brazilian Portuguese: esvoaçar Chinese: 不停地移动 European Spanish: revolotear French: voltiger German: flitzen Italian: andare in giro Japanese: あちこち渡り歩く Korean: > 돌아다니다이리저리 European Portuguese: esvoaçar Latin American Spanish: revolotear Chinese translation of 'flit' flit (flɪt) vi [person] 换(換)来(來)换(換)去 (huànlái huànqù) [bird, butterfly] 飞(飛)来(來)飞(飛)去 (fēilái fēiqù) [expression, smile] 掠过(過) (lüèguò) (verb) in the sense of fly Definition to pass quickly the bird that flits from tree to tree Synonyms fly The bird flew away. dash Suddenly she dashed out into the garden. dart She darted away through the trees. skim seagulls skimming over the waves pass speed wing He was soon winging his way home to rejoin his family. flash Cars flashed by every few minutes. fleet whisk She whisked out of the room. flutter The birds were fluttering among the trees. Additional synonyms in the sense of dart Definition to move or throw swiftly and suddenly She darted away through the trees. Synonyms dash, run, race, shoot, fly, speed, spring, tear, rush, bound, flash, hurry, sprint, bolt, hasten, whizz, haste, flit, scoot in the sense of dash Definition to move hastily Suddenly she dashed out into the garden. Synonyms rush, run, race, shoot, fly, career, speed, spring, tear, bound, hurry, barrel (along) (informal), sprint, bolt, dart, hasten, scurry, haste, stampede, burn rubber (informal), make haste, hotfoot in the sense of flash Definition to move very fast Cars flashed by every few minutes. Synonyms speed, race, shoot, fly, tear, sweep, dash, barrel (along) (informal), whistle, sprint, bolt, streak, dart, zoom, burn rubber (informal) Nearby words of flit flirt flirtation flirtatious flit float floating flock Synonyms of 'flit' flit Explore 'flit' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of flutter Definition to move about restlessly The birds were fluttering among the trees. Synonyms flit, hover, flitter in the sense of skim Definition to glide smoothly over (a surface) seagulls skimming over the waves Synonyms glide, fly, coast, plane, sail, float, brush, dart, scud in the sense of whisk Definition to move or take somewhere swiftly She whisked out of the room. Synonyms speed, race, shoot, fly, career, tear, rush, sweep, dash, hurry, barrel (along) (informal, US, Canadian), sprint, dart, hasten, burn rubber (informal), go like the clappers (British, informal), hightail it (US, informal), wheech (Scottish, informal) in the sense of wing Definition to move through the air He was soon winging his way home to rejoin his family. Synonyms hurry, fly, race, speed, streak, zoom, hasten, hurtle
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