flies

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1. （舞台上方）悬吊布景的空间，吊景区
   the space above the stage in a theatre, used for lights and for storing scenery

1. 苍蝇
   A fly is a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour.
2. VERB 飞;飞行;飞翔
   When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air.
   1. The planes flew through the clouds...
      飞机穿越云层。
   2. The bird flew away.
      鸟儿飞走了。
3. VERB (乘飞机)飞行，航行
   If you fly somewhere, you travel there in an aircraft.
   1. He flew to Los Angeles...
      他飞往洛杉矶。
   2. He flew back to London...
      他飞回了伦敦。
   3. Mr Baker flew in from Moscow.
      贝克先生是从莫斯科飞过来的。
4. VERB 驾驶(飞机)
   When someone flies an aircraft, they control its movement in the air.
   1. Parker had successfully flown both aircraft...
      两架飞机帕克均成功驾驶过。
   2. He flew a small plane to Cuba...
      他驾驶一架小型飞机飞往古巴。
   3. His inspiration to fly came even before he joined the Army.
      他想开飞机的念头在参军之前就有了。
5. VERB 空运(乘客或货物)
   To fly someone or something somewhere means to take or send them there in an aircraft.
   1. It may be possible to fly the women and children out on Thursday...
      周四可能会将妇女和儿童空运出去。
   2. The relief supplies are being flown from a warehouse in Pisa.
      救济物资正从比萨的一个仓库空运过来。
6. VERB 飞舞;飘荡
   If something such as your hair is flying about, it is moving about freely and loosely in the air.
   1. His long, uncovered hair flew back in the wind...
      他那露在外面的长发随风向后飞舞。
   2. She was running down the stairs, her hair flying.
      她从楼上跑下来，长发飘动着。
7. V-ERG 升(旗);(旗帜)飘扬
   If you fly a flag or if it is flying, you display it at the top of a pole.
   1. They flew the flag of the African National Congress...
      他们升起非洲人国民大会的旗帜。
   2. A flag was flying on the new military HQ.
      一面旗帜在新的军事指挥部上空飘扬着。
8. VERB 疾驰;飞跑
   If you say that someone or something flies in a particular direction, you are emphasizing that they move there with a lot of speed or force.
   1. She flew to their bedsides when they were ill...
      在他们生病的时候她飞奔至他们身边。
   2. I flew downstairs...
      我飞奔到楼下。
   3. There are bullets flying around your head.
      子弹在头顶上呼啸而过。
9. VERB 匆忙离开;赶紧走
   If you tell someone that you must fly, you are indicating that you have to leave in a great hurry.
   1. I must fly or I'll miss my plane...
      我必须赶快走了否则就会误机。
   2. I'll have to fly.
      我得赶紧走了。
10. VERB (故事、谣言等)传开，传播
    If stories or rumours are flying around a place, they are being discussed a great deal and by a lot of people within a short period of time.
    1. Rumours had been flying around the workrooms all morning...
       整个早上流言在各工作间传来传去。
    2. Rumours were flying about possible deals.
       关于可能的交易的传闻在满天飞。
11. (裤子的)前裆开口
    The front opening on a pair of trousers is referred to as the fly, or in British English the flies. It usually consists of a zip or row of buttons behind a band of cloth.
12. See also: flying tsetse fly
13. PHRASE 心地善良;心肠软
    If you say that someone wouldn't hurt a fly or wouldn't harm a fly, you are emphasizing that they are very kind and gentle.
    1. Ray wouldn't hurt a fly.
       雷心肠很软。
    2. ...a lovely girl, who would not have harmed a fly.
       连一只苍蝇都不肯伤害的可爱女孩
14. PHRASE 攻击;侮辱
    If you let fly, you attack someone, either physically by hitting them, or with words by insulting them.
    1. A simmering row ended with her letting fly with a stream of obscenities.
       激烈的争吵最后以她一连串的污言秽语而告结束。
15. PHRASE 匆忙地;赶紧地
    If you do something on the fly, you do it quickly without thinking about it or planning it in advance, especially while something else is happening.
    1. It was all pretty much done on the fly.
       那几乎都是匆忙之中完成的。
16. PHRASE (把…)打翻在地;(使)重重地摔在地上
    If you send someone or something flying or if they go flying, they move through the air and fall down with a lot of force.
    1. The blow sent the young man flying.
       这一拳把那个年轻人打翻在地。
17. See also: What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Davis finds out what's happened to his precious cargo. fly-on-the-wall
18. to fly the coop → see: coop
19. as the crow flies → see: crow
20. . to fly in the face of → see: face
21. . to fly the flag → see: flag
22. . to fly off the handle → see: handle
23. . a fly in the ointment → see: ointment
24. pigs might fly → see: pig
25. sparks fly → see: spark
26. time flies → see: time
27. PHRASAL VERB 攻击;侮辱
    If you fly at someone, you attack them, either physically by hitting them, or with words by insulting them.
    1. She flew at him for making a very anti-British remark.
       她攻击他激烈的反英言论。
28. PHRASAL VERB 突然爆发(坏脾气);突然陷入(恐慌)
    If you fly into a bad temper or a panic, you suddenly become very angry or anxious and show this in your behaviour.
    1. Losing a game would cause him to fly into a rage.
       输掉一场比赛会让他暴跳如雷。

1. Open wounds act like a magnet to flies.
   裸露的伤口很招苍蝇。
2. She graduates to senior stylist and then flies the coop to set up in a salon of her own.
   她晋升为高级发型师，然后又冲破种种限制，开起了自己的发廊。
3. I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
   我住在华盛顿的梅萨，到汉福德的直线距离约为10英里。
4. Cathay Pacific flies daily non-stop to Hong Kong from Heathrow
   国泰航空公司每天都有从希思罗机场直飞香港的航班。
5. The Government flies these kites of disinformation, then people feel grateful when the changes don't happen.
   政府故意放出这些虚假消息来试探舆论，而当其中提到的改变并未出现时，老百姓便会心怀感激。
6. We test each one to see that it flies well.
   我们对每架飞机都会进行测试，以确保其飞行性能良好。
7. Hundreds of flies buzz around us, and the workman keeps swatting them.
   数百只苍蝇围着我们转，工作人员不停地拍打。
8. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
   那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
9. When I try to explain how I feel he just flies into a temper.
   我刚要解释我心里是怎么想的，他就勃然大怒。
10. Time flies when you're having fun.
    开心的时光总是飞逝而去。
11. He once emerged from the toilets with his flies unfastened.
    有一次他裤链没拉就出了厕所。
12. He flies in the face of public disapproval.
    他悍然不顾公众非议。
13. The dragonfly feeds on mosquitoes and flies.
    蜻蜓捕食蚊蝇。
14. Flies buzz.
    苍蝇嗡嗡叫。
15. Ants and flies are insects.
    蚂蚁和苍蝇都是昆虫。
16. The new airplane flies at twice the speed of sound.
    这架新式飞机以两倍于音速的速度飞行。
17. Time is fleeting.; Time flies.
    时光飞逝。
18. Time flies like an arrow.
    光阴似箭。
19. Time flies and a new year is coming soon.
    时间过得真快，眼看又转年了。
20. How time flies! without knowing it, twenty years have passed.
    时光过得真快，一晃二十年了。
21. The jet flies higher than the helicopter.
    喷气式飞机比直升机飞得高。
22. Seed of birch flies from the time of seed maturity in July until the following spring, but aspen seed only during a short period in summer.
    桦树种子从7月份种子成熟开始飞散，一直到第二年春天，但白杨的种子仅在夏天短期内就飞散完毕。
23. The cow brushed off the flies with a whisk of its tail.
    那头母牛尾巴一甩拂走了苍蝇。
24. The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom.
    织布机上梭子来回地飞动。
25. The biology class studied the generation of fruit flies.
    生物班的学生研究了果蝇的繁殖。
26. But missing among the sea urchin genes are some genes found in flies and worms.
    但是海胆缺失了在苍蝇和蠕虫中发现的基因。
27. Mosquitoes and tsetse flies plagued us.
    蚊子和采采蝇折磨着我们。
28. Flies and mosquitoes are pests.
    苍蝇和蚊子都是害虫。
29. Spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies.
    坏了，而且满是苍蝇的卵和幼虫。
30. Ants, flies, and wasps are insects.
    蚂蚁、苍蝇和黄蜂都是昆虫。

noun

1. (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)