flight

noun

空中航行 journey by air

1. （尤指乘飞机的）空中航行，航程
   a journey made by air, especially in a plane
   1. a smooth/comfortable/bumpy flight
      平稳 / 舒适 / 颠簸的空中航行
   2. a domestic/an international flight
      国内 / 国际航班
   3. a hot-air balloon flight
      热气球航行
   4. We met on a flight from London to Paris.
      我们在从伦敦到巴黎的飞行途中相遇。

飞机 plane

2. 航班飞机；班机
   a plane making a particular journey
   1. We're booked on the same flight.
      我们订了同一班机的机票。
   2. Flight BA 4793 is now boarding at Gate 17.
      BA 4793航班现在正在17号登机口登机。
   3. If we leave now, I can catch the earlier flight.
      我们要是现在动身，我就可以赶上早一点的航班。
   4. mercy/relief flights (= planes taking help to countries where there is a war)
      急救 / 救援班机（运送救援物资至发生战争的国家）

飞 flying

3. 飞行；飞翔
   the act of flying
   1. the age of supersonic flight
      超声速飞行时代
   2. flight safety
      飞行安全
   3. The bird is easily recognized in flight (= when it is flying) by the black band at the end of its tail.
      这种鸟尾部末端有一条黑带，飞翔时很容易认出来。

物体的运动 movement of object

4. （物体的）飞行，飞行方向
   the movement or direction of an object as it travels through the air
   1. the flight of a ball
      球的飞行

台阶 of steps

5. 一段楼梯；一段阶梯
   a series of steps between two floors or levels
   1. She fell down a flight of stairs/steps and hurt her back.
      她从一段楼梯上跌了下来，摔伤了背。

逃走 running away

6. （从危险或困境中的）逃避，躲避
   the act of running away from a dangerous or difficult situation
   1. the flight of refugees from the advancing forces
      难民躲避挺进的军队
   2. The main character is a journalist in flight from a failed marriage.
      主角是一个逃避失败婚姻的记者。

幻想；想象 of fancy/imagination

7. 异想天开；奇思怪想；天花乱坠
   an idea or a statement that shows a lot of imagination but is not practical or sensible

鸟 / 机群 group of birds/aircraft

8. （一起飞行的）鸟群（或机群）
   a group of birds or aircraft flying together
   1. a flight of geese
      一队飞雁
   2. an aircraft of the Queen's flight
      女王专机机队中的一架飞机

verb

1. （熟练地踢、击或掷）使（球）在空中飞行
   to kick, hit or throw a ball through the air in a skilful way
   1. He equalized with a beautifully flighted shot.
      他漂亮一击把比分扳平。

1. N-COUNT 飞行;航行
   A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane.
   1. The flight will take four hours.
      这次航行要飞 4 个小时。
2. N-COUNT 航班;客机
   You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particular flight .
   1. I'll try to get on the flight down to Karachi tonight...
      我尽量赶上今晚去卡拉奇的航班。
   2. BA flight 286 was two hours late.
      英国航空公司 286 次航班晚点两个小时。
3. N-UNCOUNT 飞行;飞行能力
   Flight is the action of flying, or the ability to fly.
   1. These hawks are magnificent in flight, soaring and circling for long periods...
      这些鹰飞行能力极其出色，可以长时间在空中翱翔和盘旋。
   2. Supersonic flight could become a routine form of travel in the 21st century.
      搭乘超音速飞机会成为 21 世纪常规的旅行方式。
4. N-COUNT 鸟群
   A flight of birds is a group of them flying together.
   1. A flight of green parrots shot out of the cedar forest.
      一群绿鹦鹉从杉木林里疾速飞出。
5. N-UNCOUNT 逃避;躲开
   Flight is the act of running away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation or place.
   1. Frank was in full flight when he reached them...
      弗兰克正在拼命奔逃，这时他联系到了他们。
   2. The family was often in flight, hiding out in friends' houses.
      这一家人常常东躲西藏，在朋友家里避风头。
   3. ...her hurried flight from the palace in a cart.
      她坐着马车匆匆逃离王宫
6. N-COUNT 一段(台阶或楼梯)
   A flight of steps or stairs is a set of steps or stairs that lead from one level to another without changing direction.
   1. We walked in silence up a flight of stairs and down a long corridor.
      我们默默地走上一段楼梯，穿过一个长长的走廊。
7. PHRASE 想入非非;异想天开
   An idea or statement that is very imaginative but complicated, silly, or impractical can be referred to as a flight of fancy .
   1. Cockburn engaged in a flight of fancy, never once allowing facts to get in the way.
      科伯恩一直在想入非非，从不曾考虑现实状况。
8. PHRASE 逃走;逃离;逃避
   If someone takes flight, they run away from an unpleasant situation or place.
   1. He was told of the raid and decided to take flight immediately.
      他得知要突击搜查，决定立刻逃走。

1. The return flight of the aircraft was delayed
   回程航班被延误了。
2. He had checked in at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport for a flight to Manchester.
   他已经在阿姆斯特丹的斯希普霍尔机场办好了登机手续，准备飞往曼彻斯特。
3. The detective changed his holiday dates when his flight was brought forward and it now clashed with the trial.
   由于航班提前，侦探更改了度假日期，但是这样一来就和审判冲突了。
4. The hijacker commandeered the plane on a domestic flight.
   劫机者劫持了这架国内客机。
5. He was booked on a flight leaving that day, but that was just a decoy.
   他订了那天起飞的航班，但那不过是个诱饵。
6. She descended one flight of stairs.
   她走下了一段楼梯。
7. The flight will take four hours.
   这次航行要飞4个小时。
8. I'll try to get on the flight down to Karachi tonight
   我尽量赶上今晚去卡拉奇的航班。
9. BA flight 286 was two hours late.
   英国航空公司286次航班晚点两个小时。
10. These hawks are magnificent in flight, soaring and circling for long periods
    这些鹰飞行能力极其出色，可以长时间在空中翱翔和盘旋。
11. Supersonic flight could become a routine form of travel in the 21st century.
    搭乘超音速飞机会成为21世纪常规的旅行方式。
12. A flight of green parrots shot out of the cedar forest.
    一群绿鹦鹉从杉木林里疾速飞出。
13. Frank was in full flight when he reached them
    弗兰克正在拼命奔逃，这时他联系到了他们。
14. The family was often in flight, hiding out in friends 'houses.
    这一家人常常东躲西藏，在朋友家里避风头。
15. We walked in silence up a flight of stairs and down a long corridor.
    我们默默地走上一段楼梯，穿过一个长长的走廊。
16. Cockburn engaged in a flight of fancy, never once allowing facts to get in the way.
    科伯恩一直在想入非非，从不曾考虑现实状况。
17. He was told of the raid and decided to take flight immediately.
    他得知要突击搜查，决定立刻逃走。
18. This flight was more gruelling than I had expected.
    这次飞行比我预想的更累！
19. They boarded their flight to Paris without hindrance.
    他们顺利地登上了飞往巴黎的航班。
20. Basic flight instrumentation was similar on both planes
    两架飞机的基本飞行仪表相类似。
21. The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours
    这架喷气式飞机在飞行了将近3小时后降落了。
22. I had already missed my flight, and the next one wasn't until the following morning
    我已经错过了我的航班，下一班飞机得等到明天早晨。
23. The ruling obligates airlines to release information about their flight delays
    这一裁决规定航空公司有义务公布航班晚点信息。
24. The aircraft was on a flight from Milan when it disappeared from radar screens.
    飞机是在从米兰出发的飞行途中从雷达屏上消失的。
25. Its real purpose is the launching and retrieval of small aeroplanes in flight.
    它真正的用途是发射和收回飞行中的小型飞机。
26. The investigators studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage.
    调查者研究了从飞机残骸中找到的黑匣子。
27. I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth
    我会设法替他省下要从珀斯飞来的机票费用。
28. The future for manned space flight is looking increasingly uncertain.
    载人宇宙飞行的前景看上去充满了越来越多的变数。
29. We walked up a flight of stairs
    我们上了一段楼梯。
30. The flight was postponed on account of bad weather.
    因为天气恶劣，飞行延期了。

n.

in the first/top flight

• 名列前茅；佼佼者
  among the best of a particular group

put sb to flight

• 迫使逃窜
  to force sb to run away

take flight

• 逃走
  to run away
  1. The gang took flight when they heard the police car.
     这伙歹徒听见警车声就逃走了。

noun

1. the act of escaping physically
   1. he made his escape from the mental hospital
   2. the canary escaped from its cage
   3. his flight was an indication of his guilt

   Synonym:    escape

2. a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
   1. I took the noon flight to Chicago

3. an instance of traveling by air
   1. flying was still an exciting adventure for him

   Synonym:    flying

4. a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next

   Synonym:    flight of stairsflight of steps

5. passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
   1. a flight of fancy
   2. flights of rhetoric
   3. flights of imagination

6. an air force unit smaller than a squadron

7. a formation of aircraft in flight

8. a flock of flying birds

9. the path followed by an object moving through space

   Synonym:    trajectory

verb

1. decorate with feathers
   1. fledge an arrow

   Synonym:    fledge

2. fly in a flock
   1. flighting wild geese

3. shoot a bird in flight