flying

adj.

1. 能飞的
   able to fly
   1. flying insects
      能飞的昆虫

noun

1. 乘飞机
   travelling in an aircraft
   1. I'm terrified of flying.
      我十分害怕坐飞机。
2. 飞行；飞行器驾驶
   operating the controls of an aircraft
   1. flying lessons
      飞行驾驶课

1. ADJ (动物)会飞的，有翼的
   A flying animal has wings and is able to fly.
   1. ...species of flying insects.
      飞行昆虫的种类
2. PHRASE 有良好的开端;顺利开始
   If someone or something gets off to a flying start, or makes a flying start, they start very well, for example in a race or a new job.
   1. Advertising revenue in the new financial year has got off to a flying start...
      广告收入在新财年取得了开门红。
   2. Hendry made a flying start to the final.
      亨德利在决赛中取得梦幻开局。

1. The wind sent sparks and cinders flying.
   风吹得火星、灰渣乱飞。
2. So far McAllister seemed to have passed all the tests with flying colors.
   到目前为止，麦卡利斯特似乎所有的考试都考得非常好。
3. A number of people were killed by flying debris.
   有数人被飞射的碎片击中身亡。
4. 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。
5. There are bullets flying around your head.
   子弹在头顶上呼啸而过。
6. Rumours had been flying around the workrooms all morning
   整个早上流言在各工作间传来传去。
7. Rumours were flying about possible deals.
   关于可能的交易的传闻在满天飞。
8. Advertising revenue in the new financial year has got off to a flying start
   广告收入在新财年取得了开门红。
9. Hendry made a flying start to the final.
   亨德利在决赛中取得梦幻开局。
10. He was flying in formation with seven other jets
    他和其他7架喷气机一起列队飞行。
11. Flying at 1,000 ft, he heard a peculiar noise from the rotors.
    在1,000英尺的高度飞行时，他听到旋翼发出一种奇怪的噪音。
12. Last week's meeting of the 1922 Committee set the fur flying again on the Tory backbenches
    1922年委员会上个星期的会议又一次引发了保守党后座议员激烈的争吵。
13. He was garbed in sweater, tweed jacket, and flying boots.
    他穿着套头毛衣和粗花呢夹克，脚蹬一双飞行靴。
14. Flags have been flying at half-mast, and schools, offices and businesses have been closed.
    降了半旗，学校、办公楼和商业场所也都关门了。
15. He was sent flying into the air and landed 20ft away
    他被抛到空中，落在20英尺外的地方。
16. Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying
    莫莉已经努力克服了对飞行的恐惧。
17. The programme opened with the overture to Wagner's Flying Dutchman.
    节目以瓦格纳的歌剧《漂泊的荷兰人》的序曲开场。
18. What they lacked in speed those pioneer pilots made up for by flying only a few feet above the ground.
    那些飞行员先驱通过离地仅几英尺的低空飞行，弥补了飞行速度的不足。
19. The explosion sent shrapnel flying through the sides of cars on the crowded highway
    爆炸后飞溅出的炸弹碎片洞穿了拥堵在公路上的车辆车身。
20. Eyewitnesses spoke of rocks and shards of glass flying in the air.
    目击者称空中石块和玻璃碎片四溅。
21. Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying.
    风一吹来，火星四溅，卢埃林的种马惊跳起来。
22. A tailwind had cut the flying time by half an hour.
    由于顺风，飞行时间缩短了半小时。
23. Even the successful flying boats proved, in the end, uneconomical.
    即使是成功的水上飞机最终也未能盈利。
24. The bees are flying into the flowers.
    蜜蜂向花丛中飞去。
25. Look, a plane is flying in the sky.
    瞧，一架飞机在天空飞翔！
26. The ship was flying the British flag.
    那船悬挂着英国旗。
27. The plane is flying a contrary direction.
    飞机向相反的方向飞去。
28. These robbers are now flying low somewhere in Europe.
    这伙强盗现在潜伏在欧洲某地。
29. We're now flying high up over the mountains.
    我们正在群山上空飞行。
30. I wouldn't take what he said seriously; he was only flying a kite.
    我根本不把他说的当回事，他只是试探试探罢了。

adj.

with flying colours

• 很好；成绩优异
  very well; with a very high mark/grade
  1. She passed the exam with flying colours.
     她以优异成绩通过了考试。

noun

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

   Synonym:    flight

adj

1. hurried and brief
   1. paid a flying visit
   2. took a flying glance at the book
   3. a quick inspection
   4. a fast visit

   Synonym:    quickfast

2. moving swiftly
   1. fast-flying planes
   2. played the difficult passage with flying fingers

   Synonym:    fast-flying