/flaɪ ||; flaɪ/verb (
present participle flying third person singular present flies;past tense flew /flu:
||; flu/
past participle flown /fləʊn
||; flon/)
1 [I] (used about a bird, insect, aircraft, etc) to move through the air （指鸟类、昆虫、飞机等）飞: This bird has a broken wing and can't fly. 小鸟折了一只翅膀，飞不起来了。I can hear a plane flying overhead. 我听得见头顶飞过一架飞机。
2 [I,T] to travel or carry sth in an aircraft, etc 坐飞机；空运: My daughter is flying (out) to Singapore next week. 我女儿下星期要坐飞机去新加坡。Supplies of food were flown (in) to the starving people. 粮食由飞机运给饥民。
3 [I,T] (used about a pilot) to control an aircraft （指飞行员）驾驶（飞机）: You have to have special training to fly a jumbo jet. 必须受过专门训练，才可以驾驶巨型喷气式飞机。
4 [I] to move quickly or suddenly, especially through the air 急速或突然移动（尤指在空中）: A large stone came flying through the window. 打窗口飞进来一块大石头。I slipped and my shopping went flying everywhere. 我滑了一交，所购之物撒了一地。Suddenly the door flew open and Mark came running in. 门忽然开了，马克跑进来。 (figurative 比喻) The weekend has just flown by and now it's Monday again. 周末才刚匆匆而过，转眼又到星期一了。
5 [I,T] to move about in the air; to make sth move about in the air 飘扬；使飘扬: The flags are flying. 旗帜迎风飘扬。to fly a flag/kite 挂旗；放风筝 ☞noun flight 名词为flight
as the crow flies→
CROW¹
fly off the handle(
informal 非正式) to become very angry in an unreasonable way （莫名其妙地）大发脾气
let fly (at sb/sth) 1 to shout angrily at sb 向…怒吼
2 to hit sb in anger 怒打: She let fly at him with her fists. 她气得打了他几拳。