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flew 音标拼音: [fl'u]
vbl. fly的过去式 fly的过去式 Flew \ Flew\, imp. of { Fly}. [ 1913 Webster]
Fly \ Fly\ ( fl[ imac]), v. i. [ imp. { Flew} ( fl[= u]); p. p. { Flown} ( fl[= o] n); p. pr. & vb. n. { Flying}.] [ OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle[' o] gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[= u] ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve, Goth. us- flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh. to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [ root] 84. Cf. { Fledge}, { Flight}, { Flock} of animals.] 1. To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird. 2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag. [ 1913 Webster] Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. -- Job v. 7. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies. [ 1913 Webster] Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on. -- Bryant. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under { Flee}. [ 1913 Webster] Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart. [ 1913 Webster] { To fly about} ( Naut.), to change frequently in a short time; -- said of the wind. { To fly around}, to move about in haste. [ Colloq.] { To fly at}, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack suddenly. { To fly in the face of}, to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to; to resist. { To fly off}, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt. { To fly on}, to attack. { To fly open}, to open suddenly, or with violence. { To fly out}. ( a) To rush out. ( b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license. { To let fly}. ( a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. " A man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim." -- Addison. ( b) ( Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let fly the sheets. [ 1913 Webster]
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