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fly2/flai/n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera, with one pair of usu. transparent wings 苍蝇；家蝇 2 any other winged insect, e.g. a firefly or mayfly 有翅昆虫(如萤火虫、蜉蝣) 3 a disease of plants or animals caused by flies 蝇类造成的植物(或动物)疾病，蝇类虫害 usu. with a qualifying word 通常与限定词连用 : potato-fly 马铃薯蝇害 4 a natural or artificial fly used as bait in fishing (用作钓饵的)真蝇(或假蝇) □ fly in the ointment a minor irritation that spoils enjoyment 令人扫兴的小不快；败坏美事之处 □ fly on the wall an unnoticed observer 不被注意的观察者 □ like flies in large numbers (usu. of people dying in an epidemic etc.) 大量地(通常指在流行病等中垂死的人) □ no flies on colloq. nothing to diminish (a person's) astuteness [口] (某人)很精明，不会受骗 [Old English flyˉge, flēoge, from West Germanic] |