wing
noun/wɪŋ/
/wɪŋ/
Idioms 
enlarge image[countable] one of the parts of the body of a bird, insect or bat that it uses for flying（鸟、昆虫或蝙蝠的）翅膀，翼 - The swan flapped its wings noisily.
天鹅大声地拍打着翅膀。 - wing feathers
翅膀上的羽毛
Extra ExamplesTopics Birdsb1- I wish I could sprout wings and fly away.
我希望自己能长出翅膀飞走。 - It flapped its wings and flew off.
它拍打着翅膀飞走了。 - It had white markings on its wings.
它翅膀上有白色的斑点。 - The beetle's fore wings are small and are not used in flight.
甲虫的前翅很小，不是用来飞行的。 - The young birds were under the mother bird's wing.
幼鸟躲在鸟妈妈的翅膀下。 - a bird with a broken wing
折了翅膀的鸟 - the patterns on butterfly wings
蝴蝶翅膀上的图案
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- left
- right
- front
- …
- pair
- extend
- flex
- open
- …
- beat
- flap
- flutter
- …
- tip
- feathers
- span
- …
- on a/the wing
- under a/the wing
- The swan flapped its wings noisily.
- the wing of a chicken, etc. eaten as food
（食用）禽翅 - We ordered the fried chicken wings.
我们点了炸鸡翅。 - First, fry the chicken wings in the oil until they begin to brown.
首先，把鸡翅放到油里炸至焦黄。
- We ordered the fried chicken wings.
enlarge image[countable] one of the large flat parts that stick out from the side of a plane and help to keep it in the air when it is flying（飞行器的）翅膀；机翼 - Salvage teams have been able to recover part of the wing of the plane.
营救队找回了飞机的部分机翼。 - The right wing grazed the runway on landing.
右翼在着陆时擦过跑道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- aircraft
- left
- port
- …
- tip
- Salvage teams have been able to recover part of the wing of the plane.
- [countable] a part of a large building that sticks out from the main part
侧翼部分；侧厅；耳房；厢房 - the east wing
东翼楼 - the new wing of the hospital
与医院一侧相连的新楼房 - Our rooms were in the west wing.
我们的房间在西厢房。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- north
- south
- etc.
- …
- add
- build
- in a/the wing
- the east wing
- (British English)
enlarge image(North American English fender)[countable] a part of a car that is above a wheel挡泥板；翼子板 - There was a dent in the nearside wing.
左边挡泥板上有一个凹痕。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2- There was a dent in one wing.
有一块挡泥板上有个凹痕。 - The nearside wing was damaged in the accident.
左边的挡泥板在那次事故中撞坏了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- nearside
- offside
- front
- …
- damage
- dent
- mend
- …
- mirror
- in a/the wing
- There was a dent in the nearside wing.
- [countable] one section of an organization that has a particular function or whose members share the same opinions
（起某种作用或持相同观点的）派，翼 - The radical wing of the party was dissatisfied with the policies.
该党的激进派对这些政策不满。 - The political wing of the National Resistance Army entered into negotiations with the government.
民族抵抗军的政治派别与政府进行了谈判。 - They're on the left wing of the Labour Party.
他们站在工党左派一边。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- left
- right
- conservative
- …
- on a/the wing
- The radical wing of the party was dissatisfied with the policies.
- (also winger)[countable] (sport) either of the attacking players who play towards the side of the playing area in sports such as football (soccer) or hockey
（足球、曲棍球等）边锋 - [countable] the far left or right side of the sports field
（运动场地的左右）翼，侧翼 - He plays on the wing.
他踢边锋。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2- He was playing on the right wing.
他在右翼踢球。 - The ball went down the right wing.
球从右翼飞了下去。
- He plays on the wing.
- the wings[plural] the area at either side of the stage that cannot be seen by the audience
（舞台上观众看不到的）边厢，翼部，侧面 - She watched every performance from the wings.
她在侧翼观看每场表演。
Wordfinder- backdrop
- costume
- curtain
- footlights
- prop
- proscenium
- scenery
- set
- stage
- the wings
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrec2- We watched from the wings.
我们从机翼观看。 - She was waiting in the wings, ready to go on stage when her turn came.
她在侧翼等待，准备在轮到她时上台。
- She watched every performance from the wings.
of bird/insect
of plane
of building
of car
of organization
in football/hockey
in theatre
Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the plural): from Old Norse vængir, plural of vængr.
Idioms
clip somebody’s wings
- to limit a person’s freedom or power
限制某人的自由（或权力） - Having a new baby to take care of has clipped her wings.
由于要照顾新婴儿，她的翅膀被剪断了。
- Having a new baby to take care of has clipped her wings.
get your wings
- to pass the exams that mean you are allowed to fly a plane
获得飞行资格；通过飞行考试
(waiting) in the wings
- ready to take over a particular job or be used in a particular situation when needed
准备接替某工作；准备就绪 - She was aware of a whole host of ambitious young managers waiting in the wings.
她知道有一大批雄心勃勃的年轻经理正在伺机而动。 - There's a wealth of talent waiting in the wings of British theatre.
英国戏剧界蕴藏着大量的人才。
- She was aware of a whole host of ambitious young managers waiting in the wings.
on the wing
- (literary) (of a bird, insect, etc.) flying
飞行中的；飞着的
on a wing and a prayer
- with only a very slight chance of success
只有一线成功的可能
spread your wings
- to become more independent and confident and try new activities, etc.
展翅高飞（更自信地尝试新事物） - Going to college gave her the chance to spread her wings.
上大学给了她展翅翱翔的机会。
- Going to college gave her the chance to spread her wings.
take somebody under your wing
- to take care of and help somebody who has less experience of something than you
呵护；庇护；把…置于卵翼之下 - Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing.
西蒙的叔叔将他置于自己的保护之下。
- Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing.
take wing
- (literary) (of a bird, insect, etc.) to fly away
展翅飞翔；飞走 - (figurative) Her imagination took wing.
她发挥了海阔天空的想象。
- (figurative) Her imagination took wing.