flight
noun/flaɪt/
/flaɪt/
Idioms - [countable] a journey made by air, especially in a plane
（尤指乘飞机的）空中航行，航程 - a smooth/comfortable/bumpy flight
平稳／舒适／颠簸的空中航行 - a domestic/an international flight
国内／国际航班 - a transatlantic flight
横越大西洋的飞行 - The first prize is a return flight to Delhi.
头奖是去德里的往返机票。 - China's first manned space flight
中国首次载人航天飞行 - a hot-air balloon flight
热气球航行 - flight (from A) (to B) We met on a flight from London to Paris.
我们在从伦敦到巴黎的飞行途中相遇。 - It is vital that people get up and walk about if they are on a long-haul flight.
如果乘坐长途航班，人们起身走动至关重要。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by aira1- Did you have a good flight?
一路顺利吗？ - I hope you enjoy the flight.
希望你航程愉快。 - If you need to change a flight, the fee is $100.
如果需要转机，转机费是 100 美元。 - Please refrain from smoking during the flight.
飞机航行期间请勿吸烟。 - The Wright Brothers made their first flight in the Kitty Hawk in 1903.
1903 年，怀特兄弟在基蒂霍克第一次试飞。 - The aircraft made its maiden flight in January 2000.
这架飞机在 2000 年 1 月进行了处女航。 - The flight recorder should help to establish why the plane suddenly crashed.
黑匣子应该可以帮助找出飞机突然坠毁的原因。 - The flight time from Heathrow to Marseilles is less than two hours.
从希思罗到马赛的飞行时间不到两小时。 - The outbound flight was smooth but the return flight was held up by six hours.
离境航程非常顺利，可是返回的航班延误了6个小时。 - The snow was severe enough to disrupt flight operations.
雪下得很大，使飞行活动陷于混乱。 - They have persuaded the authorities to divert the flight path of the military jets away from their town.
他们已经说服当局改变军用喷气式飞机的飞行路线，使之远离他们的小镇。 - This will be the last flight of the vintage aircraft before it is installed in the museum.
这将是这架老式飞机被收藏在博物馆之前的最后一次飞行。 - She made several training flights in the glider.
她驾驶滑翔机进行了几次训练飞行。 - (figurative) a flight into the unknown
结果未卜的逃离
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- round-trip
- inbound
- return
- …
- catch
- take
- travel on
- …
- be bound for something
- leave
- take off
- …
- number
- schedule
- operations
- …
- aboard a/the flight
- on a/the flight
- on board a/the flight
- …
- a smooth/comfortable/bumpy flight
- [countable] a plane making a particular journey
航班飞机；班机 - We're booked on the same flight.
我们订了同一班机的机票。 - If we leave now, I can catch the earlier flight.
我们要是现在动身，我就可以赶上早一点的航班。 - After a few phone calls he boarded a flight to Bangkok.
打了几个电话后，他登上了飞往曼谷的航班。 - Flight BA 4793 is now boarding at Gate 17.
BA 4793 航班现在正在 17 号登机口登机。 - They've cancelled my flight!
他们取消了我的航班！ - flight (to A) (from B) At present there is no direct flight to Egypt from Namibia.
目前没有从纳米比亚去埃及的直飞航班。 - flight to A They took a commercial flight to Vicenza, Italy.
他们乘坐商业航班飞往意大利维琴察。 - flight for A She took a flight for Los Angeles.
她乘飞机去洛杉矶。 - flight out of B I had an early morning flight out of Stockholm.
我乘坐清晨的航班从斯德哥尔摩起飞。 - flight between A and B All flights between New York and Washington have been cancelled due to fog.
由于大雾，纽约和华盛顿之间的所有航班均被取消。 - mercy/relief flights (= planes taking help to countries where there is a war)
急救／救援班机（运送救援物资至发生战争的国家）
Collocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourismHolidays/vacations- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
Extra Examples- All flights have been grounded for security reasons.
由于安全原因，所有的航班都被迫停飞。 - I'm on the first flight to Milan in the morning.
我搭早上第一班飞往米兰的飞机。 - She flew into London on the last flight from Frankfurt.
她搭乘最晚的一班飞机从法兰克福到了伦敦。 - She was accused of planting the bomb that blew up flight 217.
她被指控放置炸弹炸毁了 217 航班。 - The UN has suspended relief flights because of shelling around the airport.
由于机场附近遭炮击，联合国暂停了救援飞行。 - The flight was diverted to Delhi because of a bomb scare.
由于受炸弹恐吓，这架班机转向去了德里机场。 - The team has chartered a special flight for their fans.
该球队为球迷包了一架专机。 - We arrived at the airport just in time to make our flight.
我们到达机场，差一点儿没赶上航班。 - Hurry or you'll miss your flight.
快点，不然你会赶不上航班。 - We need your time of arrival and flight number.
我们需要你的到达时间和航班号。 - a daily non-stop flight between Hong Kong and New York
每天有往返香港和纽约的直飞航班
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- round-trip
- inbound
- return
- …
- catch
- take
- travel on
- …
- be bound for something
- leave
- take off
- …
- number
- schedule
- operations
- …
- aboard a/the flight
- on a/the flight
- on board a/the flight
- …
- We're booked on the same flight.
- [uncountable] the act of flying
飞行；飞翔 - the age of supersonic flight
超声速飞行时代 - in flight The bird is easily recognized in flight (= when it is flying) by the black band at the end of its tail.
这种鸟尾部末端有一条黑带，飞翔时很容易认出来。 - the stresses the body endures in space flight
航天飞行中身体承受的压力 - flight safety
飞行安全
Extra Examples- Barn owls are capable of flight at 56 days.
仓鸮出生后 56 天就能飞行。 - Bats are the only mammals to have wings and to achieve sustained flight.
蝙蝠是唯一的有翅膀且能持续飞行的哺乳动物。 - The wings vibrate during flight.
翅膀在飞行中振动着。 - They watched the young eagles take flight.
他们看着幼鹰展翅飞翔。 - Don't get into the line of flight of the bees—you'd be sure to get stung.
不要挡着蜜蜂飞行的路线，不然你肯定要被蜇的。 - a flock of geese in flight
一群飞翔的大雁 - the enormous costs of manned space flight
载人太空飞行的巨大成本
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- soaring
- sustained
- low-level
- …
- be capable of
- achieve
- take
- …
- during flight
- in flight
- the line of flight
- the age of supersonic flight
- [uncountable] the movement or direction of an object as it travels through the air
（物体的）飞行，飞行方向 - the flight of a ball
球的飞行
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- soaring
- sustained
- low-level
- …
- be capable of
- achieve
- take
- …
- during flight
- in flight
- the line of flight
- the flight of a ball
- [countable] a series of steps between two floors or levels
一段楼梯；一段阶梯 - She fell down a flight of stairs/steps and hurt her back.
她从一段楼梯上跌了下来，摔伤了背。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- narrow
- …
- climb
- climb up
- go up
- …
- lead…
- go down something
- go up something
- …
- down a/the flight
- up a/the flight
- a flight of stairs
- a flight of steps
- She fell down a flight of stairs/steps and hurt her back.
- [uncountable, singular] the act of running away from a dangerous or difficult situation
（从危险或困境中的）逃避，躲避 - flight (of somebody) (from somebody/something) the flight of refugees from the advancing forces
难民躲避挺进的军队 - a flight from harsh reality
逃离严酷的现实 - in flight from something The main character is a journalist in flight from a failed marriage.
主角是一个逃避失败婚姻的记者。
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerc2- Left-wing opposition leaders, in flight from persecution, went across the border.
左翼反对党领导人为了逃避迫害逃往境外。 - The story tells of his flight to safety.
故事讲述了他逃到安全地带的经历。 - a headlong flight from danger
匆匆逃离危险 - The army was defeated and the king put to flight.
军队被打败，国王落荒而逃。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- headlong
- urban
- white
- …
- put (somebody/something) to
- take
- in flight
- flight from
- flight into
- …
- flight (of somebody) (from somebody/something) the flight of refugees from the advancing forces
- [countable] flight of fancy/imagination an idea or a statement that shows a lot of imagination but is not practical or sensible
异想天开；奇思怪想 - This idea was one of my wilder flights of fancy.
这个想法是我最疯狂的幻想之一。
- This idea was one of my wilder flights of fancy.
- [countable] a group of birds or aircraft flying together
（一起飞行的）鸟群（或机群） - a flight of geese
一队飞雁 - They flew in two flights of three aircraft.
他们乘坐三架飞机分两次飞行。 - an aircraft of the Queen’s flight
女王专机机队中的一架飞机
- a flight of geese
journey by air
plane
flying
movement of object
of steps
running away
of fancy/imagination
group of birds/aircraft
Word OriginOld English flyht ‘action or manner of flying’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlucht and fly (verb). This was probably merged in Middle English with an unrecorded Old English word related to German Flucht and to flee, which is represented by sense 6 of the noun.
Idioms
in the first/top flight
- among the best of a particular group
名列前茅；佼佼者 - This is the team’s first season back in the top flight for more than 60 years.
这是球队 60 多年来重返顶级联赛的第一个赛季。
- This is the team’s first season back in the top flight for more than 60 years.
put somebody to flight
- (old-fashioned) to force somebody to run away
迫使逃窜 - The enemy was quickly put to flight.
敌人很快就被打跑了。
- The enemy was quickly put to flight.
take flight
- to run away
逃走 - The gang took flight when they heard the police car.
这伙歹徒听见警车声就逃走了。 - As soon as they detected the cheetah it took flight.
他们一发现猎豹，它就逃走了。
- The gang took flight when they heard the police car.