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| /flaɪ/ |
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| 1 | a common small insect with wings. Flies eat food , are often found near rubbish , and are responsible for spreading many diseases 家蝇；苍蝇 |
| A trapped fly buzzed against the window pane. 受困的苍蝇嗡嗡地朝窗玻璃上乱撞。 |
| a new spray to kill flies and mosquitoes 消灭蚊蝇的新型喷剂 |
| a swarm/cloud/plague of flies There were clouds of small flies over the river. 河面上有一群群的小苍蝇。 |
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| 2 | a small hook made to look like an insect , fixed to the end of a fishing line and used for catching fish （作钓饵用的）假蝇 |
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| 3 | a flysheet for a tent （帐篷的）篷顶 |
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| 4 | MAINLY AMERICAN the flies on a pair of trousers （裤子上的）纽扣（或拉锁）盖；（遮盖着的）纽扣（或拉锁） |
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| - | be a fly on the wall spoken
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| to be able to watch what people are doing without them noticing you |
| 没有被觉察的观察者 |
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| I’ d love to be a fly on the wall when they find out. 我想在他们搜寻时悄悄地跟着。 |
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| - | a fly in the ointment
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| a problem that spoils something or makes it difficult |
| 使人扫兴的事物；美中不足之处 |
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| The only fly in the ointment is that we can’ t use my house for the party. 美中不足的是我们不能在我的房子里举行聚会。 |
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| - | going down/dropping like flies informal
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| getting ill or dying in large numbers very quickly |
| 大量地迅速病倒（或死亡） |
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| People are dropping like flies with the flu. 人们大批地患流感死亡。 |
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| - | (there are) no flies on sb informal
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| used for saying that someone is not stupid and you cannot trick them easily |
| 某人不愚蠢；某人不会轻易上当 |
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| - | on the fly
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| 1 | informal in a very quick and informal way 匆忙地；随便地 | We grabbed some lunch on the fly. 我们随便吃了些午餐。 | |
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| 2 | computing while a computer is running （计算机）正在运行 |
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| - | sb wouldn’ t hurt/harm a fly spoken
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| used for saying that someone is very gentle and would not do anything to hurt or upset anyone |
| 某人连苍蝇都不愿意伤害（表示很温和） |
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| Terry may look tough, but he wouldn’ t hurt a fly. 特里也许外表粗暴，但他连苍蝇都不愿意伤害。 |
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