- mass noun the action or process of flying through the air飞行; 飞翔：
an eagle in flight
飞翔中的鹰
the history of space flight
太空飞行史
as modifier insect flight muscles.昆虫的飞行肌。
- count noun an act of flying; a journey made through the air or in space, especially a timetabled journey made by an airline飞行; 空中（或太空）旅行（尤指航空公司定时航班）：
I got the first flight.
我搭头一班飞机。
- the movement or trajectory of a projectile or ball through the air（射弹或球的）飞行; 飞行轨道。
- as modifier relating to or denoting archery in which the main concern is shooting long distances（与）远射用轻箭（有关的）：
short, light flight arrows.
远射用轻短箭。
- poetic/literary swift passage of time〈诗/文〉光阴的飞逝：
the never-ending flight of future days.
未来岁月永不停息的飞逝。
- a group of creatures or objects flying together, in particular飞行动物（或飞行物体）群, 尤指：
- a flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, especially when migrating（尤指迁徙）飞行的鸟（或昆虫）群：
flights of whooper swans.
成群飞行的疣鼻天鹅。
- a group of aircraft operating together, especially an RAF or USAF unit of about six aircraft（尤指英、美空军六架左右飞机组成的）飞行小队：
he dispatched the Hurricanes in three flights.
他把飓风战斗机分作三个小队派出。
- mass noun the action of fleeing or attempting to escape逃跑, 逃避; 企图逃跑：
the enemy were now in flight
敌军正在溃退
count noun a flight from shortages and cold to liberation.告别饥寒交迫, 奔向解放。
- the selling of currency or shares by many investors（货币或股票的）抛售, 抽逃：
lack of confidence triggered a flight out of the currency.
由于对这种货币缺乏信心, 人们纷纷将它抛售出去。
- a series of steps between floors or levels一段楼梯（或阶梯）：
she has to come up four flights of stairs to her flat.
她得爬四段楼梯才能到她的公寓。
- a series of hurdles across a racetrack（跑道）一组跨栏。
- a sequence of locks by which a canal ascends an incline（使运河水位逐级升高的）多级船闸。
- an extravagant or far-fetched idea or account过分（或牵强）的想法（或描述）：
ignoring such ridiculous flights of fancy.
不理睬如此荒唐牵强的想像。
- the tail of a dart镖尾。
- Brit. (in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace〈英〉（足球、板球等）将（球）准确吊传：
he flighted a free kick into the box.
他将任意球准确吊入罚球区。
- provide (an arrow or dart) with feathers or vanes; fletch给（箭, 镖）装羽毛（或箭翎）：
shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers.
装有一撮羽毛的木杆箭。
- shoot (wildfowl) in flight射击（飞行中的野禽）：
as noun flighting duck and geese flighting.对空中野鸭和雁的射击。
in full flight
- escaping as fast as possible全速逃跑。
- having gained momentum in a run or activity（跑步或活动中）已加速; 势头已起：
Yorke was brought down in full flight.
约克在全速奔跑时被撂倒。
put someone/thing to flight
- cause someone or something to flee使某人/某物逃散：
the hussars would have been put to flight.
轻骑兵原本会被击溃的。
take flight
- (of a bird) take off and fly（鸟）飞走。
- （亦作take to flight）flee逃走, 逃跑：
they took flight into exile on Eadwine's accession.
伊德瓦恩上台后他们流亡海外。