fly /flai/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) two-winged insects characterized by active flight
• (n.) an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
• (n.) (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

Chinese translation

• n. 苍蝇, 两翼昆虫, 飞行
• vi. 飞, 飞翔, 飘扬, 逃走
• vt. 飞, 飞越, 使飘扬, 逃出

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/flai/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.75 · Rare

Word forms

flew, flying, flown, flies

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