Word · Frequency #1106
flies
苍蝇；双翅目昆虫
flies is the plural of fly.
A true fly (order Diptera), especially the housefly; any two-winged insect.
- 1.
Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
双翅目昆虫；具有两翅(除少数无翅种类外),亦称真蝇。
- 2.
An act of flying.
飞行行为。
- 3.
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
双翅昆虫,善于飞行
- 4.
Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
尤指蝇科昆虫,如家蝇(其他双翅目包括蚊、蠓等)。
- 5.
A fly ball.
高飞球
- 6.
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
帐篷门帘,可拉开进出的帆布片
- 7.
Those or any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.
类似但不近缘的昆虫,如蜻蜓、蝴蝶或瘿蝇。
- 8.
A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
覆盖帐篷前部开口的帆布
- 9.
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
服装上的开口,用拉链或暗扣闭合
- 10.
A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
轻型拟饵,形似昆虫。
- 11.
A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
裤子、内裤等前面的布条(有时隐藏拉链或纽扣)
- 12.
A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
胸部锻炼:从两侧伸直手臂移至胸前(亦作flye)。
- 13.
The moving portion of an extendable ladder.
可伸缩梯子的活动部分
- 14.
The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
蝶泳(复数通常为flys)。
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The free edge of a flag.
旗帜的自由边缘
- 16.
A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
20世纪60年代流行的一种简单舞蹈,双手在空中挥舞。
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The horizontal length of a flag.
旗帜的水平长度
- 18.
A butterfly (combination of four options).
蝶式期权(四种选择组合)。
- 19.
An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.
一种锻炼,涉及手臂在肩膀垂直方向的宽幅开合
- 20.
The part of a weather vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
风向标指示风吹来方向的部分
- 21.
That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.
指南针上标记方向的部分；罗盘卡
- 22.
Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.
安装在旋转轴上的两个或多个叶片,用作风扇或通过空气阻力来平衡或阻碍机械运动,如钟表的打击部分
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In a knitting machine, the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.
针织机中铰接在针上的部件,用于在针穿透另一个环时保持已接合的环的位置；针舌
- 24.
The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
纺车或纺纱机中围绕纱锭旋转以扭转纱线的一对臂
- 25.
A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
通过击打或猛推穿过梭口的梭子
- 26.
One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
剧院舞台上的上层屏幕之一
- 27.
Waste cotton.
废棉
（裤子的）门襟；前裆开口；帐篷门帘；帐篷前帘；（棒球的）高飞球；腾空球；（钓鱼用的）拟饵；飞钓饵；飞行
In use
A fly landed on the table.
He unzipped the tent fly and stepped outside.
She noticed the fly of his trousers was undone.
there is a fly in/on [place]
fly 是可数名词，指苍蝇等双翅目昆虫，复数形式是 flies。
There's a fly in my soup.
我的汤里有只苍蝇。
sb's fly is open
此处的 fly 指裤子前襟的拉链开口，与昆虫无关；常用于提醒别人。
Your fly is open.
你的裤子拉链开了。
hit a fly to [field]
棒球中 fly 是高飞球，也可说 fly ball。
He hit a fly to left field.
他打出一个左外野高飞球。
Connections
Collocations
- swat a fly
- 拍苍蝇
- He tried to swat a fly that was buzzing around his head.他试图拍打一只在他头上嗡嗡飞的苍蝇。
- fly ball
- 高飞球
- The batter hit a fly ball to deep center field.击球手打出一个飞向中外野深处的高飞球。
- tent fly
- 帐篷门帘
- The tent fly flapped loudly in the wind.帐篷门帘在风中哗啦作响。
- fly open
- 裤子拉链没拉
- He walked around all morning with his fly open.他整个上午都裤子拉链没拉，四处走动。
- fly fishing
- 飞蝇钓
- They went fly fishing on the river last weekend.他们上周末去河里飞蝇钓鱼。
- chest fly
- 飞鸟夹胸
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：苍蝇会飞(fly)，所以名词fly就是苍蝇；裤门襟、帐篷帘都是可开合的“帘”，也借fly一词表示。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：kitchen、park、biology class fly 作名词指苍蝇或双翅目昆虫时，通常为中性词，口语和一般书面语都自然，多用于日常对话、环境卫生或生物介绍中。若指裤子的门襟、帐篷门帘等，则需看具体语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with fly in the sense of /flaɪ/: their stressed vowel plus following sound is /aɪ/. Watch out for lookalikes ending in -y that are pronounced /ɪ/, such as city and happy; they do not rhyme with fly.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.