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the wing(s) of [sth]
用于表示鸟、昆虫或飞机的翅膀；也可比喻抽象事物的一部分。
The bird spread the wings of its beautiful body.
鸟儿展开了它美丽身体的翅膀。
翅膀
wings — plural of wing
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
翅膀
A movable appendage on the body of a bird, bat, insect, etc., used for flying.
The bird spread the wings of its beautiful body.
鸟儿展开了它美丽身体的翅膀。
动物(鸟、蝙蝠、昆虫)身体上用于飞行的附肢
An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
飞行用的可动器官(成对之一)
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
鳐鱼或类似鱼类身体侧面的鳍
A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
飞机机身两侧的水平翼面之一
one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
The bird spread its wings and flew across the lake.
那只鸟展开翅膀飞过了湖面。
A butterfly has two delicate wings covered with tiny scales.
蝴蝶有两只覆盖着细小鳞片的精致翅膀。
The injured sparrow could not move its right wing.
受伤的麻雀无法活动它右边的翅膀。
用于表示鸟、昆虫或飞机的翅膀；也可比喻抽象事物的一部分。
The bird spread the wings of its beautiful body.
鸟儿展开了它美丽身体的翅膀。
固定短语，表示在飞行中。
The butterfly is on the wing.
蝴蝶正在飞行。
固定短语，表示在某人的保护或指导下。
He took the new intern under his wing.
他把新实习生置于他的庇护之下。
Not this
She has two wing.
Use this
She has two wings.
英语中可数名词'wing'表示'翅膀'时，复数形式需加-s，而中文无复数形式，学习者易遗漏。
Not this
He lives on the east wing of the hotel.
Use this
He lives in the east wing of the hotel.
表示建筑物侧翼时，应使用介词'in'而非'on'，因为'wing'被视为一个包含空间的部分，类似于'room'的用法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鸟的翅膀
The bird's wing was injured.
那只鸟的翅膀受伤了。
拍动翅膀
The butterfly flapped its wings and flew away.
蝴蝶拍动翅膀飞走了。
机翼
The airplane wing was damaged during the storm.
飞机机翼在暴风雨中受损了。
左翼（政治派别）
He belongs to the left wing of the party.
他属于该党的左翼。
东翼（建筑）
The library is in the east wing of the building.
图书馆在建筑物的东翼。
在飞行中
We spotted an eagle on the wing.
我们看到一只鹰在飞行中。
把某人置于自己的庇护之下；照料或指导某人
She took the new intern under her wing and showed him the ropes.
她照顾新来的实习生，教他基本技能。
临时应付；即兴发挥
I didn't have time to prepare, so I had to wing it during the presentation.
我没有时间准备，所以在演讲中只好即兴发挥。
凭着一线希望；在极其困难的情况下
The project was completed on a wing and a prayer, but it somehow succeeded.
这个项目在极其困难的条件下完成了，但不知怎么地成功了。
带着这些破碎的翅膀学会飞翔
After the accident, he felt like a bird with a broken wing, but he was determined to find his wings again.
事故后，他感觉自己像一只翅膀受伤的鸟，但他决心重新找到自己的翅膀。
展开翅膀，飞向远方
The startup company finally spread its wings and began to expand internationally.
这家初创公司终于展开翅膀，开始向国际扩张。
Use wings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
字母W像一对展开的翅膀，记住wing就是翅膀。
在此义项下，“wing”为中性用语，常用于描述鸟类、昆虫等的飞行器官。
表示'舞台侧边'时常用复数形式'wings'
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