flight
gb/flˈaɪt/ us/flˈaɪt/
A2
אנגלית
~ 1600
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A2
action
1
Travel by airplane
When a person or thing goes through the air in a plane or other aircraft.
תבנית שימוש:
to take [a/the] flight to [place]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'flight' with 'fly'; 'flight' is the noun form, 'fly' is the verb.
מילים נרדפות
air travel (General term for transportation by aircraft, not limited to a single trip.)
הפכים
ground travel (Travel that takes place on land, not in the air.)
צירופים
book a flight
|cancel a flight
|domestic flight
|international flight
|miss a flight
נושאים
travel
|transportation
|daily life
דוגמאות
- Our flight to Paris was delayed by two hours.
- She booked a flight to New York for next week.
- This flight will take approximately three hours.
- The airline offers direct flights to over 50 cities.
- He missed his morning flight because of traffic.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I have a flight to London tomorrow.
- The flight is very long.
- We will take a flight at 8 p.m.
- My flight is late.
- They are waiting for their flight.
שם עצם
B1
action
2
Movement through the air
When something moves through the air without touching the ground.
מילים נרדפות
airborne motion (Technical description of movement in the air.)
הפכים
landing (The act of coming down to the ground from the air.)
צירופים
take flight
|in full flight
|flight path
נושאים
nature
|science
|animals
דוגמאות
- The eagle’s flight was graceful and powerful.
- The ball’s flight was interrupted by a tree branch.
- Scientists studied the flight of honeybees.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The bird is in flight.
- The ball is in flight now.
- We watched the plane’s flight.
שם עצם
A2
entity
3
Set of stairs between landings
A group of stairs from one floor to another floor or level.
מילים נרדפות
staircase section (Refers specifically to one portion of stairs between landings.)
הפכים
elevator ride (An alternative to moving between levels without stairs.)
צירופים
flight of stairs
|climb a flight
נושאים
architecture
|daily life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- She ran up two flights of stairs to reach her apartment.
- The office is up one flight from here.
- They carried the boxes down three flights of stairs.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- My room is up one flight of stairs.
- We went down two flights of stairs.
- He walked up a flight of stairs.
שם עצם
B2
action
4
Act of escaping quickly
When someone runs away from danger or trouble quickly.
מילים נרדפות
escape (General word for getting away from danger; not limited to quick movement.)
הפכים
capture (The act of catching someone who tried to escape.)
צירופים
flight from justice
|take flight
נושאים
emergencies
|crime
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The prisoners took flight when the guards were distracted.
- His sudden flight from the city surprised everyone.
- They were in full flight when the police arrived.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The man took flight when he saw the police.
- She made a quick flight from the house.
- They were in flight from danger.
שם עצם
B2
entity
5
Group of animals in air together
A group of animals flying together in the sky.
מילים נרדפות
flock (in air) ('Flock' is more common for birds; 'flight' is more formal or specific.)
צירופים
flight of geese
|flight formation
נושאים
nature
|animals
דוגמאות
- We saw a large flight of geese heading south for winter.
- A sudden flight of bats emerged from the cave at dusk.
- There was a beautiful flight of butterflies over the meadow.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- A flight of birds flew over us.
- We saw a flight of bats at night.
- There is a big flight of geese.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
flight
IPA
GB/flˈaɪt/
US/flˈaɪt/
הברות והטעמה
flight (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (flight)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: flight
- Plural: flight, flights
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
catch a flight
1/kˈæt͡ʃ ə flˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
Board an airplane before departure
To get on an airplane before it leaves to go somewhere.
דוגמאות
- I need to leave now if I’m going to catch my flight.
- She barely caught her flight after rushing through security.
miss a flight
1/mˈɪs ə flˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
Fail to board airplane before departure
To be too late to get on your airplane before it leaves.
דוגמאות
- We missed our flight because of traffic jams.
- He missed his flight and had to wait for the next one.
take flight
1/tˈeɪk flˈaɪt/
idiom
Start flying or escape suddenly
To start flying into the air, or to run away quickly from danger or fear.
דוגמאות
- The birds took flight as soon as we approached.
- The thieves took flight when they heard the alarm.
flight attendant
1/flˈaɪt ətˈɛndənt/
fixed phrase
Aircraft cabin crew member
A person who helps passengers on an airplane during a trip.
דוגמאות
- The flight attendant offered me some water.
- The flight attendant demonstrated how to use the life jacket.
- Flight attendants are trained to handle emergencies on board.
- If you need anything, just ask a flight attendant.
- Flight attendants walked down the aisle serving drinks.
flight of fancy
1/flˈaɪt əv fˈænsi/
idiom
Unrealistic imaginative idea
An idea or thought that is very imaginative but not realistic.
דוגמאות
- Her plan to build a city on Mars was dismissed as a mere flight of fancy.
- The plan was dismissed as a mere flight of fancy.
- He often indulges in flights of fancy during long meetings.
- His novels mix fact with flights of fancy.
- Her theory is interesting, but it may be just a flight of fancy.