flight
gb/flˈaɪt/ us/flˈaɪt/
A2
英语
~ 1600
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名词
A2
action
1
Travel by airplane
When a person or thing goes through the air in a plane or other aircraft.
用法模式：
to take [a/the] flight to [place]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'flight' with 'fly'; 'flight' is the noun form, 'fly' is the verb.
近义词
air travel (General term for transportation by aircraft, not limited to a single trip.)
反义词
ground travel (Travel that takes place on land, not in the air.)
搭配
book a flight
|cancel a flight
|domestic flight
|international flight
|miss a flight
主题
travel
|transportation
|daily life
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
名词
B1
action
2
Movement through the air
When something moves through the air without touching the ground.
近义词
airborne motion (Technical description of movement in the air.)
反义词
landing (The act of coming down to the ground from the air.)
搭配
take flight
|in full flight
|flight path
主题
nature
|science
|animals
例句
- The eagle’s flight was graceful and powerful.
- The ball’s flight was interrupted by a tree branch.
- Scientists studied the flight of honeybees.
学习者例句
- The bird is in flight.
- The ball is in flight now.
- We watched the plane’s flight.
名词
A2
entity
3
Set of stairs between landings
A group of stairs from one floor to another floor or level.
近义词
staircase section (Refers specifically to one portion of stairs between landings.)
反义词
elevator ride (An alternative to moving between levels without stairs.)
搭配
flight of stairs
|climb a flight
主题
architecture
|daily life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- My room is up one flight of stairs.
- We went down two flights of stairs.
- He walked up a flight of stairs.
名词
B2
action
4
Act of escaping quickly
When someone runs away from danger or trouble quickly.
近义词
escape (General word for getting away from danger; not limited to quick movement.)
反义词
capture (The act of catching someone who tried to escape.)
搭配
flight from justice
|take flight
主题
emergencies
|crime
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- The man took flight when he saw the police.
- She made a quick flight from the house.
- They were in flight from danger.
名词
B2
entity
5
Group of animals in air together
A group of animals flying together in the sky.
近义词
flock (in air) ('Flock' is more common for birds; 'flight' is more formal or specific.)
搭配
flight of geese
|flight formation
主题
nature
|animals
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- A flight of birds flew over us.
- We saw a flight of bats at night.
- There is a big flight of geese.
语法
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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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.