How do you use "fly" in a sentence?

We're flying to Barcelona for our holiday this summer. Time really flies when you're having fun. There's a fly buzzing around the kitchen—can you get rid of it?

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Q: What does "fly" mean?

To move through the air; a common insect As a verb, 'fly' means to move through the air, travel by aircraft, or pass quickly. As a noun, it's a common insect. Informal British usage 'on the fly' means doing something quickly without preparation. The past tense is 'flew' and past participle is 'flown.'

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Meaning: To move through the air; a common insect

飞，飞行；苍蝇

volar; mosca

飛ぶ、飛行機で行く；ハエ

날다, 비행기로 가다; 파리

As a verb, 'fly' means to move through the air, travel by aircraft, or pass quickly. As a noun, it's a common insect. Informal British usage 'on the fly' means doing something quickly without preparation. The past tense is 'flew' and past participle is 'flown.'

作为动词，「fly」意思是在空中移动、乘飞机旅行，或快速流逝。作为名词，它是一种常见的昆虫。非正式的英式用法「on the fly」意思是不做准备就快速做某事。过去式是「flew」，过去分词是「flown」。

Como verbo, «fly» significa moverse por el aire, viajar en avión, o pasar rápidamente. Como sustantivo, es un insecto común. El uso informal británico «on the fly» significa hacer algo rápidamente sin preparación. El pasado es «flew» y el participio pasado es «flown».

動詞として「fly」は空中を移動すること、飛行機で旅行すること、または素早く過ぎることを意味します。名詞としては一般的な昆虫です。カジュアルなイギリス英語では「on the fly」は準備なしに素早く何かをすることを意味します。過去形は「flew」、過去分詞は「flown」です。

동사로서 'fly'는 공중을 이동하거나, 비행기로 여행하거나, 빠르게 지나가는 것을 의미한다. 명사로는 흔한 곤충인 파리를 가리킨다. 비격식 영국 표현 'on the fly'는 준비 없이 즉석에서 하는 것을 뜻한다. 과거형은 'flew', 과거분사는 'flown'이다.

Examples

We're flying to Barcelona for our holiday this summer.
今年夏天我们要飞去巴塞罗那度假。
Vamos a volar a Barcelona para nuestras vacaciones este verano.
今年の夏休みはバルセロナに飛行機で行く。
올여름 휴가에 바르셀로나로 비행기를 타고 간다.
Time really flies when you're having fun.
快乐的时光过得真快。
El tiempo realmente vuela cuando te diviertes.
楽しい時は本当に時間が経つのが早い。
즐거울 때는 정말 시간이 빨리 지나간다.
There's a fly buzzing around the kitchen—can you get rid of it?
厨房里有只苍蝇在嗡嗡叫——你能把它赶走吗？
Hay una mosca zumbando por la cocina, ¿puedes deshacerte de ella?
台所にハエが飛び回っている—追い払ってくれる？
부엌에 파리가 한 마리 윙윙거리고 있어—좀 쫓아줄래?

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'fleogan' (verb) and 'fleoge' (noun), from Proto-Germanic '*fleugan'. The verb is one of the oldest in English. The insect and the action share the same root because flies were named for their flying.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

The phrase 'time flies' comes from the Latin 'tempus fugit,' famously used by the Roman poet Virgil. It reflects the universal human experience of time seeming to pass quickly.

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