flight
US: /ˈfɫaɪt/
UK: /flˈaɪt/
UK: /flˈaɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
flight /flight/
- danh từ
- sự bỏ chạy, sự rút chạy
- to seek safety in flight: bỏ chạy thoát thân
- to put the enemy to flight: làm cho kẻ địch bỏ chạy
- to take flight; to betake oneself to flight; to take to flight: bỏ chạy, rút chạy
- sự bay; chuyến bay
- to take one's flight to; to wing one's flight: bay
- in flight: đang bay
- sự truy đuổi, sự đuổi bắt
- đàn (chim... bay)
- a flight of birds: đàn chim bay
- a flight of arrows: một loạt tên bay
- đường đạn; sự bay vụt (đạn)
- tầm bay (chim, đạn)
- sự trôi nhanh (thời gian)
- sự bay bổng, sự phiêu diêu (trí tưởng tượng)
- tầng, đợt (cầu thang)
- my room is two flights up: buồng của tôi ở tầng hai
- loạt (tên, đạn...)
- trấu (yến mạch)
- phi đội (của không quân Anh)
- cuộc thi bắn cung tầm xa; tên dùng trong cuộc thi bắn cung tầm xa ((cũng) flight arrow)
- in the first flight
- dẫn đầu, đi đầu
- sự bỏ chạy, sự rút chạy
- ngoại động từ
- bắn (chim) khi đang bay
- thay đổi hướng đi (của quả bóng crickê)
- nội động từ
- bay thành đàn (chim)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
journey by air
1 [C] a journey made by air, especially in a plane: a smooth / comfortable / bumpy flight + a domestic / an international flight + a hot-air balloon flight + We met on a flight from London to Paris. + All flights between New York and Washington have been cancelled due to fog.
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plane
2 [C] a plane making a particular journey: We're booked on the same flight. + Flight BA 4793 is now boarding at Gate 17. + If we leave now, I can catch the earlier flight. + mercy / relief flights (= planes taking help to countries where there is a war)
flying
3 [U] the act of flying: the age of supersonic flight + flight safety + The bird is easily recognized in flight (= when it is flying) by the black band at the end of its tail.
movement of object
4 [U] the movement or direction of an object as it travels through the air: the flight of a ball / dart / missile
of steps
5 [C] a series of steps between two floors or levels: She fell down a flight of stairs / steps and hurt her back.
running away
6 [U, sing.] the act of running away from a dangerous or difficult situation: the flight of refugees from the advancing forces + a flight from harsh reality + The main character is a journalist in flight from a failed marriage.
of fancy / imagination
7 [C] ~ of fancy / imagination an idea or a statement that is very imaginative but not practical or sensible: This idea was one of my wilder flights of fancy.
group of birds / aircraft
8 [C] a group of birds or aircraft flying together: a flight of geese + They flew in two flights of three aircraft. + an aircraft of the Queen's flight
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Idioms: in the first / top flight among the best of a particular group: This is the team's first season back in the top flight for more than 60 years.
put sb to flight (old-fashioned) to force sb to run away: The enemy was quickly put to flight.
take flight to run away: The gang took flight when they heard the police car.
+ verb [VN] [usually passive] (BrE, sport) to kick, hit or throw a ball through the air in a skilful way: He equalized with a beautifully flighted shot.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 flying, soaring, winging, excursion:
The flight above the mountains was exhilarating. He is subject to wild flights of the imagination.
2 (air) voyage or journey or trip:
We had a fine flight from New Delhi.
3 aeroplane, airliner, plane, aircraft:
Our flight was delayed in Istanbul.
4 flock, swarm, cloud, covey (of grouse or partridge), bevy (of quail), skein (of geese), exaltation (of larks):
A flight of migrating birds passed overhead.
5 feather:
The flights on this dart are broken.
n.
1 escape, retreat, departure, exit, exodus, getaway, fleeing, bolting, Slang split:
Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 is called a 'hegira'.
2 put to flight. chase or drive (off or away), disperse, send off or away, send packing, dismiss, rout, stampede:
They put the Saracens to flight in a decisive battle.
3 take flight. flee, go or run away or off, abscond, desert, depart, (beat a) retreat, exit, bolt, decamp, withdraw, take to one's heels, show a clean pair of heels, Colloq light out, shove off, Brit scarper, US take a (run-out) powder, take it on the lam, lam out; Slang split, Brit do a bunk, do a moonlight flit, bugger off:
The constable blew his whistle and the thief took flight.
Collocation dictionary
1 journey by air; plane making journey
ADJ.
return
The first prize is a return flight to Delhi. The outbound flight was smooth but the return flight was held up by six hours.
| outbound | connecting | shuttle | regular, scheduled | charter | commercial | direct, non-stop | special | delayed | domestic, internal, local | long, long-distance, long-haul |
intercontinental, international,
transatlantic | first
I got to the airport early to be ready for the first flight out.
| last
She flew into London on the last flight from Frankfurt.
| first, maiden
The Wright Brothers made their first flight in the Kitty Hawk in 1903.
| final, last
This will be the last flight of the vintage aircraft before it is installed in the museum.
| early | evening, morning, night | bumpy
The bumpy flight brought on a bout of airsickness.
| smooth | pleasure | mercy, relief | military | reconnaissance, surveillance | routine | training
a routine air-force training flight
| solo | air, space | airline, (hot-air) balloon, helicopter | cargo, passenger | cheap
VERB + FLIGHT
catch, take, travel on
They caught an early flight back to London.
| miss | have
Did you have a good flight?
| make
The aeroplane made its maiden flight in 1976.
| be booked on/onto, be on
I'm on the first flight to Milan in the morning.
| book (sb), book sb/yourself on/onto, get
He asked her to book him on the next available flight to Geneva. We managed to get a non-stop flight to New York.
| charter
The club has chartered a special flight from Manchester to Bologna for their fans.
| confirm | cancel, suspend
The UN has suspended relief flights because of shelling around the airport.
| change | board | operate
The airline operates regular flights to Greece.
| delay, hold up | divert
The flight was diverted to Gatwick because of a bomb scare.
| blow up
She was accused of planting the bomb that blew up flight 217.
FLIGHT + VERB
be bound for sth
a flight bound for Antigua
| leave, take off | arrive | land | be full
I'm afraid I can't book you onto that flight?it's full.
FLIGHT + NOUN
number
We need your time of arrival and flight number.
| time
The flight time from Heathrow to Marseilles is less than two hours.
| delay
Your travel insurance compensates you for flight delays.
| attendant, crew | commander, engineer
(both military)
| instruments | recorder
The flight recorder should help to establish why the plane suddenly crashed.
| simulator | path
They have persuaded the authorities to divert the flight path of the military jets away from their village.
PREP.
aboard/on/on board a/the ~
passengers aboard a flight bound for Johannesburg
| during a/the ~
Please refrain from smoking during the flight.
| ~ for
She took a flight for Los Angeles.
| ~ from, ~ out of
They waited for the first flight out of Lisbon.
| ~ to
a flight from S
2 action of flying
ADJ.
sustained | steady | normal | forward | soaring | low-level | horizontal, level | vertical | circular, curving | high-speed, supersonic
VERB + FLIGHT
be capable of
Barn owls are capable of flight at 56 days.
| achieve
Bats are the only mammals to have wings and to achieve sustained flight.
| take
They watched the young eagles take flight.
PREP.
during ~
The wings vibrate during flight.
| in ~
a flock of geese in flight
PHRASES
the line of flight
Don't get into the line of flight of the bees?you'd be sure to get stung.
3 number of stairs/steps
ADJ.
long | short | steep | shallow | broad | narrow | double
The villa is fronted by a double flight of stairs.
VERB + FLIGHT
climb (up), go/run/walk up | descend, go/run/walk down | fall down
FLIGHT + VERB
lead …
a flight of steps leading to the foyer
| go down/up sth
A flight of steps goes up the left-hand side of the room.
PREP.
down/up a/the ~
The office is just round that corner and up a short flight of stairs.
PHRASES
(at the bottom/top of) a flight of stairs/steps
4 running away
ADJ.
headlong, panicked
VERB + FLIGHT
put (sb/sth) to
(literary) The army was defeated and the king put to flight.
| take
As soon as they detected the cheetah the antelope took flight.
PREP.
in ~
Left-wing opposition leaders, in flight from persecution, went across the border.
| ~ from
a headlong flight from danger
| ~ into
a flight into the unknown
| ~ to
The story tells of his flight from East to West Berlin.
Concise English dictionary
flightsflaɪt
noun
+a formation of aircraft in flight
+an instance of traveling by air
+a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
+the act of escaping physically
+an air force unit smaller than a squadron
+passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
+the path followed by an object moving through space
+a flock of flying birds
+a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
verb
+shoot a bird in flight
+fly in a flock
+decorate with feathers
