plural flights
plural flights
Learner's definition of FLIGHT
1 [noncount]
a : the act of flying : the act of moving through the air by the use of wings飛行;飛翔 b : the act of moving through the air or through outer space(在宇宙空間或空氣中的)飛行 2
[count, noncount] : the act of running away in order to escape from danger逃避;逃難 3 [count]
a : a journey on an airplane航程;航班 b : the airplane that is making a journey班機;航班 4
[count] : a group of similar birds, airplanes, etc., that are flying through the air together(一起飛行的)鳥群,機群 5
[count] : a series of stairs going from one level or floor to another一層樓梯;台階
flight of fancy
also flight of imagination/fantasy
: an idea, story, etc., that shows great imagination but is very unlikely to be true or practical異想天開;奇思異想
put (someone) to flight
formal + old-fashioned
: to cause (someone) to leave or run away迫使逃走;使潰逃
take flight
1
: to leave or run away from danger逃走;逃難 3
US : to begin a period of rapid activity, development, or growth爆發;迸發;快速發展