n.[C]
- 翅膀
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He aimed his gun at the eagle spreading its
wings.
他的槍瞄準那隻展開翅膀的老鷹。
- 機翼
- 【建】側廳，廂房
- 【英】（車輛的）葉子板，擋泥板
- 【體】邊鋒（位置）
- （政黨等的）派系，宗派
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The party split into the left and right
wings soon after it was founded.
該黨成立不久就分裂成左翼和右翼。
- 【軍】空軍聯隊
vt.
- 在……裝翼
- 造廂房於
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The house was
winged on the left side.
房子的左邊造了廂房。
- 弄傷（翼或手臂）
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A stray bullet
winged the boy's right arm.
一顆流彈打傷了男孩的右臂。
vi.
- 飛行[Q]
片語
clip sb.'s wings
- 限制某人的權力
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The king will have to
clip his minister's wings in order to keep power himself.
國王要保持權力就得限制大臣的權力。
on the wing
- 在飛行
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They spend at least nine months of the year
on the wing.
他們每年至少飛行九個月。
singe one's wings
- 使自己遭受損失
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The last time we agreed to help that company out of its difficulties, we
singed our wings quite badly.
上次我們答應幫助那家公司擺脫困境時我們自己遭受了很大的損失。
take wing(s)
- 飛走
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Time
takes wings when you're enjoying yourself.
人快活時，光陰飛一般地流逝。
take sb. under one's wing
- 庇護某人；照顧（或資助）某人
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He
took her under his wing.
他庇護她。
衍生
辨析
n.
- a modified forelimb or other appendage enabling a bird, bat, insect, or other creature to fly.
- a rigid horizontal structure projecting from both sides of an aircraft and supporting it in the air.
▸
(wings)
a pilot's badge representing a pair of wings.
- Brit. a raised part of the body of a vehicle above the wheel.
- a part of a large building, especially one that projects from the main part.
- Anatomy a lateral part or projection of an organ or structure.
▸Botany a thin membranous appendage of a fruit or seed dispersed by the wind.
- a group within an organization having particular views or a particular function.
-
(the wings)
the sides of a theatre stage out of view of the audience.
- the part of a soccer, rugby, or hockey field close to the sidelines.
▸
(also wing forward)
an attacking player positioned near the sidelines.
- a flank of a battle array.
- an air force unit of several squadrons or groups.
v.
- fly or move quickly, as if flying.
▸archaic enable to fly or move rapidly.
- shoot (a bird) in the wing, so as to prevent flight.
▸wound superficially, especially in the arm or shoulder.
-
(wing it)
informal speak or act without preparation.
Phrase
- in the wings
ready for use or action at the appropriate time. - on the wing
(of a bird) in flight. - on a wing and a prayer
with only the slightest chance of success. - spread
(or stretch or try)
one's wings
extend one's activities and interests. - take wing
fly away. - under one's wing
in or into one's protective care.
Derivative
- winged adj.
- wingless adj.
- winglet n.
- wing-like adj.
Etymology
ME (orig. in the pl.): from ON vængir, pl. of vængr; sense 3 of the verb was orig. theatrical sl. meaning ‘to play a role without properly knowing the text’ (by relying on a prompter in the wings or by studying in the wings between scenes).
