wing

Word family adjectivewingedwinglesswinglikewingyadverbwingedlynounwingerwingletwingbeatwing chairwing collarwing commanderwing mirrorwing nutwingoverwingspanwing

Related topics: Birds, Insects, Air, Buildings, Groupings, Sport, Motor vehicles

wing1 /wɪŋ/ S2 W2 noun [countableC]

bird/insect 鸟/昆虫

a) HBBHBIone of the parts of a bird’s or insect’s body that it uses for flying 〔鸟或昆虫的〕翅膀，翼

a butterfly with beautiful markings on its wings

翅膀上有美丽花纹的蝴蝶

The pheasant flapped its wings vigorously.

野鸡猛烈地拍打翅膀。

b) the meat on the wing bone of a chicken, duck etc, eaten as food 〔供食用的〕翅膀〔如鸡翅、鸭翅等〕

spicy chicken wings

香辣鸡翅

→4 See picture of 见图 INSECT →5 see picture at 见图 insect

2. plane 飞机TTA one of the large flat parts that stick out from the side of a plane and help to keep it in the air 〔飞机的〕机翼 →5 see picture at 见图 plane1

3 building 建筑物TBB one of the parts of a large building, especially one that sticks out from the main part 〔大型建筑物的〕侧翼；侧厅；耳房，厢房

north/east etc wing

the east wing of the palace

东侧殿

She works in the hospital’s maternity wing.

她在医院的产科病房工作。

4 politics 政治PPGPART a group of people within a political party or other organization who have a particular opinion or aim 〔政党等组织中的〕派别，派（系），…翼

the moderate wing of the Republican Party

共和党内的温和派

→ left-wing, right-wing

5 sport 体育运动

a) DSa winger 〔足球等运动中的〕边锋，侧翼队员

b) DSthe far left or right part of a sports field 〔运动场的〕边侧

6. car 汽车 British EnglishBrETTC the part of a car that is above a wheel 〔汽车的〕挡泥板，翼子板 SYN American English fender →4 See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车 →5 see picture at 见图 car

7. take somebody under your wing PROTECTto help and protect someone who is younger or less experienced than you are 把某人保护在自己的羽翼之下，将某人置于自己的庇护之下

Examples from the Corpus

take somebody under your wing• Gyorgy Aczel, the liberal-minded ideology chief, spotted the talented regional boss and took him under his wings.• They monitor the student at the work site and take them under their wing.• He understood that the boy had had little formal education until Edouard took him under his wing.• Adrienne, eleven years older, had taken the 19-year-old singer under her wing.• Adrienne, eleven years older, had taken her under her wing.• Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing, so Simon and his wife, Mary, half lived there.• He had sized me up, he later explained, and had decided to take me under his wing.• He had sized me up, he said, and had decided to take me under his wing.• Nor could you expect some sage old workman to take you under his wing and bestow upon you his store of knowledge.• Tom took the young reporter under his wing.

8 (waiting/lurking) in the wings READYready to do something or be used when the time is right 准备就绪〔只待时机成熟〕；随时可以使用

Several junior managers are waiting in the wings for promotion.

几位低层经理正等着晋升。

Examples from the Corpus

(waiting/lurking) in the wings• On Concorde, though, the engines are embedded in the wings, next to the fuel tanks.• He stopped by on his night off, was let in the stage door, and stood in the wings.• Platt has had to wait in the wings because he is one of four foreign players fighting for the permitted three places.• The local chapter leaders waiting in the wings seemed upset.• None the less, there are always people waiting in the wings to discredit a positive image.• There were no wealthy aunts or uncles waiting in the wings.

9. THEATRE 剧场the wings [plural]APT the parts at each side of a stage where actors are hidden from people who are watching the play 〔舞台的〕侧面，侧翼

Examples from the Corpus

the wings• Special care is needed if the wings are wet when extra speed is necessary, because the stalling speed is raised.• Many unforeseen dangers may be lurking in the wings.• Scheiner was still in the wings at the time of the trial.• The world's list of mammals is about five thousand long, but three thousand more may be waiting in the wings.• None the less, there are always people waiting in the wings to discredit a positive image.• Why do they think the wings are designed this way?

10. on a wing and a prayer if you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do not have much chance of succeeding 只有一丝成功的希望

11. be on the wing literaryHBBTRAVEL if a bird is on the wing, it is flying 〔鸟〕在飞行中，飞翔

Examples from the Corpus

be on the wing• May flies and caddis flies were on the wing.• This area is noted for butterflies in the summer, and in August the purple hairstreak will be on the wing.

12. take wing literaryHBBTRAVEL to fly away 飞走

Examples from the Corpus

take wing• Often they perch on rooftops like gargoyles, waiting hours for nightfall so they can take wing.• Her heart had taken wing as she and Mandy had walked down into the lodge.• Abroad, too, imagination took wing.• Freed in the slipstream of profanity, it took wing.

13. get your wings TTAto pass the examinations you need to become a pilot 〔当飞行员前〕通过必要的飞行考试 → clip somebody’s wings at clip2(6), → spread your wings at spread1(10)

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

flap its wings (=move them)

The ducks woke up and flapped their wings.

beat its wings (=move them in a regular way while flying)

The female beats her wings as fast as 500 times a second.

flutter its wings (=move them quickly)

I heard some birds fluttering their wings outside the window.

spread/open its wings

The dragon spread its wings and gave an experimental flap.

stretch its wings (=open them completely)

The cage was so small the birds could not even stretch their wings.

fold its wings

Gannets fold their wings and plummet like an arrow into the sea to catch their prey.

wings flap

Dusky wings flapped overhead.

wings beat

Their great wings beat slowly.

adjectives

outstretched

The eagle descended on outstretched wings.

Examples from the Corpus

wing• butterfly wings• We grilled things for them and fried wings.• Several times from wing to a desk at center stage he glanced out at the audience to acknowledge the applause.• He had wings on his feet he ran so fast.• The feather'd fowls have wings, to fly to other nations.• Some of these have wings and fly away to start new colonies of aphids on other plants.• They were members of the Marxist wing of the Socialist Party.• A set of wings was also introduced, said to have been designed by Jock Lewes.• The Tamil Tigers have had a political wing since 1976, but never registered it as a legal party.• The racist right wing staged their biggest demonstration yet in the main square.• a new children's wing at the hospital• the south wing of the Capitol• A process or an abstraction has to be caught on the wing.• The stair-well in this wing indicates an upper storey which presumably would have been much on the same plan.

flapped ... wings• When he looked around, the wowhawk on her shoulder flapped its wings in his face.• The wowhawk flapped its wings desperately. ` Let go!

north/east etc wing• It stretched away into the darkness towards the empty north wing.• These stones were removed when this monument was demolished and built in steps in the east wing of the villa.• Thus I found myself spending a good deal of time in the East Wing.• In the east wing of the hospital there was a linen store that was never used after about nine-thirty in the morning.• She was found by the caretaker, whimpering and exhausted on the ground floor of the east wing.• In the plans, the east wing next to SuperTarget carried a sign with the Gordmans logo.• The north wing with its range of rooms has more the appearance of a hostelry than a house.

wing2 verb

1 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] literaryTRAVEL to fly somewhere 飞行，飞

a flock of geese winging down the coast

沿着海岸展翅南飞的雁群

wing its/their way to/across etc something

planes winging their way to exotic destinations

飞往异国目的地的飞机

2 wing its/their way to go or be sent somewhere very quickly 很快去/被送到（某处）

wing its/their way to

A bottle of champagne will soon be winging its way to 10 lucky winners.

马上就要给10名幸运的优胜者分别送上一瓶香槟。

Examples from the Corpus

wing its/their way• Photographs had winged their way across, and presents at Christmas and Easter, with Mammy's birthday a speciality.• If it slips then, as it probably will, the Hingston fortune will wing its way elsewhere.• Out of a group of trees near by a rook flew, winging its way leisurely across the Park towards him.• Small but dangerously exciting trickles of pleasure were still winging their way through her virtually defenceless body.• Within seventy minutes each plane has been unloaded, reloaded and winging its way to destination cities.• His resignation was winging its way to Sheppards yesterday afternoon.• Readers' original gardening tips Another batch of £50 cash prizes are winging their way to this month's top tipsters.

3 wing it spokenPLAN to do something without planning or preparing it 临时凑成；即席而为

We’ll just have to wing it.

我们就只好临时应付一下。

Examples from the Corpus

wing it• I don't have time to write a speech, so I'm just going to wing it.• I would have to wing it.• If you are asked a question that you're not ready for, it's better to say "I hadn't considered that" than to wing it and get it wrong.• Nat grabs it, whirls, and wings it in a single motion.• We have to wing it in the first game, but we'll be more prepared for the next one.• Really, I just wing it: no notes, no talking to witnesses.• I figure I can wing it on the details.• There's always a Zen part of my personality that wings it through life.• When I finally got up on to the wing it was dark.

Examples from the Corpus

wing• We watched pelicans winging down the coastline.• Really, I just wing it: no notes, no talking to witnesses.• She sent a silent message winging to the small room at the Admiralty.

wing its/their way to/across etc something• A couple of sets of Scalar strings, courtesy of Selectron, will be winging their way to you soon!• His resignation was winging its way to Sheppards yesterday afternoon.• Photographs had winged their way across, and presents at Christmas and Easter, with Mammy's birthday a speciality.• Readers' original gardening tips Another batch of £50 cash prizes are winging their way to this month's top tipsters.• Within seventy minutes each plane has been unloaded, reloaded and winging its way to destination cities.

词汇	wing
释义	wing Word family adjectivewingedwinglesswinglikewingyadverbwingedlynounwingerwingletwingbeatwing chairwing collarwing commanderwing mirrorwing nutwingoverwingspanwing Related topics: Birds, Insects, Air, Buildings, Groupings, Sport, Motor vehicles wing1 /wɪŋ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC] 1 bird/insect 鸟/昆虫 a) HBBHBIone of the parts of a bird’s or insect’s body that it uses for flying 〔鸟或昆虫的〕翅膀，翼 a butterfly with beautiful markings on its wings 翅膀上有美丽花纹的蝴蝶 The pheasant flapped its wings vigorously. 野鸡猛烈地拍打翅膀。 b) the meat on the wing bone of a chicken, duck etc, eaten as food 〔供食用的〕翅膀〔如鸡翅、鸭翅等〕 spicy chicken wings 香辣鸡翅 →4 See picture of 见图 INSECT →5 see picture at 见图 insect 2. plane 飞机TTA one of the large flat parts that stick out from the side of a plane and help to keep it in the air 〔飞机的〕机翼 →5 see picture at 见图 plane1 3 building 建筑物TBB one of the parts of a large building, especially one that sticks out from the main part 〔大型建筑物的〕侧翼；侧厅；耳房，厢房 north/east etc wing the east wing of the palace 东侧殿 She works in the hospital’s maternity wing. 她在医院的产科病房工作。 4 politics 政治PPGPART a group of people within a political party or other organization who have a particular opinion or aim 〔政党等组织中的〕派别，派（系），…翼 the moderate wing of the Republican Party 共和党内的温和派 → left-wing, right-wing 5 sport 体育运动 a) DSa winger 〔足球等运动中的〕边锋，侧翼队员 b) DSthe far left or right part of a sports field 〔运动场的〕边侧 6. car 汽车 British EnglishBrETTC the part of a car that is above a wheel 〔汽车的〕挡泥板，翼子板 SYN American English fender →4 See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车 →5 see picture at 见图 car 7. take somebody under your wing PROTECTto help and protect someone who is younger or less experienced than you are 把某人保护在自己的羽翼之下，将某人置于自己的庇护之下 Examples from the Corpus take somebody under your wing• Gyorgy Aczel, the liberal-minded ideology chief, spotted the talented regional boss and took him under his wings.• They monitor the student at the work site and take them under their wing.• He understood that the boy had had little formal education until Edouard took him under his wing.• Adrienne, eleven years older, had taken the 19-year-old singer under her wing.• Adrienne, eleven years older, had taken her under her wing.• Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing, so Simon and his wife, Mary, half lived there.• He had sized me up, he later explained, and had decided to take me under his wing.• He had sized me up, he said, and had decided to take me under his wing.• Nor could you expect some sage old workman to take you under his wing and bestow upon you his store of knowledge.• Tom took the young reporter under his wing. 8 (waiting/lurking) in the wings READYready to do something or be used when the time is right 准备就绪〔只待时机成熟〕；随时可以使用 Several junior managers are waiting in the wings for promotion. 几位低层经理正等着晋升。 Examples from the Corpus (waiting/lurking) in the wings• On Concorde, though, the engines are embedded in the wings, next to the fuel tanks.• He stopped by on his night off, was let in the stage door, and stood in the wings.• Platt has had to wait in the wings because he is one of four foreign players fighting for the permitted three places.• The local chapter leaders waiting in the wings seemed upset.• None the less, there are always people waiting in the wings to discredit a positive image.• There were no wealthy aunts or uncles waiting in the wings. 9. THEATRE 剧场the wings [plural]APT the parts at each side of a stage where actors are hidden from people who are watching the play 〔舞台的〕侧面，侧翼 Examples from the Corpus the wings• Special care is needed if the wings are wet when extra speed is necessary, because the stalling speed is raised.• Many unforeseen dangers may be lurking in the wings.• Scheiner was still in the wings at the time of the trial.• The world's list of mammals is about five thousand long, but three thousand more may be waiting in the wings.• None the less, there are always people waiting in the wings to discredit a positive image.• Why do they think the wings are designed this way? 10. on a wing and a prayer if you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do not have much chance of succeeding 只有一丝成功的希望 11. be on the wing literaryHBBTRAVEL if a bird is on the wing, it is flying 〔鸟〕在飞行中，飞翔 Examples from the Corpus be on the wing• May flies and caddis flies were on the wing.• This area is noted for butterflies in the summer, and in August the purple hairstreak will be on the wing. 12. take wing literaryHBBTRAVEL to fly away 飞走 Examples from the Corpus take wing• Often they perch on rooftops like gargoyles, waiting hours for nightfall so they can take wing.• Her heart had taken wing as she and Mandy had walked down into the lodge.• Abroad, too, imagination took wing.• Freed in the slipstream of profanity, it took wing. 13. get your wings TTAto pass the examinations you need to become a pilot 〔当飞行员前〕通过必要的飞行考试 → clip somebody’s wings at clip2(6), → spread your wings at spread1(10) n COLLOCATIONS verbs flap its wings (=move them) The ducks woke up and flapped their wings. beat its wings (=move them in a regular way while flying) The female beats her wings as fast as 500 times a second. flutter its wings (=move them quickly) I heard some birds fluttering their wings outside the window. spread/open its wings The dragon spread its wings and gave an experimental flap. stretch its wings (=open them completely) The cage was so small the birds could not even stretch their wings. fold its wings Gannets fold their wings and plummet like an arrow into the sea to catch their prey. wings flap Dusky wings flapped overhead. wings beat Their great wings beat slowly. adjectives outstretched The eagle descended on outstretched wings. Examples from the Corpus wing• butterfly wings• We grilled things for them and fried wings.• Several times from wing to a desk at center stage he glanced out at the audience to acknowledge the applause.• He had wings on his feet he ran so fast.• The feather'd fowls have wings, to fly to other nations.• Some of these have wings and fly away to start new colonies of aphids on other plants.• They were members of the Marxist wing of the Socialist Party.• A set of wings was also introduced, said to have been designed by Jock Lewes.• The Tamil Tigers have had a political wing since 1976, but never registered it as a legal party.• The racist right wing staged their biggest demonstration yet in the main square.• a new children's wing at the hospital• the south wing of the Capitol• A process or an abstraction has to be caught on the wing.• The stair-well in this wing indicates an upper storey which presumably would have been much on the same plan. flapped ... wings• When he looked around, the wowhawk on her shoulder flapped its wings in his face.• The wowhawk flapped its wings desperately. ` Let go! north/east etc wing• It stretched away into the darkness towards the empty north wing.• These stones were removed when this monument was demolished and built in steps in the east wing of the villa.• Thus I found myself spending a good deal of time in the East Wing.• In the east wing of the hospital there was a linen store that was never used after about nine-thirty in the morning.• She was found by the caretaker, whimpering and exhausted on the ground floor of the east wing.• In the plans, the east wing next to SuperTarget carried a sign with the Gordmans logo.• The north wing with its range of rooms has more the appearance of a hostelry than a house. wing2 verb 1 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] literaryTRAVEL to fly somewhere 飞行，飞 a flock of geese winging down the coast 沿着海岸展翅南飞的雁群 wing its/their way to/across etc something planes winging their way to exotic destinations 飞往异国目的地的飞机 2 wing its/their way to go or be sent somewhere very quickly 很快去/被送到（某处） wing its/their way to A bottle of champagne will soon be winging its way to 10 lucky winners. 马上就要给10名幸运的优胜者分别送上一瓶香槟。 Examples from the Corpus wing its/their way• Photographs had winged their way across, and presents at Christmas and Easter, with Mammy's birthday a speciality.• If it slips then, as it probably will, the Hingston fortune will wing its way elsewhere.• Out of a group of trees near by a rook flew, winging its way leisurely across the Park towards him.• Small but dangerously exciting trickles of pleasure were still winging their way through her virtually defenceless body.• Within seventy minutes each plane has been unloaded, reloaded and winging its way to destination cities.• His resignation was winging its way to Sheppards yesterday afternoon.• Readers' original gardening tips Another batch of £50 cash prizes are winging their way to this month's top tipsters. 3 wing it spokenPLAN to do something without planning or preparing it 临时凑成；即席而为 We’ll just have to wing it. 我们就只好临时应付一下。 Examples from the Corpus wing it• I don't have time to write a speech, so I'm just going to wing it.• I would have to wing it.• If you are asked a question that you're not ready for, it's better to say "I hadn't considered that" than to wing it and get it wrong.• Nat grabs it, whirls, and wings it in a single motion.• We have to wing it in the first game, but we'll be more prepared for the next one.• Really, I just wing it: no notes, no talking to witnesses.• I figure I can wing it on the details.• There's always a Zen part of my personality that wings it through life.• When I finally got up on to the wing it was dark. Examples from the Corpus wing• We watched pelicans winging down the coastline.• Really, I just wing it: no notes, no talking to witnesses.• She sent a silent message winging to the small room at the Admiralty. wing its/their way to/across etc something• A couple of sets of Scalar strings, courtesy of Selectron, will be winging their way to you soon!• His resignation was winging its way to Sheppards yesterday afternoon.• Photographs had winged their way across, and presents at Christmas and Easter, with Mammy's birthday a speciality.• Readers' original gardening tips Another batch of £50 cash prizes are winging their way to this month's top tipsters.• Within seventy minutes each plane has been unloaded, reloaded and winging its way to destination cities.
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