English主要词典
wing
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
of bird / insect
1 [C] one of the parts of the body of a bird, insect or BAT that it uses for flying:
The swan flapped its wings noisily. * wing feathers
of plane
2 [C] one of the large flat parts that stick out from the side of a plane and help to keep it in the air when it is flying
of building
3 [C] one of the parts of a large building that sticks out from the main part:
the east / west wing * the new wing of the hospital
of car
4 (BrE) (AmE fender) [C] a part of a car that is above a wheel:
There was a dent in the nearside wing. * a wing mirror (= fixed to the side of a car)
of organization
5 [C] one section of an organization that has a particular function or whose members share the same opinions
SYNARM:
the radical wing of the party * the political wing of the National Resistance Army
seealsoLEFTWING, RIGHTWING
in football / hockey
6 [C] = WINGER
seealsoLEFTWING, RIGHTWING
7 [C] the far left or right side of the sports field:
He plays on the wing.
in theatre
8 (the wings) [pl.] the area at either side of the stage that cannot be seen by the audience:
She watched every performance from the wings.
IDIOMS
get your wings to pass the exams that mean you are allowed to fly a plane
(waiting) in the wings ready to take over a particular job or be used in a particular situation when needed:
She was aware of a whole host of ambitious young managers waiting in the wings.
on a wing and a prayer with only a very slight chance of success
on the wing (literary) (of a bird, insect, etc.) flying
take sb under your wing to take care of and help sb who has less experience of sth than you
take wing (literary) (of a bird, insect, etc.) to fly away: (figurative) Her imagination took wing.
moreatCLIPv., SPREADv.
verb
fly
1 [+adv./prep.] (literary) to fly somewhere:
[VN] A solitary seagull winged its way across the bay. [also V]
go quickly
2 [VN+adv./prep.] to be sent somewhere very quickly:
An application form will be winging its way to you soon.
IDIOMS
wing it (informal) to do sth without planning or preparing it first
SYNIMPROVISE:
I didn't know I'd have to make a speech-I just had to wing it.
