wing

英 [wɪŋ] 美[wɪŋ]

n. 翼；翅膀；飞翔；派别
vt. 使飞；飞过；空运；增加…速度；装以翼
vi. 飞行
n. (Wing)人名；(英、印尼)温

近义词 protection under wing shelter cloister

CET6 考研 TEM4 CET4 基本词汇

英英释义

1. a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

2. one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane

3. a stage area out of sight of the audience

4. a unit of military aircraft

5. the side of military or naval formation;: "they attacked the enemy's right flank"

6. a hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side

7. the wing of a fowl;: "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"

8. a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud;: "in England they call a fender a wing"

9. an addition that extends a main building

词组搭配

on a wing and a prayer

with only the slightest chance of success

成功机会微乎其微

考试真题

The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg with a blow of the wing.

They have strong wings capable of flying long distances.

But the first bite was a pleasant surprise, a little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didn't get stuck in my throat.

The Navy Department moved into the east wing in 1879, where elaborate wall and ceiling stenciling and marquetry floors decorated the office of the Secretary.

In 1866, the construction of the North Wing of the Treasury Building necessitated the demolition of the State Department building.

Construction took 17 years as the building slowly rose wing by wing.

Completed in 1875, the State Department's south wing was the first to be occupied, with its elegant four-story library ( ' , completed in 1876), Diplomatic Reception Room, and Secretary's office decorated with carved wood, Oriental rugs, and stenciled wall patterns.

Completed in 1875, the State Department's south wing was the first to be occupied, with its elegant four-story library, diplomatic Reception Room, and Secretary's office decorated with carved wood, Oriental rugs, and stenciled wall patterns.

In 1866, the construction of the North wing of the Treasury Building necessitated the demolition of the State Department building.

实用场景例句

The swan flapped its wings noisily.: 天鹅大声地拍打着翅膀。

wing feathers: 翅膀上的羽毛

the east wing: 东翼楼

the new wing of the hospital: 与医院一侧相连的新楼房

There was a dent in the nearside wing.: 左边挡泥板上有一个凹痕。

the radical wing of the party: 这个政党中的激进派

the political wing of the National Resistance Army: 国民抵抗军的政治组织

He plays on the wing.: 他踢边锋。

(figurative)Her imagination took wing.: 她发挥了海阔天空的想象。

A solitary seagull winged its way across the bay.: 一只孤零零的海鸥飞过了海湾。

An application form will be winging its way to you soon.: 申请表不久将送达你处。

I didn't know I'd have to make a speech─I just had to wing it.: 我不知道还得讲话，只好想到什么就说点什么。

The bird flapped its wings furiously...: 鸟儿使劲地拍打翅膀。

She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.: 她看见蛾子的翅膀偶尔会泛光。

We were given an office in the empty west wing.: 给我们在空置的大楼西翼分了一间办公室。

...in the Child Psychiatry wing of London's Royal Free Hospital.: 在伦敦皇家自由医院配楼的儿童精神病部

...the military wing of the African National Congress.: 非洲国民大会的武装派

...the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.: 民主党自由派

Most nights I watched the start of the play from the wings.: 大多数晚上我都是在边厢观看戏剧的开场。

He had no sooner got his wings than the Korean conflict broke out.: 他刚获得飞行资格，朝鲜战争就爆发了。

A few moments later they were airborne and winging their way south...: 过了一会儿，他们已然搭上飞机赶往南方了。

A cash bonanza will be winging its way to the 600,000 members of the scheme...: 该方案的60万成员很快将获得一次发财的机会。

...legislation aimed at clipping the president's political wings.: 旨在从政治上限制总统的立法

There are now more than 20 big companies waiting in the wings to take over some of its business.: 现有20多家大公司随时准备接手其部分业务。

I led a very confined life in my village so I suppose that I wanted to spread my wings.: 我在村里生活很封闭，所以我想出去闯荡一番。

Her boss took her under his wing after fully realizing her potential.: 老板充分意识到她的潜力后，对她关怀备至。

中文词源

wing 翼，翅膀

来自PIE*we,吹，词源同wind,ventilate。引申义飞，翅膀。

双语例句

1. He noticed that fabric was tearing away from the plane's wing.: 他注意到机翼在一块一块地断裂。

2. A hard-core group of right-wing senators had hoped to sway their colleagues.: 一群骨干右翼参议员曾企图左右自己的同僚。

3. The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.: 言辞激烈的右翼领袖在会后收敛了他的好战言论。

4. The left wing dipped until it was perpendicular to the ground.: 左翼下垂至与地面成90度角。

5. He has won over a significant number of the left-wing deputies.: 他争取到了相当数量的左翼代表的支持。

英文词源

wing: wing: [12] Wing was borrowed from Old Norse vængir, source also of Swedish and Danish vinge and Norwegian veng. This came ultimately from the Indo-European base *we- ‘blow’, and the missing semantic link with ‘wing’ may be ‘flutter’.
wing (n.): late 12c., wenge, from Old Norse vængr "wing of a bird, aisle, etc." (cognates: Danish and Swedish vinge "wing"), of unknown origin, perhaps from a Proto-Germanic *we-ingjaz, suffixed form of PIE root *we- "blow" (source of Old English wawan "to blow;" see wind (n.)). Replaced Old English feðra (plural) "wings" (see feather). The meaning "either of two divisions of a political party, army, etc." is first recorded c. 1400; theatrical sense is from 1790.

The slang sense of earn (one's) wings is 1940s, from the wing-shaped badges awarded to air cadets on graduation. To be under (someone's) wing "protected by (someone)" is recorded from early 13c. Phrase on a wing and a prayer is title of a 1943 song about landing a damaged aircraft.
wing (v.): c. 1600, "take flight;" 1610s, "fit with wings," from wing (n.). Meaning "shoot a bird in the wing" is from 1802, with figurative extensions to wounds suffered in non-essential parts. Verbal phrase wing it (1885) is said to be from a theatrical slang sense of an actor learning his lines in the wings before going onstage, or else not learning them at all and being fed by a prompter in the wings; but perhaps it is simply an image of a baby bird taking flight from the nest for the first time (the phrase is attested in this sense from 1875). Related: Winged; winging.

词态变化

复数: wings;第三人称单数: wings;过去式: winged;过去分词: winged;现在分词: winging;