aflight
形容词 adj.
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Flying.
— 1874, Ambrose Bierce (as Dod Grile), “The Legend of Immortal Truth” in Cobwebs, London: “Fun” Office, ca. 1884, p. 114, Then, like a rocket set aflight, / She sprang, and streaked it for the light!
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Covered or filled (with something flying).
— curved attics aflight with / angels
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Fleeing.
— 1915, Marvin M. Taylor, “The Roll of the War Drums” in Donald Tulloch (ed.), Songs and Poems of the Great World War, Worcester, MA: Davis Press, p. 17, Like shepherdless sheep from wolves aflight
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Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
— 1547, uncredited translator, A Simple, and Religious Consultation by Hermann of Wied, London: John Day, “Of the crosse, and aflictions,” […] when the crosse, and afliction cometh vpon them, their mynde is aflight, it considereth not that the thynges, whiche it suffereth, be the scourges of Goddes wrath,
词源
From a- + flight.
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