fling

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act of throwing, often violently.
  2. An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
    — the fling of a horse
  3. An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
    — When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.
  4. A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
    — a summer fling
  5. An attempt, a try. figuratively
    — give it a fling
  6. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt. obsolete
    — I, who love to have a fling, / Both at senate house and king.
  7. A lively Scottish country dance.
    — the Highland fling
  8. A party, especially a dance party.
    — a spring fling
  9. A trifling matter; an object of contempt. obsolete
    — ante 1800, old proverb England were but a fling / Save for the crooked stick and the grey goose wing.
动词 v.
  1. To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl. transitive
    — 'Tis Fate that casts the Dice, and as she flings, Of Kings makes Pedants, and of Pedants Kings.
  2. To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash. intransitive,literary
    — And crop-full, out of doors he flings.
  3. To throw; to wince; to flounce. archaic,intransitive
    — The horse flung most potently, making his heels fly aloft in the air.
  4. To utter abusive language; to sneer. intransitive,literary
    — The scold began to flout and fling.

词形变化

flings plural flings present,singular,third-person flinging participle,present flung participle,past flung past flang colloquial,dialectal,participle,past flang colloquial,dialectal,past flinged nonstandard,participle,past flinged nonstandard,past

词汇关系

衍生词
Highland fling flingee flinger fling out flingy full fling outfling trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail upfling

词源

词源 1
From Middle English fling, from the verb (see below). Compare Icelandic flengur (“a fast sprint”).
词源 2
From Middle English flyngen, from Old Norse flengja (“to whip”), from Proto-Germanic *flangijaną (“to beat, whip”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-, *pleh₂g- (“to beat”). Cognate with Icelandic flengja (“to spank”), Norwegian flengja (“to rip, tear, or fling open”).
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