bay

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Bay, đi máy bay

BrE /beɪ/ AmE /beɪ/

verb / noun en → vi

past flew pp flown ing flying

1 FLY (AIRPLANE) [intransitive] A2

Bay, đi máy bay

to travel in an airplane or other aircraft

  • fly somewhere

Collocations fly to a destination · fly home

  • We flew to Paris for the weekend.

    Chúng tôi đã bay đến Paris vào cuối tuần.

2 FLY (BIRD) [intransitive] A2

Bay, đập cánh bay

to move through the air using wings

  • fly somewhere

Collocations a bird flies over a field · birds flying in the sky

  • The birds flew south for the winter.

    Các con chim đã bay về phía nam vào mùa đông.

3 FLY (OBJECT) [intransitive] B1

Bay, lơ lửng trong không khí

to move through the air without wings

  • fly somewhere

Collocations a kite flies in the wind · leaves flying in the breeze

  • The leaves were flying around in the strong wind.

    Các lá cây đang bay xung quanh trong gió mạnh.

4 FLY (FLAG) [transitive] B1

Bay, phất cờ

to put a flag on top of something or in the wind

  • fly a flag

Collocations fly a national flag · fly a company's logo

  • They flew the flag at half-mast.

    Họ đã phất cờ ở nửa cột.

5 FLY (DRUG) [intransitive] C1

Bán hàng lậu, buôn bán ma túy

to sell illegal drugs

  • fly drugs

Collocations fly heroin · fly cocaine

  • He was arrested for flying drugs across the border.

    Anh ta đã bị bắt vì buôn bán ma túy qua biên giới.

6 FLY (INFORMAL) [intransitive] B2

Bay, chạy nhanh như bay

to move or travel very quickly

  • fly somewhere

Collocations fly down the road · fly past a shop window

  • He flew past me on his bike.

    Anh ta đã chạy qua tôi trên xe đạp như bay.

7 FLY (INFORMAL) [intransitive] B2

Bay, bỏ đi tức giận

to leave a place suddenly and angrily

  • fly out of somewhere

Collocations fly out of the room · fly off in a rage

  • She flew out of the house when she heard the news.

    Cô ấy đã bỏ đi tức giận khi nghe tin.

8 FLY (INFORMAL) [intransitive] C1

Bay, trở nên nổi tiếng

to be very successful or popular

  • fly off the shelves

Collocations a book flies off the shelves · an idea flying around social media

  • The new smartphone flew off the shelves.

    Dòng điện thoại thông minh mới đã trở nên rất nổi tiếng.