flew

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in Vietnamese Bay (của chim, côn trùng)

BrE /fluː/ AmE /fluː/

verb en → vi

past flew pp flown ing flying

1 FLY (BIRD) [intransitive] A2

Bay (của chim, côn trùng)

to fly through the air, like a bird or an insect

  • birds/insects fly

Collocations a bird flew past · an insect flew into the room

  • The birds flew south for the winter.

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

2 FLY (PLANE) [intransitive, T + prep] A2

Bay bằng máy bay

to travel in an airplane

  • fly to somewhere

Collocations fly to New York · fly from London to Paris

  • She flew to Paris for a business meeting.

    Cô ấy đã bay đến Paris để tham dự một cuộc họp kinh doanh.

3 FLY (OBJECT) [transitive] B1

Đưa vật bay qua không trung

to make an object fly through the air

  • fly something

Collocations fly a kite · fly a drone

  • He flew the kite high in the sky.

    Anh ấy đã đưa con diều bay cao trên bầu trời.

4 FLY (FLAG) [transitive] B1

Đưa cờ lên cột cờ

to raise a flag so that it can be seen

  • fly a flag

Collocations fly the national flag · fly a red flag

  • They flew the flag at half-mast as a sign of mourning.

    Họ đã đưa cờ lên cột cờ ở mức nửa cột để tỏ lòng thương tiếc.

5 FLY (PASSAGE OF TIME) [intransitive] B2

Trôi qua nhanh chóng

to pass quickly, especially when you are enjoying yourself

  • time flies

Collocations the time flew by · hours fly when you're having fun

  • The time flew by while we were playing cards.

    Thời gian trôi qua nhanh chóng khi chúng tôi đang chơi bài.

6 FLY (ESCAPE) [intransitive] B2

Trốn thoát

to escape from a place, especially by running away

  • fly from somewhere

Collocations flee the scene of crime · fled to another country

  • He fled the country after being accused of corruption.

    Anh ta đã trốn thoát khỏi đất nước sau khi bị cáo buộc tham nhũng.

7 FLY (IGNORE) [transitive] C1

Bỏ qua, không quan tâm đến

to ignore something, especially a rule or law

  • fly in the face of

Collocations fly in the face of authority · fly in the face of convention

  • His actions fly in the face of company policy.

    Hành động của anh ấy đã bỏ qua chính sách công ty.

8 FLY (PASS) [intransitive] C1

Trôi qua nhanh chóng

to pass quickly, especially when you are busy

  • time flies

Collocations the days fly by · weeks fly when you're busy

  • The days flew by as she worked long hours.

    Những ngày trôi qua nhanh chóng khi cô ấy làm việc nhiều giờ.