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翼;翅膀
The wings of a bird or insect are the two parts of its body that it uses for flying.
例句
The bird flapped its wings furiously...
鳥兒使勁地拍打翅膀。
She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings.
她看見蛾子的翅膀偶爾會泛光。
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機翼
The wings of an aeroplane are the long flat parts sticking out of its side which support it while it is flying.
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(建筑的)側翼，耳房
A wing of a building is a part of it which sticks out from the main part.
例句
We were given an office in the empty west wing.
給我們在空置的大樓西翼分了一間辦公室。
...in the Child Psychiatry wing of London's Royal Free Hospital.
在倫敦皇家自由醫院配樓的兒童精神病部
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(尤指政治組織的)派，翼
A wing of an organization, especially a political organization, is a group within it which has a particular function or particular beliefs.
例句
...the military wing of the African National Congress.
非洲國民大會的武裝派
...the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.
民主黨自由派
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(舞臺兩側用簾幕或布景遮住的)邊廂,翼部,側面
In a theatre, the wings are the sides of the stage which are hidden from the audience by curtains or scenery.
例句
Most nights I watched the start of the play from the wings.
大多數晚上我都是在邊廂觀看戲劇的開場。
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(足球、曲棍球等的)邊鋒位置；邊鋒
In a game such as football or hockey, the left wing and the right wing are the areas on the far left and the far right of the pitch. You can also refer to the players who play in these positions as the left wing and the right wing .
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(汽車的)擋泥板，翼子板
A wing of a car is a part of it on the outside which is over one of the wheels.
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飛機駕駛資格；飛行資格
When pilots get their wings, they become qualified to fly aeroplanes.
例句
He had no sooner got his wings than the Korean conflict broke out.
他剛獲得飛行資格，朝鮮戰爭就爆發了。
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VERB
(尤指乘飛機)飛速去，趕往
If you say that something or someone wings their way somewhere or wings somewhere, you mean that they go there quickly, especially by plane.
例句
A few moments later they were airborne and winging their way south...
過了一會兒，他們已然搭上飛機趕往南方了。
A cash bonanza will be winging its way to the 600,000 members of the scheme...
該方案的60萬成員很快將獲得一次發財的機會。
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PHRASE
限制;束縛
If you say that something or someone clips your wings, you mean that they restrict your freedom to do what you want.
例句
...legislation aimed at clipping the president's political wings.
旨在從政治上限制總統的立法
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準備就緒;萬事俱備
If you say that someone is waiting in the wings, you mean that they are ready and waiting for an opportunity to take action.
例句
There are now more than 20 big companies waiting in the wings to take over some of its business.
現有20多家大公司隨時準備接手其部分業務。
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大展宏圖;一試羽翼
If you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience.
例句
I led a very confined life in my village so I suppose that I wanted to spread my wings.
我在村里生活很封閉，所以我想出去闖蕩一番。
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將…置于羽翼之下；對…呵護有加
If you take someone under your wing, you look after them, help them, and protect them.
例句
Her boss took her under his wing after fully realizing her potential.
老板充分意識到她的潛力后，對她關懷備至。