wing
US: /ˈwɪŋ/
UK: /wˈɪŋ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
wing /wi /- danh từ
- (động vật học); (thực vật học) cánh (chim, sâu bọ; qu, hạt)
- to lend (add) wing to: chắp cánh cho, làm cho chạy mau
- sự bay, sự cất cánh; (nghĩa bóng) sự bay bổng
- on the wing: đang bay
- to take wing: cất cánh bay, bay đi
- (kiến trúc) cánh, chái (nhà)
- the east wing of a building: chái phía đông của toà nhà
- cánh (máy bay, quạt)
- (hàng hi) mạn (tàu)
- (số nhiều) (sân khấu) cánh gà
- (quân sự) cánh
- right wing: cánh hữu
- left wing: cánh t
- phi đội (không quân Anh); (số nhiều) phù hiệu phi công
- (thể dục,thể thao) biên
- right wing: hữu biên
- left wing: t biên
- (đùa cợt) cánh tay (bị thưng)
- (thông tục) sự che chở, sự bo trợ
- under the wing of someone: được người nào che chở
- to take someone under one's wing: bo trợ ai
- to clip someone's wings
- hạn chế sự cử động (tham vọng, sự tiêu pha) của ai; chặt đôi cánh của ai (nghĩa bóng)
- to come on the wings of the wind
- đến nhanh như gió
- (động vật học); (thực vật học) cánh (chim, sâu bọ; qu, hạt)
- ngoại động từ
- lắp lông vào (mũi tên)
- thêm cánh, chắp cánh; làm cho nhanh hn
- fear winged his steps: sự sợ h i làm cho nó chạy nhanh như bay
- to wing one's words: nói liến thoắng
- bay, bay qua
- to wing one's way: bay
- bắn ra
- to wing an arrow: bắn mũi tên ra
- bắn trúng cánh (con chim); (thông tục) bắn trúng cánh tay
- (kiến trúc) làm thêm chái
- to wing a hospital: làm thêm chái cho một bệnh viện
- (quân sự) bố phòng ở cánh bên
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
of bird / insect
1 [C] one of the parts of the body of a bird, insect or BAT that it uses for flying: The swan flapped its wings noisily. + wing feathers
of plane
2 [C] one of the large flat parts that stick out from the side of a plane and help to keep it in the air when it is flying
of building
3 [C] one of the parts of a large building that sticks out from the main part: the east / west wing + the new wing of the hospital
of car
4 (BrE) (AmE fender) [C] a part of a car that is above a wheel: There was a dent in the nearside wing. + a wing mirror (= fixed to the side of a car)
of organization
5 [C] one section of an organization that has a particular function or whose members share the same opinions
Synonym: ARM
the radical wing of the party + the political wing of the National Resistance Army
See also -
in football / hockey
6 [C] = WINGER
See also -
7 [C] the far left or right side of the sports field: He plays on the wing.
in theatre
8 (the wings) [pl.] the area at either side of the stage that cannot be seen by the audience: She watched every performance from the wings.
Idioms: get your wings to pass the exams that mean you are allowed to fly a plane
(waiting) in the wings ready to take over a particular job or be used in a particular situation when needed: She was aware of a whole host of ambitious young managers waiting in the wings.
on a wing and a prayer with only a very slight chance of success
on the wing (literary) (of a bird, insect, etc.) flying
take sb under your wing to take care of and help sb who has less experience of sth than you
take wing (literary) (of a bird, insect, etc.) to fly away: (figurative) Her imagination took wing.
more at CLIP v., SPREAD v.
+ verb
fly
1 [+adv./prep.] (literary) to fly somewhere: [VN] A solitary seagull winged its way across the bay. [also V]
go quickly
2 [VN +adv./prep.] to be sent somewhere very quickly: An application form will be winging its way to you soon.
Idioms: wing it (informal) to do sth without planning or preparing it first
Synonym: IMPROVISE
I didn't know I'd have to make a speech-I just had to wing it.
Collocation
1 of a bird/insect
ADJ.
left, right | fore, front
The beetle's fore wings are small and are not used in flight.
| back, hind | broad, long, narrow, pointed, short, stubby | delicate | leathery, membranous | broken, damaged
a bird with a broken wing
| outspread, outstretched | butterfly, chicken, etc.
the patterns on butterfly wings First, fry the chicken wings in the oil until they begin to brown.
QUANT.
pair
VERB + WING
extend, open, spread, stretch, unfold | close, fold | flap, flutter
It flapped its wings and flew off.
| clean | clip
(often figurative) Pete felt he had had his wings clipped when his driving licence was confiscated.
| grow, sprout
I wish I could sprout wings and fly away.
WING + VERB
beat, flap, flutter
WING + NOUN
tip | feathers
PREP.
on a/the ~
It had whitemarkings on its wings.
| under a/the ~
The young birds were under the mother bird's wing. (figurative) Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing.
2 of a plane
ADJ.
aircraft | left, port | right, starboard | fixed | folding
WING + VERB
stick out
WING + NOUN
tip
3 of a building
ADJ.
north, south, etc. | private | hospital | maternity | maximum security
(= of a prison)
VERB + WING
add, build | demolish, destroy, pull down
A bomb destroyed the east wing.
PREP.
in a/the ~
Our rooms were in the west wing.
4 of a car
ADJ.
nearside, offside | front, rear
VERB + WING
damage, dent
The nearside wing was damaged in the accident.
| mend, repair, replace
WING + NOUN
mirror
PREP.
in a/the ~
There was a dent in one wing.
5 of an organization
ADJ.
left, right | conservative | liberal, progressive, reformist | extreme, radical | revolutionary | moderate | dissident | political | military, paramilitary
PREP.
on a/the ~
They're on the left wing of the Labour Party.
Concise dictionary
wings|winged|wingingwɪŋnoun
+a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
+one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
+a stage area out of sight of the audience
+a unit of military aircraft
+the side of military or naval formation
+a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
+the wing of a fowl
+a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
+an addition that extends a main building
verb
+travel through the air; be airborne
