
好词典

源自古英语flōwen,是fly的过去分词形式,与古诺尔斯语floginn同源。
❶ fly的过去分词形式,表示已经完成飞行动作或处于飞行状态,常用于完成时态或被动语态。
“The birds have flown south for the winter.”
(鸟儿们已经飞往南方过冬。)
“She had never flown in an airplane before last year.”
(在去年之前她从未坐过飞机。)
flown the nest — 指子女长大离家独立生活,就像幼鸟离巢一样。
“All their children have flown the nest and started their own families.”
(他们的孩子们都已离家独立并组建了自己的家庭。)