Normally, he was a factual and realistic person, rarely given to flights of fancy or contemplations of melodrama
在正常情况下,他是个尊重事实,讲究实际的人,一般不想入非非,或作离奇的设想。
词组
A flight of fancy
一阵遐想
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to imagine;a flight of fancy
悬想
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Her latest flight of fancy is to go camping in the Sahara desert!
她最近心血来潮想到撒哈拉沙漠去野营!
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Normally, he was a factual and realistic person, rarely given to flights of fancy or contemplations of melodrama
在正常情况下,他是个尊重事实,讲究实际的人,一般不想入非非,或作离奇的设想。
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Of course, no one should disregard reality and indulge in flights of fancy, or make plans of action unwarranted by the objective situation, or reach out for the impossible
To see a woman of the town spit in the mayor's face was a thing so monstrous that, in his most daring flights of fancy, he would have regarded it as a sacrilege to believe it possible
Buildings should not just be architects' flights of fancy.
建筑物不应只是建筑师的奇思怪想。
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BACK in 2005, in an apparent flight of fancy , analysts at Goldman Sachs predicted a "super-spike" in the oil price to $105 a barrel.
早在2005年,高盛。公司的分析人士,很明显是凭着想象预测油价会“飙升”到105美元一桶。
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You were talking about cycling across the China, or was that just another flight of fancy ?
你说你要骑车游遍全中国,还是这只是你的另一个异想天开。
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For now, he limits his flights of fancy to the airspace over the river, where he is unlikely to draw much attention.
目前,他将飞行范围限制在河面上的空域,因为在那儿不会吸引太多的注意。
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But overseas investors aren't staking capital for these flights of fancy.
但海外投资者并不为这些梦幻航班注入资金。
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With its bravura mix of historical events and inventive flights of fancy, the 650-page novel has long been seen as unfilmable.
历史事件与非现实幻想的精妙结合,使这本650页的小说长久以来被认为不具改编成电影的可能。
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英语成语:flight of fantasy;flight of fancy;the top flight;take flight
1.An imaginative but unrealistic idea.
富有想象力但不现实的想法。
No one took his campaign for office seriously because his proposed solutions to problems were filled with flights of fancy .
没人认真对待他的竞选,因为他提出的问题解决方案充满了天马行空的幻想。
No one took his campaign for office seriously because his proposed solutions to problems were filled with flights of fancy.
机译:没有人认真对待他的竞选活动,因为他提出的解决问题的方案充满了幻想。
2.At the top level or rank of a larger group or set. Used especially in reference to football (soccer). Primarily heard in UK.
处于较大群体或集合中的顶层或最高级别。尤指足球领域。主要在英国使用。
The underdog team is trying to secure their fourth consecutive win in the top flight,in what has been one of the most remarkable seasons for a team in recent memory.
The crook was in full flight,but the police are determined to find him.
机译:这个骗子已经逃走了,但警方决心要找到他。
4.The highest position or level in an organization,league,etc. Often used in sports.
组织、联盟等中的最高职位或层级;常用于体育领域。
The local club is moving to the top flight ,but are they ready?
当地俱乐部即将升入顶级联赛,但他们准备好了吗?
The local club is moving to the top flight,but are they ready?
机译:当地俱乐部正在向顶级联赛进军,但他们准备好了吗?
5.The phenomenon of white people relocating in large numbers,typically considered as a racist response to an influx of nonwhite people settling in their town or neighborhood.
白人大量迁移的现象,通常被视为对非白人涌入其城镇或社区的种族主义反应。
During the white flight of the 1950s,many families moved out of the city and into the suburbs.
机译:在20世纪50年代的白人逃亡期间,许多家庭搬离了城市,搬到了郊区。
6.To flee or run away (from someone or something).
逃跑或(从某人/某物处)逃离。
The would-be burglars took flight as soon as they heard the police sirens.
那些意图入室行窃的人一听到警笛声就立刻逃跑了。
The would-be burglars took flight as soon as they heard the police sirens.