wing

/wɪŋ/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

翅膀；机翼；（建筑的）侧翼；翼楼；厢房

释义与例句

n. 翅膀；机翼
one of the body parts that a bird, insect or bat uses for flying, or one of the large flat structures that support an aircraft in flight
  1. The bird spread its wings and flew towards the trees.
    那只鸟展开翅膀，朝树林飞去。
  2. A small insect's wings can beat hundreds of times each second.
    小型昆虫的翅膀每秒可以振动数百次。
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  1. Ice had formed along the front edge of the aircraft's wing.
    飞机机翼前缘结了冰。
n. （建筑的）侧翼；翼楼；厢房
a part of a large building that extends from the main part or serves a particular purpose
  1. The new hospital wing contains forty additional beds.
    医院新翼楼增设了四十张病床。
  2. Her office is on the top floor of the east wing.
    她的办公室在东翼楼顶层。
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  1. The oldest paintings are displayed in a separate wing of the museum.
    最古老的画作陈列在博物馆的一座独立翼楼中。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 wing 可指鸟翅、飞机机翼，也可指大型建筑伸出的翼楼；a wing 是整个翅膀，a feather 才是一根羽毛。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • winged 有翅膀的；有翼的
    形容词，描述有翅膀或翼状结构的动物、物体等。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • feather 羽毛
    wing 指鸟或昆虫用于飞行的整个翅膀，或飞机机翼；feather 指覆盖鸟身、构成翅膀表面的一根根羽毛。掉下一根羽毛用 a feather，不用 a wing。
    A grey feather floated down from the roof. 一根灰色羽毛从屋顶飘落下来。
常见搭配
  • spread one's wings 展开翅膀；施展才能
    The eagle spread its wings and rose above the valley. 鹰展开翅膀，升到山谷上空。
  • chicken wings 鸡翅
    They ordered a plate of spicy chicken wings to share. 他们点了一盘香辣鸡翅一起分享。
  • hospital wing 医院翼楼
    The children were moved to a quieter hospital wing after their operations. 孩子们术后被转移到一座更安静的医院翼楼。