| 单词 | flight |
| 释义 | flight flight // noun
CAPITAL FLIGHT, TOP FLIGHT
1 [C] a journey made by air, especially in a plane; a plane making a particular journey: Did you have a good flight? They operate 78 daily flights between the UK and US. I'd like to catch an earlier flight. Flight BA 4793 is now boarding (= it is ready for passengers to get on it) at Gate 17.
❖ to cancel/operate/overbook a flight ◆ a domestic/an international/a long-haul/short-haul flight ◆ a charter/scheduled flight ◆ cheap/low-cost flights
2 (Economics ; Finance ) [U; sing.] a situation in which people quickly move their money from one country to another or from one type of investment to another in order to avoid risk or to improve profits: There has been a flight of capital away from the stock market . Investors have made a flight to quality (= they have begun to buy to more expensive and safer shares, bonds, etc.). |
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