Flying

(adj.) hurried and brief; 'paid a flying visit'; 'took a flying glance at the book'; 'a quick inspection'; 'a fast visit' .

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• Now look at the Galeopithecus or so-called flying lemur, which was formerly ranked among bats, but is now believed to belong to the Insectivora. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• They are often described as _flying_ reptiles, and pictures are drawn of Mesozoic scenery in which they are seen soaring and swooping about. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• An old woman who seems to have been flying into town on a broomstick, every now and then. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• A bird flying to the hedge,' was all he thought about it; and came back, and resumed his walk. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• She came flying into my room when I was ill in bed, and frightened me half out of my wits. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Gerald came round as she was trying to capture the flying rabbit under her arm. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Again he thought, how during this long month, he had avoided Perdita, flying from her as from the stings of his own conscience. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• There were also a great variety of flying cockroaches. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• We had scarcely reached the edge of the timber when I heard the flutter of wings overhead, and in an instant I saw two or three turkeys flying away. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• It would be flying in the face of the Almighty that's prospered him. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Yet America has not so far reached the intense enthusiasm over flying that fills the lands of Europe. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Through the dust and the flying crowd rode the victors, slaying and slaying until darkness stayed the slaughter. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Her warm breath playing, flying rhythmically over his ear, seemed to relax the tension. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Nothing but the cloud of arrows flying so thick as to dazzle mine eyes, and to hide the bowmen who shoot them. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Now she is no more fit for travelling than I am for flying. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

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