wing

1. N-COUNT The wings of a bird or insect are the two parts of its body that it uses for flying. 翅膀

The bird flapped its wings furiously. 那只鳥使勁地拍打著翅膀。

2. N-COUNT The wings of an aeroplane are the long flat parts sticking out of its side which support it while it is flying. 機翼

The plane made one pass, dipped its wings, then circled back. 飛機掠過去，垂下機翼，然后盤旋而回。

3. N-COUNT A wing of a building is a part of it that sticks out from the main part. (建筑的) 側(cè)翼

We were given an office in the empty west wing. 我們在空蕩蕩的西側(cè)廳得到了一間辦公室。

4. N-COUNT A wing of an organization, especially a political organization, is a group within it which has a particular function or particular beliefs. (尤指政治組織中有某種作用或信仰的) 派系

...the military wing of the African National Congress. ...非洲國民大會的武裝派。

5. →see also left-wing , right-wing

6. N-PLURAL In a theatre, the wings are the sides of the stage that are hidden from the audience by curtains or scenery. (舞臺被簾幕或布景遮擋的) 側(cè)面

Most nights I watched the start of the play from the wings. 大多數(shù)晚上，我都從舞臺的側(cè)面觀看演出的開場。

7. PHRASE If you say that someone is waiting in the wings, you mean that they are ready and waiting for an opportunity to take action. 準(zhǔn)備就緒

There are now more than 20 big companies waiting in the wings to take over some of its business. 現(xiàn)在有二十多家大公司正等著隨時接手它的一些業(yè)務(wù)。

8. PHRASE If you spread your wings, you do something new and somewhat difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience. (在陌生領(lǐng)域或到新的地方) 施展身手

I led a very confined life in my village so I suppose that I wanted to spread my wings. 我在自己的村莊里過著非常封閉的生活，所以我覺得我想要出去施展一下身手。

9. PHRASE If you take someone under your wing, you look after them, help them, and protect them. 把某人置于自己的保護(hù)之下

Her boss took her under his wing after fully realizing her potential. 她的老板充分意識到她的潛力后就把她招到自己的旗下。