clip sb.'s wings
1. 限制某人的权力
The king will have to clip his minister's wings in order to keep power himself.
国王要保持权力就得限制大臣的权力。
on the wing
1. 在飞行
They spend at least nine months of the year on the wing.
他们每年至少飞行九个月。
singe one's wings
1. 使自己遭受损失
The last time we agreed to help that company out of its difficulties, we singed our wings quite badly.
上次我们答应帮助那家公司摆脱困境时我们自己遭受了很大的损失。
take wing(s)
1. 飞走
Time takes wings when you're enjoying yourself.
人快活时, 光阴飞一般地流逝。
take sb. under one's wing
1. 庇护某人; 照顾(或资助)某人
He took her under his wing.
他庇护她。
习惯用语add [lend, give] wings to1.加快, 促进be on the wing1.飞翔2.在浮动中; 十分忙碌3.到处旅行burst on the wing1.[诗]飞起来, 飞去clip sb.'s wings [clip wings of sb.]1.剪掉翅膀, 使不能奋飞; 限制某人的活动[花费]; 限制某人的权力[影响]feel one's wings1.意识到自己的力量; 感到自由自在His wings are sprouting.1.[谑]他的道德崇高极了, 不在天使之下。in the wings1.在观众视线以外的舞台两侧2.在等待着; 在幕后Listen for the wings of Azrael.1.感到死期临近。on the wings of the wind1.飞快地, 以最大速度on wings1.飞一般地; 飘飘然地; 无忧无虑地silver wing1.[美俚]五角钱的银币singe one's wings1.损害自已的名誉; 使自已遭受损失; 吃亏stretch wing to weather1.飞翔take sb. under one's wing1.把某人放在自己的卵翼下; 庇护某人; 照料某人take to itself wings1.(钱等)很快花掉; 飞快地消失; 不翼而飞take wing1.飞起来, 飞翔; 逃走; 离开under the wing of1.在...保[庇]护下, 受某人的照料wing it1.不按剧本表演, 即兴表演; 临时应付特殊用法aero-isoclinic wing1.【航空】等迎角机翼air wing1.(美、英军的)空军大队anterior wings1.前翅arrow wing1.【航空】箭形翼bastard wing1.小翼羽crescent wing1.【航空】镰形机翼ecaudate wing1.无尾[突]翅flapping wings1.扑翼, 扑翼机flexible wing1.可折叠翼forming wings1.(罐身成形机的)成形翼板frog wing1.辙叉翼front wing1.握单臂背hind wing1.后翼(翅)hood wing1.机罩侧翼incumbent wing1.平覆翅inferior wing1.后翅laminar wing1.层流翼lateral wing1.侧翼left wing1.左翼, 左边锋,main wing1.主翼, 主水翼navigation bridge wing1.船舶驾驶台侧翼ogee wing1.【航空】S形前缘机翼posterior wing1.后翅(昆虫)queen's side wing1.后翼rail wing1.辙叉翼轨ram wing1.冲翼艇; 冲翼rear wing1.后保护板(汽车的)right wing1.右翼; 右边锋seed wing1.种翅submerged [water] wing1.水翼supercritical wing1.超临界机翼tapered wing1.梯形机翼