as the crow flies

/əz ðə ˈkrəʊ ˌflaɪz/NEUTRAL · B2
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «gaya ng paglipad ng uwak»

Kahulugan

measured in a straight line between two places

Kung susukatin nang tuwid mula sa isang lugar hanggang sa isa pa.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1The two villages are only five miles apart as the crow flies, but the drive takes an hour.
  2. 2It’s about ten kilometres as the crow flies, though the hills make the walk much longer.
  3. 3My school was only a mile away as the crow flies, but the bus went all round town.
  4. 4How far is the airport as the crow flies? The taxi driver keeps taking the long way.
  5. 5Tom’s new flat is closer to work as the crow flies, but the train journey is slower.

Grammar

Hindi nagbabago ang parirala: nananatili ang present form na flies sa lahat ng tense. Karaniwan itong sumusunod sa isang layo o distansya.

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