as the crow flies

Anlam

measured in a straight line between two places

Iki yer arasında düz bir çizgiyle ölçüldüğünde.

Örnekler

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.

Dil bilgisi

İfade değişmez: cümlenin zamanı ne olursa olsun geniş zaman (present simple) biçimi flies korunur. Genellikle bir mesafeden sonra gelir.

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