习语主题: 旅行

as the crow flies

/əz ðə ˈkrəʊ ˌflaɪz/NEUTRAL · B2

中文对应

没有直接对应的说法

字面意思: «按乌鸦飞的路线»

含义

measured in a straight line between two places

按两地之间的直线距离.

例句

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

语法

短语本身不变：在任何时态中都保持一般现在时的 flies。通常跟在距离之后。

意思相近

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