as the crow flies

意思

measured in a straight line between two places

按兩地之間的直線距離.

例句

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.

文法

片語本身不變：在任何時態中都保持現在簡單式的 flies。通常跟在距離之後。

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