flit

英 [flɪt]

美 [flɪt]

v. 轻快地从一处到另一处; 掠过; 迁移; 迁居; 搬家
n. 飞掠;夜逃;偷偷搬家

过去式：flitted　现在分词：flitting　第三人称单数：flits　过去分词：flitted　

Collins.1 / BNC.14682 / COCA.14466

习惯用语

do a moonlight/midnight flit

（通常为了躲债）夜间偷偷逃走
to leave a place suddenly and secretly at night, usually in order to avoid paying money that you owe to sb

verb

轻快地从一处到另一处；掠过
to move lightly and quickly from one place or thing to another
1. Butterflies flitted from flower to flower.
  蝴蝶在花丛中飞来飞去。
2. He flits from one job to another.
  他频繁跳槽。
3. A smile flitted across his face.
  他脸上笑容一闪而过。
4. A thought flitted through my mind.
  我脑海中掠过一个念头。
迁移；迁居；搬家
to change the place where you live
1. I had to change schools every time my parents flitted.
  我父母每次迁居，我都得换学校。

noun

VERB 辗转;穿梭
If youflitaround orflitbetween one place and another, you go to lots of places without staying for very long in any of them.
1. Laura flits about New York hailing taxis at every opportunity...
  劳拉穿梭于纽约各处，一有机会就打车。
2. He spends his time flitting between Florence, Rome and Bologna.
  他辗转于佛罗伦萨、罗马和博洛尼亚三地之间。
VERB (在不同情况间)转变，转换
If someoneflitsfromone thing or situationtoanother, they move or turn their attention from one to the other very quickly.
1. She flits from one dance partner to another...
  她不断地换舞伴。
2. He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease.
  他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。
VERB 飞过;掠过;闪过
If something such as a bird or a batflitsabout, it flies quickly from one place to another.
1. ...the parrot that flits from tree to tree.
  在树木间飞来飞去的鹦鹉
VERB (表情或念头)闪现，闪过
If an expressionflitsacrossyour face or an ideaflitsthroughyour mind, it is there for a short time and then goes again.
1. He was unable to prevent a look of interest from flitting across his features...
  他脸上忍不住掠过一丝感兴趣的神色。
2. Images and memories of the evening flitted through her mind.
  关于那个晚上的影像和记忆在她脑海中一一闪现。

noun

verb

move along rapidly and lightly
1. The hummingbird flitted among the branches
Synonym:flutterfleetdart

Laura flits about New York hailing taxis at every opportunity
劳拉穿梭于纽约各处，一有机会就打车。
Hence, the form for a flit must check whether the title field is enabled and otherwise omit it.
因此，flit的表单必须检查title字段是否启用，如果没有，就省略它。
Now they tell me that first of the tenants are to flit tomorrow.
刚才他们告诉我，第一批的佃户们明天就得搬走。
Let's call a Flitter datum a flit.
让我们将一段Flitter数据称为一个flit。
He was unable to prevent a look of interest from flitting across his features
他脸上忍不住掠过一丝感兴趣的神色。
At times he saw shadows flit across them, and his heart began to beat.
有时见到人影在窗子里走动，他的心便跳个不停。第八天，他走到窗子下面，却不见灯光。
A few colourful dragon-flies even carne to flit over the puddles in the tenement yard.
连大杂院里的水坑上也来了几个各色的蜻蜓。
By random chance, a particle-antiparticle pair can flit into existence straddling the event horizon.
跨越事件视界时，一对粒子-反粒子对能够以某种随机性产生。
He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease.
他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。
He spends his time flitting between Florence, Rome and Bologna.
他辗转于佛罗伦萨、罗马和博洛尼亚三地之间。