c. 1300, "to dash, run, rush," probably from or related to Old Norse flengja "to flog," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *flang- (cognates: Old Swedish flenga "strike," Danish flænge "slash, gash"), from a nasalized variant of PIE *plak- (2) "to strike" (see plague (n.)). Meaning "to throw, cast, hurl" is from mid-14c. An obsolete word for "streetwalker, harlot" was fling-stink (1670s). Related: Flung; flinging, but in Middle English with past tense flang, past participle flungen.
fling (n.)
early 14c., "attempt, attack," (in phrase make a fling), from fling (v.). Hence have a fling at, etc. "make a try." From 1560s as "a wild dash, an excited kicking up." Sense of "period of indulgence on the eve of responsibilities" first attested 1827. Meaning "vigorous dance" (associated with the Scottish Highlands) is from 1804.
双语例句
1. She claims she had a brief fling with him 30 years ago.
她声称在30年前曾和他有过一段短暂的风流韵事。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I can fling off a poem in half an hour.
我用半小时就可以作一首诗.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. It's good to fling off heavy clothing now that spring is here.
春天到了,脱去笨重的冬装真让人高兴.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Don't fling your clothes into the drawer, put them in neatly.
不要把你的衣服随便往抽屉里一扔, 把它们整齐地放在里面.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Before you fling off a remark like that, think what you're saying.