flightless
flightless nghĩa là không biết bay
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không biết bay
Describing kinds of birds that normally cannot fly, such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
Near-synonyms: apterous, wingless
The indigenous fauna of Australia and New Zealand featured an especially interesting array of flightless birds.
America has its bald eagle and New Zealand has its kiwi, a flightless brown bird.
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không bay được
Describing an individual bird that normally would be able to fly but in this case cannot, such as an injured sparrow.
The animal shelter has a flightless sparrow named Shiny, who seems to make up for his disability by being an avid runner.
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bị hủy chuyến bay
Suddenly deprived of a scheduled (airline) flight by its cancellation.
Oh great, some wind is blowing in Chicago, so now I'm flightless in Seattle, because this airline can't cope!