名詞 fleet:

1. group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
2. group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
3. a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
4. a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

動詞 fleet:

1. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
   同義詞：flit, flutter, dart
2. disappear gradually
   同義詞：evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, pass

形容詞 fleet:

1. moving very fast
   同義詞：swift

1. Fleet Street loves a good scandal.
   新聞界熱衷於轟動性的丑聞。
2. He is an Admiral of the Fleet.
   他是海軍元帥。
3. The fleet is manoeuvring in the Baltic.
   該艦隊正在波羅的海演習(xí)。
4. A defector revealed the disposition of the enemy fleet.
   有一名叛變者透露了敵方艦隊的部署。
5. The ferry was refitted as a troop-ship and joined the fleet.
   那艘渡輪已改裝為運兵船編入艦隊。
6. The foremost position in an army or a fleet advancing into battle.
   前衛(wèi)，尖兵進入戰(zhàn)斗的部隊或船隊的最前面的位置
7. The general ordered the fleet to remain where they were and wait for the further instructions.
   將軍命令艦隊原地待命。

fleet

n.（名詞）
A number of warships operating together under one command.
艦隊：在統(tǒng)一指揮下一齊行動的一批軍艦
A group of vessels or vehicles, such as taxicabs or fishing boats, owned or operated as a unit.
車隊；船隊：如出租汽車或漁船等作為一個整體歸屬或行動的一隊船只或車輛

來源：
Middle English flete
中古英語 flete
from Old English flôot
源自 古英語 flôot
from flôotan [to float] * see pleu-
源自 flôotan [飄浮] *參見 pleu-

fleet
fleet 2

adj.（形容詞）
fleet.er,fleet.est
Moving swiftly; rapid or nimble.See Synonyms at fast
輕捷的，快速的：行動得迅速的；快的或敏捷的參見 fast
Fleeting; evanescent.
短暫的；轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝的
v.（動詞）
fleet.ed,fleet.ing,fleets
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To move or pass swiftly.
急馳：迅速地移動或經(jīng)過
To fade out; vanish.
漸弱；消失
Archaic To flow.
【古語】 流動
Obsolete To drift.
【廢語】 飄流
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cause (time) to pass quickly.
使（時間）飛逝
Nautical To alter the position of (tackle or rope, for example).
【航海】 變換（如滑車索具或繩索的）位置

來源：
Probably from Old Norse fljôtr
可能源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 fljôtr
V., from Middle English fleten [to drift, float]
動詞，源自 中古英語 fleten [飄流，飄浮]
from Old English flôotan * see pleu-
源自 古英語 flôotan *參見 pleu-

【引伸】
fleet.ly
adv.（副詞）
fleet.ness
n.（名詞）