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。
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?！?/i> 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）