单词 | sail |
释义 | verbnoun🔑 sailBrE /seɪl/ NAmE /seɪl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they sail BrE /seɪl/ NAmE /seɪl/ present simple - he / she / it sails BrE /seɪlz/ NAmE /seɪlz/ past simple sailed BrE /seɪld/ NAmE /seɪld/ past participle sailed BrE /seɪld/ NAmE /seɪld/ -ing form sailing BrE /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ 🔑 [I , T ](of a boat or ship or the people on it 船或船上的人) to travel on water using sails or an engine (船)航行;(人)乘船航行◆ (+ adv ./prep .)to sail into harbour 驶入海港◆ The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake . 小艇平稳地驶过湖面。◆ The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe . 渡船行驶于纽黑文和迪耶普之间。◆ one of the first people to sail around the world 最早进行环球航行的人之一◆ ~sth to sail the Atlantic 在大西洋上航行🔑 (also go sailing ) [I , T ]to control or travel on a boat with a sail , especially as a sport 驾驶(或乘坐)帆船航行(尤指作为体育运动)◆ We spent the weekend sailing off the south coast . 我们在南部海岸一带驾帆船度过了周末。◆ Do you go sailing often ? 你常去驾帆船玩吗?◆ ~sth She sails her own yacht . 她驾驶自己的游艇。[I ](of a boat or ship or the people in it 船只或船上的人) to begin a journey on water 起航◆ We sail at 2 p .m . tomorrow . 我们明天下午两点起航。◆ ~for sth He sailed for the West Indies from Portsmouth . 他从朴次茅斯起航,向西印度群岛进发。[I ]+ adv ./prep .to move quickly and smoothly in a particular direction ; (of people ) to move in a confident manner 掠;飘;浮游;(人)昂首而行,气宇轩昂地走◆ clouds sailing across the sky 飘过天空的云彩◆ The ball sailed over the goalie's head . 球从守门员头顶飞过。◆ She sailed past , ignoring me completely . 她翩然而过,看都不看我一眼。 ● sail close to the ˈwind to take a risk by doing sth that is dangerous or that may be illegal 冒风险(干危险或可能违法的事) ● ˌsail ˈthrough (sth )to pass an exam , a test , etc . without any difficulty 顺利通过(考试等)🔑 sailBrE /seɪl/ NAmE /seɪl/ noun 🔑 [C , U ]a sheet of strong cloth which the wind blows against to make a boat or ship travel through the water 帆◆ As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails . 船顺河而下,风逐渐胀满了帆。◆ a ship under sail (= using sails )张帆行驶的船◆ in the days of sail (= when ships all used sails )在帆船时代◆ She moved away like a ship in full sail (= with all its sails spread out ). 她一阵风似的走了。🔑 [sing. ]a trip in a boat or ship 乘船航行◆ We went for a sail . 我们乘船兜了一趟风。◆ a two -hour sail across the bay 横渡海湾的两小时航程[C ]a set of boards attached to the arm of a windmill(风车的)翼板 ● set ˈsail (from /for… )(formal ) to begin a trip by sea 起航;开航◆ a liner setting sail from New York 自纽约起航的邮轮◆ We set sail (for France ) at high tide .我们在涨潮时起航(前往法国)。● ˌtrim your ˈsails to arrange the sails of a boat to suit the wind so that the boat moves faster 随风扬帆;见风转舵to reduce your costs 减少开支;削减费用● take the ˈwind out of sb's sails (informal ) to make sb suddenly less confident or angry , especially when you do or say sth that they do not expect 出其不意地打击某人的信心;突然减轻某人的怒气 |
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