sail

英 [seɪl]

美 [seɪl]

v.  (船)航行; (人)乘船航行; 驾驶(或乘坐)帆船航行(尤指作为体育运动); 起航
n.  帆; 乘船航行; (风车的)翼板

现在分词：sailing　过去式：sailed　复数：sails　过去分词：sailed　第三人称单数：sails　

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短语动词

短语用例

sail through (sth)

• 顺利通过（考试等）
  to pass an exam, a test, etc. without any difficulty
  1. to sail into harbour
     驶入海港
  2. The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.
     小艇平稳地驶过湖面。
  3. The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.
     渡船行驶于纽黑文和迪耶普之间。
  4. one of the first people to sail around the world
     最早进行环球航行的人之一
  5. to sail the Atlantic
     在大西洋上航行

习惯用语

v.

sail close to the wind
• 冒大风险（干危险或可能违法的事）
  to take a risk by doing sth that is dangerous or that may be illegal

n.

set sail (from/for…)
• 起航；开航
  to begin a trip by sea
• 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）。
trim your sailstrim your sailstake the wind out of sb's sails
• 出其不意地打击某人的信心；突然减轻某人的怒气
  to make sb suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say sth that they do not expect

牛津词典

verb

• （船）航行；（人）乘船航行
  to travel on water using sails or an engine
  1. to sail into harbour
     驶入海港
  2. The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.
     小艇平稳地驶过湖面。
  3. The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.
     渡船行驶于纽黑文和迪耶普之间。
  4. one of the first people to sail around the world
     最早进行环球航行的人之一
  5. to sail the Atlantic
     在大西洋上航行
• 驾驶（或乘坐）帆船航行（尤指作为体育运动）
  to control or travel on a boat with a sail, especially as a sport
  1. We spent the weekend sailing off the south coast.
     我们在南部海岸附近驾帆船度过了周末。
  2. Do you go sailing often?
     你常去驾帆船玩吗？
  3. She sails her own yacht.
     她驾驶自己的游艇。
• 起航
  to begin a journey on water
  1. We sail at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
     我们明天下午两点起航。
  2. He sailed for the West Indies from Portsmouth.
     他从朴次茅斯起航，向西印度群岛进发。
• 掠；飘；浮游；（人）昂首而行，气宇轩昂地走
  to move quickly and smoothly in a particular direction; (of people) to move in a confident manner
  1. clouds sailing across the sky
     飘过天空的云彩
  2. The ball sailed over the goalie's head.
     球从守门员头顶飞过。
  3. She sailed past me, ignoring me completely.
     她从我身边翩然走过，看都不看我一眼。

noun

• 帆
  a sheet of strong cloth which the wind blows against to make a boat or ship travel through the water
  1. 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。
  2. a ship under sail (= using sails)
     张帆行驶的船
  3. in the days of sail (= when ships all used sails)
     在帆船时代
  4. She moved away like a ship in full sail (= with all its sails spread out) .
     她一阵风似的走了。
• 乘船航行
  a trip in a boat or ship
  1. We went for a sail.
     我们乘船兜了一趟风。
  2. a two-hour sail across the bay
     横渡海湾的两小时航程
• （风车的）翼板
  a set of boards attached to the arm of a windmill

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 帆
  Sailsare large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along.
  1. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.
     一张张白帆随着微风舞动。
• VERB (船)航行，行驶
  You say a shipsailswhen it moves over the sea.
  1. The trawler had sailed from the port of Zeebrugge...
     拖网渔船已经驶离了泽布吕赫港。
  2. The Kruzenshtern is expected to sail for Boston this week.
     “克鲁森施滕”号预计将于本星期启航前往波士顿。
• V-ERG 驾驶(帆船);(船)扬帆行驶
  If yousaila boat or if a boatsails, it moves across water using its sails.
  1. I shall get myself a little boat and sail her around the world...
     我要给自己买一条小船，驾着它环游世界。
  2. For nearly two hundred miles she sailed on, her sails hard with ice...
     它在船帆硬邦邦地结满了冰的情况下连续航行了将近 200 英里。
  3. She sails beautifully in winds over 60 knots.
     它扬着帆以超过 60 节的船速乘风破浪。
• N-COUNT (风车的)翼板
  Thesailson a windmill are the long flat parts that are turned by the wind.
  1. ...a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze.
     翼板在微风中转动的风车
• VERB (人、物体)轻快而迅速地移动，飘过，飞过，掠过
  If a person or thingsailssomewhere, they move there smoothly and fairly quickly.
  1. We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor...
     我们进了电梯，很快到了顶层。
  2. The cabs sailed past.
     出租车疾驰而过。
• See also:sailing
• PHRASE 启航;开船
  When a shipsets sail, it leaves a port.
  1. He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail...
     他给自己的船装上另一批货后便启航了。
  2. Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World in the Santa Maria.
     克里斯托弗·哥伦布从圣玛丽亚启航前往新大陆。
• PHRASE 坐帆船;乘帆船
  If you cross the seaunder sail, you cross it in a ship that has sails rather than an engine.
  1. ...the challenge and fun of going to sea under sail.
     扬帆出海的挑战和乐趣
  2. ...a big ship under sail.
     扬帆航行的大船
• tosail close to the wind→ see:wind

英英释义

noun

• an ocean trip taken for pleasure
  Synonym:cruise
• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
  Synonym:canvascanvasssheet
• any structure that resembles a sail

verb

• travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
  1. The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
  Synonym:voyagenavigate
• traverse or travel on (a body of water)
  1. We sailed the Atlantic
  2. He sailed the Pacific all alone
• move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
  1. The diva swept into the room
  2. Shreds of paper sailed through the air
  3. The searchlights swept across the sky
  Synonym:sweep
• travel on water propelled by wind
  1. I love sailing, especially on the open sea
  2. the ship sails on

双语例句

• His ambition is to sail round the world
  他的梦想是环球航行。
• A white sail moves along the horizon.
  一片白帆沿着天边移动。
• For nearly two hundred miles she sailed on, her sails hard with ice
  它在船帆硬邦邦地结满了冰的情况下连续航行了将近200英里。
• The cabs sailed past.
  出租车疾驰而过。
• We set sail from China for Japan.
  我们从中国启航驶往日本。
• The trawler had sailed from the port of Zeebrugge
  拖网渔船已经驶离了泽布吕赫港。
• The all-female yacht crew made history by becoming the first to sail round the world
  这艘游艇的船员为清一色的女性，她们进行了首次环球航行，创造了历史。
• We can never promise to sail anywhere in particular, because the weather might militate against it.
  天有不测风云，所以我们永远都无法保证会航行到哪个地方。
• Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World in the Santa Maria.
  克里斯托弗·哥伦布从圣玛丽亚启航前往新大陆。
• The Kruzenshtern is expected to sail for Boston this week.
  “克鲁森施滕”号预计将于本星期启航前往波士顿。