| 词汇 | sail |
| 释义 | sail verb uk /seɪl/ us /seɪl/ sailverb (TRAVEL)B2[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water: （船）航行，行驶 The boat sailed along/down the coast.那艘船沿着海岸航行。 As the battleship sailed by/past, everyone on deck waved.战舰驶过时，甲板上所有的人都挥手致意。 The ship was sailing to China.这艘船驶往中国。 B1[ I or T, usually+ adv/prep ] to control a boat that has no engine and is pushed by the wind: 驾驶帆船 He sailed the dinghy up the river.他驾驶着小游艇沿河逆流而上。 She sailed around the world single-handed in her yacht.她独自一人驾驶帆船周游了整个世界。 [ I ] When a ship sails, it starts travelling, and when people sail from a particular place or at a particular time, they start travelling in a ship: 启航，开船 Their ship sails for Bombay next Friday.他们的船下周五启航去孟买。 If we sail in a southeastward direction we'll reach land.如果向东南方向航行，我们将抵达陆地。 I'd like to learn to sail, but I haven't the time . The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.“太阳神康提基号”帆船借助风力横渡了太平洋。 We sailed slowly down the river.我们顺流而下缓缓航行。 We sailed in a southwestward direction.我们朝西南方向航行。 Sailing & boating age of sail aweigh bale bargee bargeman bear away maritime ocean-going outsail passage portage rafter rafting sailing sea legs seafaring seamanship seaworthy shipboard under sailidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Movement on or through water sailverb (MOVE QUICKLY)[ I+ adv/prep ] to move quickly, easily, and (of a person) confidently: 轻快地移动;（人）自信地行走 The ball went sailing over the fence.球飞过了花园的围栏。 He wasn't looking where he was going, and just sailed straight into her.他走路时没有注意，和她撞个正着。 Manchester United sailed on(= continued easily)to victory in the final.曼联队很轻松地取得了决赛的胜利。 to move fast speedHe ran back to his car and sped off. raceShe raced over and hugged me. flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair. beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway. tearA fire truck came tearing down the road. streakBullets streaked across the sky. Moving quickly agility beetle belt bob up bowl down/along something cannonball gallop gun leg make a dash for something make good timeidiom make hasteidiom make off outrun outrush rush scorch scuttle shoot whizz Idiomssail against the wind sail close to the wind Phrasal verbssail in sail through (something) sail noun uk /seɪl/ us /seɪl/ sailnoun (MATERIAL)C2[ C ] a sheet of material attached to a pole on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move: 帆 to hoist/lower the sails扬／收帆 pacaypalla/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages [ C ] On a windmill, a sail is any of the wide blades that are turned by the wind in order to produce power.（风车的）翼板 Steve Outram/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages Parts of ships & boats abaft airlock bilge water boathook boiler room bowline cleat keel periscope propeller prow rigging spar sprit stabilizer steerage stem strop sun deck superstructure You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Machines - generators & pumps sailnoun (TRAVEL)[ S ] a journey by boat or ship: （乘船的）航行，航程 It's two days' sail/It's a two-day sail (= a journey of two days by sea) from here to the nearest island.从这里坐船到最近的岛屿需要航行两天。 set sail C2 to begin a boat journey: 启航，开船 set sail fromWe set sail from Kuwait.我们从科威特启航。 Journeys adventure break-journey carpool carpooling circumnavigation commuting expedition field trip grand tour haul jaunt junket layover move odyssey ride round trip seafaring trip wanderings Idiomsin full sail under sail sail | American Dictionarysail verb[ I/T ] us/seɪl/ to travel across water in a boat or ship, or to operate a boat or ship on the water: [ I ]He is not fun to sail with. [ T ]I sail a small racing boat. Sail also means to leave on a boat or ship: [ I ]When do we sail? Phrasal verbsail through (something) sail noun[ C ] us/seɪl/ a sheet of material used to catch the wind and move a boat or ship: I restored an old wooden boat and got a new canvas sail for it. Examples of sailsail The next year eight vessels sailed to the new sealing ground. By 1890 the newly launched large sailing ships gradually changed in rigging from barque to schooner. We describe the different techniques currently sailing under this flag, and point out where and how kernels occur. Also, the world merchant fleet has many vessels sailing under flags of convenience. The navigator will ensure that the ship sails in the right direction, so they have to engage with the engine room. The colourful sails now functioned visually and as counterweights air-resistant to motion. Again, pendulums were fitted with colourful sails and set in motion by an oscillating fan which ran continuously. They could pay overbearing chiefs what they asked for, or they could set their outrigger sails to the wind and hope for the best. The language barrier proved to be insurmountable for the ship to be identified, and no action was deemed necessary once she had sailed off. A nautical derivation would imply that sails are the only physical objects that flap agitatedly. The airfoil theory predicts some interesting characteristics of sails. The model used here eliminates these difficulties, but it does still treat only twodimensional sails, and it does have physical limitations of its own. There are then activities such as a rowing competition, sailing trip, speeches, and musical performances. He loved and still loves sports, sailing being one of his favorite hobbies. However far utopian fiction sails into an imaginary future, it remains anchored to the room in which it is written. See all examples of sail These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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