sail
verb
uk/seɪl/us/seɪl/sailverb(TRAVEL)
B2[Iusually+ adv/prep]
When aboator ashipsails, ittravelson thewater:
（船）航行，行驶Theboatsailed along/down thecoast.那艘船沿着海岸航行。
As thebattleshipsailed by/past, everyone ondeckwaved.战舰驶过时，甲板上所有的人都挥手致意。
Theshipwas sailingtoChina.这艘船驶往中国。
B1[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
tocontrolaboatthat has noengineand ispushedby thewind:
驾驶帆船He sailed thedinghyup theriver.他驾驶着小游艇沿河逆流而上。
She sailed around theworldsingle-handedin heryacht.她独自一人驾驶帆船周游了整个世界。
[I]
When ashipsails, itstartstravelling, and whenpeoplesail from aparticularplaceor at aparticulartime, theystarttravellingin aship:
启航，开船TheirshipsailsforBombay nextFriday.他们的船下周五启航去孟买。
- If we sail in asoutheastwarddirectionwe'llreachland.
- I'd like tolearnto sail, but I haven't thetime.
- The Kon-Tiki sailedacrossthePacificOceanpropelledbywindpower.
- We sailedslowlydown theriver.
- We sailed in asouthwestwarddirection.
Sailing & boating
- age of sail
- aweigh
- bargee
- bargeman
- bear away
- draft
- draught
- maritime
- navigable
- outsail
- passage
- portage
- rafting
- re-rig
- sailing
- sea legs
- seafaring
- seaworthiness
- shipboard
- under sailidiom
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Movement on or through water
sailverb(MOVE QUICKLY)
[I+ adv/prep]
tomovequickly,easily, and (of aperson)confidently:
轻快地移动；（人）自信地行走Theballwent sailingoverthefence.球飞过了花园的围栏。
He wasn'tlookingwhere he was going, and just sailedstraightintoher.他走路时没有注意，和她撞个正着。
ManchesterUnitedsailedon(=continuedeasily)tovictoryin thefinal.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
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
Idioms
sail against the wind
sail close to the wind
Phrasal verbs
sail in
sail through(something)
sail
noun
uk/seɪl/us/seɪl/sailnoun(MATERIAL)
C2[C]
asheetofmaterialattachedto apoleon aboattocatchthewindand make theboatmove:
帆tohoist/lowerthe sails扬／收帆
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[C]
On awindmill, a sail is any of thewidebladesthat areturnedby thewindinordertoproducepower.
（风车的）翼板
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- bilge water
- boathook
- boiler room
- bowline
- cleat
- cockpit
- couchette
- escape hatch
- keel
- paddle
- periscope
- propeller
- spar
- steerage
- stem
- sun deck
- superstructure
- topsail
- waterline
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Machines - generators & pumps
sailnoun(TRAVEL)
[S]
ajourneybyboatorship:
（乘船的）航行，航程It's twodays' sail/It'satwo-day sail(= ajourneyof twodaysbysea)from here to thenearestisland.从这里坐船到最近的岛屿需要航行两天。
set sail
C2
tobeginaboatjourney:
启航，开船We set sailfromKuwait.我们从科威特启航。
They set sailforFrance.他们启航驶往法国。
Journeys
- adventure
- break-journey
- carpool
- carpooling
- circumnavigation
- commuting
- expedition
- field trip
- grand tour
- haul
- jaunt
- journey
- junket
- layover
- odyssey
- ride
- round trip
- stopover
- trip
- wanderings
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Arriving & departing by boat or ship
Idiom
under sail