cruise
noun[C]
uk/kruːz/us/kruːz/B1
ajourneyon alargeshipforpleasure, during which youvisitseveralplaces:
航游，乘船游览He and hiswifewenton acruise to the Bahamas.
We took a 12-nightrivercruise from Vienna to Amsterdam.
- They're going on a cruise round the Med.
- They've just set off on a round-the-world cruise.
- Do youdreamof aluxuryskiingholidayor aCaribbeancruise?
Sailing & boating
- age of sail
- aweigh
- bargee
- bargeman
- bear away
- draught
- maritime
- navigable
- outsail
- passage
- portage
- rafting
- re-rig
- sail
- sailing
- sea legs
- seafaring
- seaworthiness
- shipboard
- under sailidiom
cruise
verb
uk/kruːz/us/kruːz/B2[IorT]
(of ashiporperson) tosailaround forpleasure:
Theyspentthesummercruising around theMediterranean.
Theshiphas never before cruised in Alaskanwaters.
Hepicturedhimselfbuyingayachtand cruising theCaribbean.
[I]
(of avehicleordriver) totravelat acontinuousspeedthat is not toofastor does not use too muchfuel:
Theairplanecould cruise at 350mphandcarry10passengers.
Mostpeopleusetheircarsmostlyfortowndriving, not for cruising onopenroads.
[IorT]
tomoveortravelslowlyaround anarea, usuallylookingfor something or someone:
She said thepoliceshouldspendmoretimepatrollingonfootratherthan cruising invehicles.
Groups ofteenagerscruised down theboulevardwiththeirfriends.
I was cruising around thecarparklookingfor aspace.
Shopperslookforbargainswhile cruising thesupermarketaisles.
She cruised theroomtryingtofindsomeoneinterestingtotalkto.
[I]
tomovein arelaxedway, withouteffort:
Wesawaschoolofdolphinscruising along theshore.
The adshowsanelderlywoman with awalkingstickcruising past adriverstuckintraffic.
[I]
to do somethingeasilyor withouteffort:
Arsenal cruisedtoa 4-0winover Chelsea lastSaturday.
Thecandidatecruisedtovictoryin herconstituency.
When heworkshard, he'sbrilliant, but when he’s just cruising, therestof theteamcruises too.
[IorT]slang
to go aroundpublicplaceslookingfor someone to havesexwith:
（在公共场所）寻觅性伴侣，寻花问柳，猎艳Hespendstheweekendscruisingbars.
Bobby was cruising for one-nightstands.
- They are cruising off thewestcoastof Vancouver Island.
- Thousands ofspectatorswatchedthetallshipscruise the Detroit River.
- Afterlaunch, theprobewill cruise for 6monthsbeforeinterceptingthecometbeyond Earth'sorbit.
- Thecaris morefuelefficientbecause theenginecanrunon just three of sixcylinderswhen cruising.
- Aguycruised up in aconvertibleandofferedme alift.
- He goes cruising thestreetslookingforplacestorob.
- Ourdepartmentis doing all theworkwhile therestof thebusinessis cruising.
Sailing & boating
- age of sail
- aweigh
- bargee
- bargeman
- bear away
- draught
- maritime
- navigable
- outsail
- passage
- portage
- rafting
- re-rig
- sail
- sailing
- sea legs
- seafaring
- seaworthiness
- shipboard
- under sailidiom
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Easiness and simplicity
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