sail

[seil]

v.航行, 驾(船)
n.帆, 航行, 航海

n.

1. 帆, 蓬[C][U]

2. 乘船航行, 乘船游览[S]

They took a sail to Dover.

他们乘船去多佛。

3. 帆状物; (风车的)翼板[C]

vi.

1. 航行, (坐船)游览[Q]

2. 启航, 开船[Q]

Our ship sails tomorrow for Hong Kong.

我们的船明天启航前往香港。

3. (鸟、飞机等)(轻快地)飞行; (鱼等)浮游; (女人)风姿绰约地走[Q]

vt.

1. 在……上航行; 飘过; 飞过

Clouds are sailing the skies.

云在天空飘移。

2. 驾驶(船)

Can you sail a boat?

你会驾船吗?

词形变化

动词过去式: sailed | 动词过去分词: sailed | 动词现在分词: sailing | 动词第三人称单数: sails |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.航行; 飘过; 飞过

glide  coast  skim  navigate  cruise  float  

同义参见:

kite  voyage  hover  sheet  fly  boat  

英英释义

名词 sail:

a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

同义词：canvas, canvass, sheet

an ocean trip taken for pleasure

同义词：cruise

动词 sail:

traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water)

move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

同义词：sweep

travel in a boat propelled by wind

travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means

同义词：voyage, navigate

短语词组

sail through

1. 顺利地通过

She absolutely sailed through her exams.

她绝对轻松地通过了考试。

set sail

1. 开航

The ship will set sail for London at once.

船马上要启航去伦敦了。

补充

sailsail英:[seil] 美:[sel]n.1.帆The men took in sail when the storm approached.水手们在暴风雨来临时落下了船帆。The ship was in full sail.该船正满帆而行。2.航行游览Let's go for a sail this afternoon.今天下午我们乘船出游吧。3.航程This port is within two days' sail of New York.这个港口离纽约的航程不到两天。4.船The fishing boats were 15 sail in number.那些渔船的数量是十五艘。vt.1.驾驶Do you know how to sail the boat?你知道怎样驾驶这艘船吗?vi.1.起航, 开船；坐船旅行, 航行When does the ship sail?这艘船何时起航?We sailed the Atlantic in five days.我们用了五天时间乘船驶过了大西洋。

例句

1. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.一张张白帆随着微风舞动。 2. a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze翼板在微风中转动的风车 3. He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail.他往船上又装了一批货, 然后起航。 4. the challenge and fun of going to sea under sail乘帆船出海的挑战和乐趣 5. He asked me to sail back to England with him.他邀我一同乘船回英格兰。 6. They sailed into Le Havre.他们乘船进入勒阿弗尔。 7. Do you know how to sail?你知道如何驾船吗？ 8. The boat sails at eight o'clock.那条船八点起航。 9. We were shortly to sail for New York.我们不久便要驶向纽约。 10. The liner is sailing up the Caribbean.客轮正在加勒比海往北行驶。 11. The ball sailed through the air.球从空中掠过。 12. The ball went sailing over the bushes.球越过了灌木丛。 13. The cabs sailed past.出租车一辆接一辆平稳驶过。 14. I shall get myself a little boat and sail her around the world.我要去搞条小船, 驾着它周游世界。 15. She sailed the Atlantic single-handedly.她独自一人驾船驶过大西洋。 16. a ship that sails航行的轮船 17. to sail to New Zealand乘船去新西兰 18. to sail in the sea在大海上比赛帆船 19. to sail into a room平稳地步入房间 20. She sailed into my sitting room.她步态优雅地走进我的起居室。 21. He sailed into the meeting place with his head up.他昂着头庄重地步进会场。 22. to sail in the sky在空中翱翔 23. The ship sails at eight in the morning.该船在早晨八点钟启航。 24. The goods that they were sailing to us would arrive soon.由他们海运过来的货物很快就要运到了。 25. to sail Changjiang River在长江航行 26. the moon sailing through the clouds在云朵中穿行的月亮 27. to sail a boat with Jack与杰克一起驾驶帆船 28. Little Sue sailed her paper ship in the spring.小苏在小溪里放漂她的纸船。 29. to sail a playing card打出一张纸牌 30. all the sails were unfurled.所有的帆都扬起了。 31. this led to bigger ships as steam replaced sail.轮船取代帆船使得更大的船产生了。 32. they went for a sail.他们乘帆船去旅行。 33. sail ahoy!.喂，那条帆船呀！。 34. Ian took us out sailing on the lake.伊恩把我们带出去在湖上驾驶帆船。 35. the ferry caught fire sailing between Caen and Portsmouth.渡船航行至卡昂和朴次茅斯之间时着火了。 36. the catamaran sails at 3:30.双体船3:30起航。 37. plastic ships could be sailing the oceans soon.塑料船不久就可以在海上航行了。 38. I stole a small fishing boat and sailed it to the Delta.我偷了一只小渔船，驾驶船来到三角洲。 39. the ball sailed inside the right-hand post.球靠近右侧门柱飞进网。 40. Ali sailed through his exams.阿里顺利通过了考试。 41. a galleon in full sail.一艘全速前进的西班牙大帆船。 42. at a speed of eight knots under sail.以八节的航速航行。 43. [in combination]a black-sailed ship.一条挂黑帆的船。 44. I stood at the window and watched the ships sailing by.我站在窗前，望着往来的船只。 45. to sail round the world环球航行 46. My father is teaching me to sail.爸爸正教我驾驶帆船。 47. When does the ship sail?什么时候开船？ 48. We sail for Santander at six o'clock tomorrow morning.我们明天早上六点坐船到桑坦德去。 49. The ball sailed over the fence and into the neighbour's garden.球掠过栅栏飞进隔壁人家的花园里。 50. Mary sailed into the room, completely ignoring all of us.玛丽翩然走进房间，全然不理会我们大家。 51. sail across/on/over the sea/ocean在海上/洋上航行 52. We'll sail along/up/down the coast.我们将沿着海岸航行。 53. He sailed around the world on a luxury liner.他乘豪华客轮环游世界。 54. She sailed the Atlantic coastline.她沿着大西洋海岸航行。 55. She's sailing a boat in tomorrow's race.她将参加明天的帆船比赛。 56. The ship was sailed by a crew of 8.那艘帆船由8名船员驾驶。 57. I've been sailing since I was a child.我从孩提时代就开始驾驶帆船。 58. learning to sail学习驾驶帆船 59. a ship that has sailed the seven seas曾环游七大洋的船 60. We sat on the shore watching boats sail by.我们坐在岸边观看驶过的船只。 61. We sail at 9 a.m. tomorrow.我们明早9点起航。 62. They sail for/to San Francisco next week.他们下周起航前往旧金山。 63. The ship will be ready to sail in a week.这艘船将在一周后准备好起航。 64. He sailed into the room. [=he walked quickly into the room in a very confident and easy way]他健步走进房间。 65. The ball sailed [=flew] over the shortstop's head.球从游击手头顶掠过。 66. The bill sailed through the legislature. [=the bill passed through the legislature very easily; the bill quickly became a law]这项议案顺利通过了立法机关审议。 67. She sailed through the exam/course. [=she easily passed the exam/course]她顺利通过考试/修完课程。 68. "The company was sailing close to the wind, but it's not clear if they were breaking the law or not."这家公司在冒风险，但尚不清楚是否违法。 69. Wind filled the sails and our journey had begun.风劲帆满，我们开始了航行。 70. raising and lowering the ship's sails升起和降下船帆 71. a sail to San Francisco前往旧金山的航行 72. a yacht in full sail满帆行驶的帆船 73. They set sail for/from San Francisco tomorrow.他们明天起航前往/离开旧金山。 74. a ship under sail张帆行驶的船