sail
- n.帆;(风车的)翼板;乘船航行
- v.(船)航行;起航;(人)乘船航行;掠;驾驶(或乘坐)帆船航行(尤指作为体育运动)
复数： sails 过去式： sailed 现在分词： sailing 过去分词： sailed 第三人称单数： sails
sailverb
（船）航行；（人）乘船航行
to travel on water using sails or an engine
to sail into harbour
驶入海港
The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.
小艇平稳地驶过湖面。
The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.
渡船行驶于纽黑文和迪耶普之间。
one of the first people to sail around the world
最早进行环球航行的人之一
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
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。
Do you go sailing often?
你常去驾帆船玩吗？
She sails her own yacht.
她驾驶自己的游艇。
起航
to begin a journey on water
We sail at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
我们明天下午两点起航。
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
clouds sailing across the sky
飘过天空的云彩
The ball sailed over the goalie's head.
球从守门员头顶飞过。
She sailed past me, ignoring me completely.
她从我身边翩然走过，看都不看我一眼。
to take a risk by doing sth that is dangerous or that may be illegal
顺利通过（考试等）
to pass an exam, a test, etc. without any difficulty
noun
帆
a sheet of strong cloth which the wind blows against to make a boat or ship travel through the water
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。
a ship under sail (= using sails)
张帆行驶的船
in the days of sail (= when ships all used sails)
在帆船时代
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
We went for a sail.
我们乘船兜了一趟风。
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
to begin a trip by sea
自纽约起航的邮轮
a liner setting sail from New York
We set sail (for France) at high tide.
我们在涨潮时起航（前往法国）。
to make sb suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say sth that they do not expect
sail
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N-COUNT 帆
Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along.The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.
一张张白帆随着微风舞动。
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VERB (船)航行，行驶
You say a ship sails when it moves over the sea.The trawler had sailed from the port of Zeebrugge...
拖网渔船已经驶离了泽布吕赫港。
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V-ERG 驾驶(帆船);(船)扬帆行驶
If you sail a boat or if a boat sails, it moves across water using its sails.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。
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N-COUNT (风车的)翼板
The sails on a windmill are the long flat parts that are turned by the wind....a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze.
翼板在微风中转动的风车
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VERB (人、物体)轻快而迅速地移动，飘过，飞过，掠过
If a person or thing sails somewhere, they move there smoothly and fairly quickly.We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor...
我们进了电梯，很快到了顶层。
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PHRASE 启航;开船
When a ship sets sail, it leaves a port.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。
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PHRASE 坐帆船;乘帆船
If you cross the sea under sail, you cross it in a ship that has sails rather than an engine....the challenge and fun of going to sea under sail.
扬帆出海的挑战和乐趣
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to sail close to the wind→ see:wind
noun
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- an ocean trip taken for pleasure
- Synonym: cruise
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- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- Synonym: canvas canvass sheet
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- any structure that resembles a sail
verb
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- travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
- The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
- Synonym: voyage navigate
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- traverse or travel on (a body of water)
- We sailed the Atlantic
- He sailed the Pacific all alone
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- move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
- The diva swept into the room
- Shreds of paper sailed through the air
- The searchlights swept across the sky
- Synonym: sweep
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- travel on water propelled by wind
- I love sailing, especially on the open sea
- the ship sails on
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The sail of the little boat swung crazily from one side to the other
小船的帆猛烈地左右摇摆着。
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The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours
修好的帆支撑了不到24小时。
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We used to go sailing on the lake in summer .
从前的夏天，我们经常泛舟湖上。
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She moved away like a ship in full sail .
她一阵风似的走了。
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They set sail with the first fair wind .
顺风一起他们就扬帆出航了。
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The ship 's sail cast a shadow on the water .
船帆在水面上投下一片影子。
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It would be foolhardy to sail in weather like this .
这种天气出航就是瞎冒险。
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We set sail at high tide .
我们在涨潮时起航。
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The centre offers activities like canoeing and sailing and such .
这个中心开展划艇、帆船之类的活动。
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Conditions are ideal for sailing today .
今天是乘帆船航海的理想天气。
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It was she who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me .
是她最先使我体会到了帆船运动的乐趣。
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We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island .
我们在围绕这个海岛航行时发现了这个海滩。
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The ship sailed around the point .
那条船绕过了岬角。
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The activities on offer include sailing and mountain biking .
提供的活动项目有帆船运动和山地骑车。
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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。
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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。
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She sailed past me , ignoring me completely .
她从我身边翩然走过，看都不看我一眼。
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We 're going sailing on Saturday .
我们打算星期六乘帆船出游。
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They dropped the sails and threw a line to a man on the dock .
他们放下风帆，把船缆抛给码头上的人。
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We went for a sail .
我们乘船兜了一趟风。
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The ship was given the all-clear to sail .
这艘船获得了航行许可。
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The sails filled with wind .
帆胀满了风。
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The wind filled the sails .
风吹帆张。
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A rope fouled up as we pulled the sail down .
我们收帆时有一根绳索缠住了。
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The ball sailed over the goalie 's head .
球从守门员头顶飞过。
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The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake .
小艇平稳地驶过湖面。
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The collective name for mast , boom and sails on a boat is the ' rig ' .
船的桅杆、帆桁和帆总称为“索具”。
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The sails swelled in the wind .
船帆鼓满了风。
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Most visitors come to sail or windsurf .
游客大多是来进行帆船或帆板运动的。
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The sails hung limply in the flat calm .
风平浪静，风帆无力地垂挂着。
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