cruise
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
sail about, either for pleasure or, in wartime, looking for enemy ships (航船)巡游, 巡航
a destroyer cruising about (in) the Baltic Sea 在波罗的海游弋的驱逐舰.
2
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of a motor vehicle or an aircraft) travel at a moderate speed, using fuel efficiently (指机动车辆或飞行器)(以节省燃料的)中等速度行进
cruising at 10000 ft/350 miles per hour 以每小时10000英尺[350英里]的中速航行
a cruising speed of 50 miles per hour 每小时50英里的中等速度.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip]
drive a vehicle at a moderate speed 以中等速度行驶
Taxis cruised about, hoping to pick up late fares. 计程车以中等速度转来转去, 希望能招揽到晚归的乘客.
3 [I] (sl 俚) (esp of a homosexual) go about in public places looking for someone to have sex with (尤指同性恋者)在公共场寻找性伴侣. cruise, n pleasure voyage 海上航游; 乘船游览
go on/for a cruise 作一次海上航游
a round-the-world cruise 乘船周游世界.
🎯 考研助记
克鲁斯(谐音)号 巡航艇 cru(十字)+ise:在海洋上纵横来往而行- 巡航
🔁 扩展释义
*[kru:z]n. 巡航, 巡弋, 漫游vt. 巡航, 巡弋, 漫游vi. 巡航, 巡弋, 漫游
🌿 同词根单词
crossn. 十字架;十字形饰物;杂交品种;痛苦;
vi. 交错而行;横渡;越境;
vt. 杂交;横跨,穿越;划掉;使相交;
adj. 坏脾气的, 易怒的;相反的,反向的;