Sail
[ sel ]
第1级
其它 Other
vi. 航行;起航;驾驶帆船;
vt. 航行;开船;（水禽）游泳;驾驶（船）;
n. 帆船;航行;帆状物;航行距离;
📝 例句
It is fine sport to sail in a boat.
驾着小舟游览是很好的娱乐。
He discerned a small vessel crowding all sail towards Monte-Cristo.
他看见有一艘小帆船扯起了所有的帆向基度山驶来。
I like to sail in a yacht.
我喜欢驾游艇游玩。
The big sail won't stay in position unless you trice it up.
这张大帆除非用绳子拉起并缚牢才能固定好。
Clouds are sailing the skies.
云在天空飘移。
🌱 联想助记
【串】铁轨(rail)尾巴(tail)不能拽,指甲(nail)提桶(pail)只会败(fail),监狱(jail)欢呼(hail)下雹(hail)来,邮寄(mail)邮件(mail)用航海(sail)
【记】※ rail-横杆,sail-帆:横杆上面凉晒着船帆
※ sa-阿Sa,il-ill生病:阿Sa病了,还要去航行
※ s-似“美女”,ai-拼音“爱”,l-似数字“1”:她说美女爱一个人去航海
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
ail
n
1
(a) [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) sheet of canvas spread to catch the wind and drive a ship or boat along 帆
hoist/lower the sails 扬[下]帆
the `foresail 前桅帆
the `mainsail 主帆.
(b) [U] sails; propulsion by means of sails 帆（总称）; （扬帆）航行
put on more sail 多扯起些帆
take in sail 收回些帆
the age of sail, ie when ships all used sails 帆船时代.
2 [sing]
(a) voyage or excursion on water for pleasure 航行游览
go for a sail 乘船游玩.
(b) voyage of a specified length 航程
a three-day sail to get to Brest 到布雷斯特的三天航程
How many days' sail is it from Hull to Oslo? 从赫尔到奥斯陆有几天的航程?
3 [C] (pl unchanged 复数不变) (nautical 海) ship 船
a fleet of twenty sail 有二十艘船的船队
There wasn't a sail in sight. 一条船也看不见.
4 [C] set of slats attached to the arm of a windmill to catch the wind 风车的翼板. =>illus at windmill 见windmill插图.
5 (idm 习语) crowdon sail =>crowd2. in full sail => full. set sail (from/to/for...) begin a voyage 起航
We set sail (for France) at high tide. 我们在涨潮时起航（去法国）. take the wind out of sb's sails => wind1. under `sail (moving) with sails spread 扬著帆（行进）
The yacht wasn't under sail because the wind wasn't strong enough. 风不够大, 赛艇未能扬起风帆.
sail v
1
(a) [Ipr, Ip]
travel on water in a ship, yacht, etc using sails or engine power; move forward on ice, a sandy beach, etc in a wheeled vehicle with sails （乘船或机帆船、 游艇等）作水上旅行; （坐带帆的轮式运载工具）在冰上或沙滩上滑行
sail up/along the coast 向[沿]海岸航行
sail into the harbour 驶入海港
an oil tanker sailing by 驶过的油轮.
(b) [I] (usu 通常作 go sailing) travel on water in a boat with sails, esp as a sport 乘帆船航行; （尤指）帆船运动. =>Usage at travel 用法见travel.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (from...) (for/to...) (of a ship or the crew and passengers) begin a voyage （指船或船员和乘客）起航
When does the ship sail? 这船何时起航?
He has sailed (from Southampton) for New York. 他已乘船（从南安普顿）去纽约了.
3 [Tn] travel by ship across or on (a sea, an ocean, etc) 乘船在（海洋等）上或越过（海洋等）旅行
sail the Aegean in a cruiser 乘游艇在爱琴海上旅游.
4 [I, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(be able to) control (a ship or boat) （能）驾驶（船）
Do you sail? 你会驾驶船吗?
She sails her own yacht. 她驾驶自己的游艇.
He sailed the boat between the islands. 他驾驶著船在两岛之间航行.
5 (idm 习语) run/sail before the wind => wind 1. sail close/near to the `wind behave in a way that is dangerous or nearly illegal 干危险或近乎违法的事
He never actually tells lies, but he often sails pretty close to the wind. 他实际上从不撒谎, 但说的话常迹近撒谎.
6 (phr v) sail across, into, past, etc sb/sth move in a smooth or very confident way in the direction specified 顺利地或极有信心地沿某方向行进
clouds sailing across the sky 轻快地飘过天空的云彩
The manager sailed into the room. 经理神态自若地走进房间.
She sailed past (me), ignoring me completely. 她从我身旁翩然走过, 全然不理会我. sail in enter an argument or dispute energetically 参与激烈争论或辩论
Ann then sailed in with a furious attack on the chairman. 安随後严词抨击董事长. sail into sb attack sb in words 抨击某人
He sailed into the witness, accusing him of lying. 他指责证人撒谎. sail through (sth) come through (an examination, a test, etc) wi...
🔁 扩展释义
*[seil]n. 帆, 篷, 帆船, 航程, 帆状物vi. 航行, 启航, 张帆而行vt. 航行于, 驾船【法】 航行, 航海, 驶行; 航行, 航海, 驶行相关词组: lower one's sail make sail sail about sail in sail into sail through set sail strike sail take in sail under sail in sail
📖 同为「小学」词汇
查看全部小学词汇 ›🗣️ 情景例句
They don't ask how much someone paid for something.
他们不问别人买某个东西要花多少钱。
Never cackle till your egg is laid.
事竟成，才声张。
I can't get home so early, Dad!
这么早我到不了家，爸爸！