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sail /seɪl/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 帆，篷
the white sails of the yacht 游艇的白帆
hoist (lower) the sails 扬(下)帆
2. (尤指乘帆船的)航行；航程
a sail down the river 沿江而下的航行
take a sail 乘船旅行
Let's go for a sail this afternoon. 今天下午咱们乘船出游吧。
Is it a week's sail from Liverpool to New York? 从利物浦坐船到纽约要一星期吗?
3. 〈古〉(一艘)帆船；[总称]帆船
There was not a sail in sight. 极目望去见不到一条船。
travel by sail 乘船航行
The fleet numbered 20 sail. 那支船队共有20艘帆船。
4. [总称]帆
boats large enough to carry sail 大到足以扯帆的船只
5. 帆状物；(风车的)翼板；(旗鱼的)脊鳍；(鹰等的)翼；(鹦鹉螺的)触手；(僧帽水母的)浮器
6. (潜艇的)潜望塔
7. [sails] 【海】〈俚〉制帆工；修帆工
8. (旧时舰上的)帆具官
9. [S-] 【天】船帆(星)座
II ❶ vi.
1. (船)航行；扬帆行驶
The ship sailed down the east coast of South America. 那艘船沿着南美洲的东海岸航行。
watch the ships sail by 看着船只驶过
steamships sailing to Lisbon 驶往里斯本的汽船
2. (人)(乘船)航行
We sailed down the Thames. 我们乘船向泰晤士河下游驶去。
The foreign evacuees sailed away to safety in Athens. 被疏散的外国人乘船去雅典避难。
3. (尤指作为体育运动)驾驶帆船
4. (货物)被海运
The goods sailed yesterday from Bristol. 这批货物昨天从布里斯托尔用船运出。
5. 启航，开船
We are sailing at dawn. 我们将在黎明启航。
sail with the tide 涨潮时开船
When does the ship sail? 船什么时候启航?
6. (鸟、气球、飞机、云等)(轻快地)飞行，翱翔；飘；(鱼等)浮游；漂
swans sailing on the lake 在湖面上浮游的天鹅
The moon was sailing high in the sky. 月亮在高空徐徐漂移。
The ball came sailing over their heads. 球从他们的头上飞过。
A bottle sailed out to crash in the centre of the street. 一只瓶子飞出来摔碎在街心。
His voice suddenly sailed up in the sharp whine. 他突然尖声哀号起来。
7. (女人)以优美步态走
8. 〈口〉迅速行进
9. (尤指服用迷幻药后)迷醉
❷ vt.
1. 在…上面航行；飘过；飞过
This ship sailed the Pacific last year. 这艘船去年曾横渡太平洋。
clouds sailing the skies 飘浮在天空的云朵
2. 驾驶(船)
3. 漂浮(玩具船等)；使飘飞
He filled out the card, sailing it back at the librarian. 他填了卡，把它丢还给图书馆馆员。
[< OE segl; 与 OHG segal sail, L secare to cut 有关] phr. back the sails 调整船帆使船后退 crowd (on) (或 clap on) sail 扬起多于平常的帆 in full sail 张着满帆 in sail 张着帆 lower one's sail 收敛；认输，甘拜下风 make sail 1. 扬帆 2. 启航 We will make sail on Friday. 我们将在星期五启航。pack on all sail 扯足风帆 sail about 闲逛 sail against the wind 见 wind¹
sail before the wind 见 wind¹
sail close to (或 near) the wind 见 wind¹
sail in 〈口〉
1. (女人等)步态优美地走进
2. 劲头十足地开始
He sailed in and soon finished the job. 他一鼓作气很快就完成了这件工作。
sail in and settle the dispute at once 采取有力行动立即解决争端
3. 痛骂；猛击
He sailed in with one question after another. 他开始进攻，提出了一个又一个的问题。
sail into 1. (女人等)步态优美地走进
2. 劲头十足地开始干
They sailed into the large stack of mail and disposed of it before noon. 他们劲头十足地着手处理那一大堆信件，在中午前就全部处理完毕了。
3. 津津有味地大嚼
sail into the sandwiches 津津有味地大嚼三明治
4. 〈口〉痛骂；猛击
The drama critics sailed into the new play. 戏剧评论家猛烈抨击这出新戏。
He grabbed a stick and sailed into the dog. 他抓起一根棍子狠揍那条狗。
sail large 顺风航行
sail through 1. 轻快地走过
He held the door for us and we sailed through. 他替我们拉住门，我们轻快地走了过去。
2. 〈口〉顺利地通过
sail through the difficult examination with no mistakes 毫无差错地顺利通过这场困难的考试
The Reform Bill had sailed through the Senate 82 to 9. 改革议案已以82票对9票在参议院顺利通过。
The investment sailed through. 这笔投资轻易地取得了成功。
set sail 1. 张帆待航
2. 开航
The ship set sail for Europe. 这艘船开往欧洲。
We set sail tomorrow. 我们明天启航。
shorten sail 收帆
strike sail(s) 1. 下帆
2. 认输
take in sail 1. 收帆
The men took in sail when the storm approached. 当暴风雨袭来时，水手们收帆减速。
2. 减少活动；收敛气焰；降低欲望
take the wind out of sb.'s sails 见 wind¹
trim one's sails (to the wind) 随风使帆；〈喻〉见风使舵
under full sail = in full sail
under sail1. 张着帆
2. 在航行中 |