释义 |
cruise/kru:z/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. make a journey by sea calling at a series of ports usu. according to a predetermined plan, esp. for pleasure 航行,巡航;(尤指)海上航游,乘船游览 2 intr. sail about without a precise destination 乘船漫游,游弋 3 intr.a (of a motor vehicle or aircraft) travel at a moderate or economical speed (汽车或飞机为节省燃料而)中速行驶 b (of a vehicle or its driver) travel at random, esp. slowly (车辆或司机)缓慢巡行 4 intr. achieve an objective, win a race etc., with ease (轻易地)达到目的,赢得比赛 5 intr. & tr. slang walk or drive about (the streets etc.) in search of a sexual (esp. homosexual) partner [俚语] (在大街上)猎艳寻欢(尤指寻觅同性恋对象) ●n. a cruising voyage, esp. as a holiday 航游(尤指度假航行) [probably from Dutch kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis CROSS] |