no obj., with adverbial
1- sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure（尤指为游览而无特定目的地地）乘船巡游; 巡航：
they were cruising off the California coast
他们乘着船在加利福尼亚州近海游览
with obj. she cruised the canals of France in a barge.她乘驳船巡航在法国的运河上。
1.1
- take a holiday on a ship or boat following a predetermined course, usually calling in at several places航游度假。
1.2
- (of a vehicle or person) travel or move slowly around without a specific destination in mind（机动车或人）漫游; 巡行：
a police van cruised past us
一辆警车从我们身旁慢慢驶了过去
with obj. teenagers were aimlessly cruising the mall.青少年们漫无目的地在购物中心里逛着。
1.3
- (of a motor vehicle or aircraft) travel smoothly at a moderate or economical speed（机动车或飞机）以中速（或经济巡行速度）行驶。
1.4
- achieve an objective with ease, especially in sport（尤指在体育运动中）轻易达到目的：
Millwall cruised to a 2-0 win over Leicester.
米尔华尔队以2-0轻松击败了莱斯特队。
1.5
- with obj. informal wander about (a place) in search of a sexual partner〈非正式〉在（某地）寻觅寻欢对象：
he cruised the gay bars of Los Angeles.
他在洛杉矶的同性恋酒吧里找寻欢对象。
1.6
- with obj. informal attempt to pick up (a sexual partner)〈非正式〉找（性对象）寻欢作乐：
he was cruising a pair of sailors.
他在寻觅一对水手。
- a voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places巡游：
a cruise down the Nile
在尼罗河上的乘船游览
as modifier a cruise liner一艘游轮。
短语
cruising for a bruising
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. heading or looking for trouble〈非正式, 主北美〉碰到麻烦; 自寻麻烦。
词源
mid 17th cent. (as a verb)： probably from Dutch kruisen 'to cross', from kruis 'cross', from Latin crux.