1[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]TTW to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or ship (乘船)航行
sail across/into/out of etc
the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic
乘船横渡大西洋的首批欧洲人
Three tall ships sailed past.
三艘大船驶了过去。
She always wanted to sail around the world.
她一直想要乘船环游世界。
sail the Pacific/the Atlantic etc
We’re taking two months off to sail the Caribbean.
我们要请两个月假去加勒比海航行。
2[intransitiveI]TTW to start a journey by boat or ship 起航
We sail at dawn.
我们在黎明时起航。
sail for
They’re sailing for Antigua next week.
他们下星期要起航前往安提瓜岛。
3[intransitiveI, transitiveT]TTW to direct or control the movement of a boat or ship that has a sail 驾驶(船只)
Blake sailed the ship safely through the narrow passage.
布莱克驾船安全驶过这条狭窄的航道。
My father taught me to sail.
我父亲教过我驾船。
4[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]TTA to move quickly and smoothly through the air 飘过;飞过
sail through/over/into etc
A ball came sailing over the fence.
一只球飞过围栏。
5[intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]WALK to move forwards gracefully and confidently 优雅而自信地走
She sailed into the room.
她翩然走进房间。
6.sail close to the windBritish EnglishBrERISK to do or say something that is nearly wrong, illegal, or dishonest 近乎违法;几乎逾规;近乎说谎
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sail close to the wind• They had quite a reputation for sailing close to the wind.• With his own property, it was perhaps easier too for a baron to take risks or sail close to the wind.
7sail through somethingphrasal verbphr vSEPASS A TESTto succeed very easily in a test, examination etc 顺利通过〔考试等〕
sail• The ship sailed at dusk.• She sailed by without looking at him.• We had crossed over to Mykines early in the day, sailing down the long fiord from the village of Sørvágur.• We sail first thing in the morning• We'll sail from Miami to Nassau.• He sailed from Southampton on May 6th.• There was a picture of Dicksailing his boat in the Caribbean.• Are you capable of sailing in the prevailingconditions?• Clearly the 49ers are sailing in uncharted waters.• I sail past a little development of off-the-shelfranch homes.• Jeff ducked as the ballsailed past his head.• I just want to quit my job and sail the SouthPacific.• He could sail this water drunk and blindfolded.• The Pequod sailed toward the island.• I sail up the hill and along Hyde Hill Lane as if I were a balloon.
sail around the world• Yachtsmen, too, after sailing around the world with only the wind as a companion.
sail for• What year did Columbus sail for the New World?
sail through/over/into etc• But the relatively small civil service portion could sail through, if Republicans sign on to them.• The United States insists it has the right to sail through the international waters of the strait.• The prospect of sailing into the late autumn was itself the majorworry.• Philip Jimeno offered the bill, expecting it to sail through the legislature.• Here it probably happened by sailing into the steepwave resulting in a suddenloss of speed.• Marie Brown thought she was one of the fortunate ones to sail throughunaffected.• I stood back and she went past me like a ship sailing intowar.• The imaginarycentral point in the sail through which the power of the sail acts.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SAIL | SAIL + VERB | SAIL + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤main (usually mainsail)主帆▸➤canvas布帆VERB + SAIL➤hoist, raise, rig揚帆;升帆;裝帆▸➤drop, lower落帆;降帆▸➤adjust, trim調整船帆▸➤fill鼓起帆◇The dinghy gathered speed as the wind filled her sails.風鼓起了帆,小帆船加快了速度。➤reef, shorten收帆;縮帆▸➤furl, unfurl捲起帆;揚帆SAIL + VERB➤billow, flap, flutter帆鼓起;帆拍動;帆飄動◇The bay was full of boats with billowing sails.海灣裏擠滿了鼓起風帆的小船。➤fill帆張滿➤hang帆懸掛◇The white canvas sail hung limply against the mast.白色的布帆鬆垮地掛在桅杆上。➤catch the air, catch the wind帆迎着風◇The sails caught the wind once more and they were on their way.船帆再次迎風鼓起,他們起航了。SAIL + NOUN➤boat (usually sailboat) (NAmE) 帆船PHRASES➤the days of sail帆船時代◇The boat is preserved as a monument to the days of sail.這條船作為帆船時代的紀念物保留了下來。➤in full sail, under full sail張滿帆;全速◇a pirate ship under full sail全速行駛的海盜船➤set sail (for...)起航(駛往⋯)◇We set sail for France at first light.我們迎着第一縷晨曦揚帆起航去法國。➤under sail揚着帆◇The ship came in under sail and anchored near us.那條船揚帆駛入,停泊在我們附近。sail
verb
ADVERB | VERB + SAIL | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤gracefully, serenely, smoothly優雅地/靜靜地/平穩地航行▸➤single-handed獨自航行◇to sail single-handed around the world單人獨舟環遊世界➤away, back, off, on, out, past駛離;駛回;駛去;繼續航行;駛出;駛過◇The boat sailed gracefully on into the distance.小船飄然駛向遠方。VERB + SAIL➤know how to知道如何駕駛帆船▸➤learn to學習駕駛帆船▸➤teach sb to教某人駕駛帆船PREPOSITION➤across揚帆橫渡⋯◇He sailed across the Atlantic.他揚帆橫渡大西洋。➤around, round (especially BrE) 揚帆環繞⋯◇to sail around the world揚帆環遊世界➤for駛往⋯◇The ferry sailed for Staten Island.渡船駛往斯塔滕島。➤from, to從⋯起航;駛往⋯◇We were sailing from Dover to Calais.我們那時正從多佛爾駛向加來。