sail
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sail | |
| he / she / it sails | |
| past simple sailed | |
| past participle sailed | |
| -ing form sailing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
(of a boat or ship or the people on it 船或船上的人 to travel on water using sails or an engine （船）航行；（人）乘船航行 - + adv./prep.
to sail into harbour 驶入海港 The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake. 小艇平稳地驶过湖面。 The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe. 渡船行驶于纽黑文和迪耶普之间。 one of the first people to sail around the world 最早进行环球航行的人之一 The flotilla will sail north to Hawaii. 船队将向北航行到夏威夷。 - sail something
to sail the Atlantic 在大西洋上航行 In his young days he had sailed the seas. 他年轻时曾在海上航行。
Homophones sail | salesail sale- sail verb
Thor managed to sail his raft across the Pacific Ocean. 托尔设法驾着他的木筏横渡太平洋。
- sail noun
Far out I could see a yacht with a white sail. 我可以看到远处有一艘白色风帆的游艇。
- sale noun
She will receive the profits from the sale of her property. 她将从出售她的财产中获得利润。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by watera2, Sports: water sportsa2The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon. 小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。 We sailed on a large ocean liner. 我们乘坐大型远洋客轮。 We were sailing from Dover to Calais. 我们那时正从多佛尔驶向加来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gracefully
- serenely
- smoothly
- …
- know how to
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- …
- across
- around
- round
- …
- + adv./prep.
- (also go sailing)[intransitive, transitive]
to control or travel on a boat with a sail, especially as a sport 驾驶（或乘坐）帆船航行（尤指作为体育运动） We spent the weekend sailing off the south coast. 我们在南部海岸一带驾帆船度过了周末。 Do you go sailing often? 你常去驾帆船玩吗？ the first woman to sail solo around the world 第一位独自环球航行的女性 - sail something
She sails her own yacht. 她驾驶自己的游艇。 He managed to sail the boat between the rocks. 他设法驾船在礁石间航行。
Extra ExamplesI learned to sail as a child. 我很小就学会了驾驶帆船。 We sailed the boat out into the middle of the lake. 我们把船驶到了湖中央。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gracefully
- serenely
- smoothly
- …
- know how to
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- …
- across
- around
- round
- …
- [intransitive]
(of a boat or ship or the people in it 船只或船上的人 to begin a journey on water 起航 We sail at 2 p.m. tomorrow. 我们明天下午两点起航。 - sail for something
He sailed for the West Indies from Portsmouth. 他从朴次茅斯起航，向西印度群岛进发。 The ferry sails for Southampton at 5.30. 渡船5 点30 分起航开往南安普顿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gracefully
- serenely
- smoothly
- …
- know how to
- learn to
- teach somebody to
- …
- across
- around
- round
- …
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to move quickly and smoothly in a particular direction; (of people) to move in a confident manner 掠；飘；浮游；（人）昂首而行，气宇轩昂地走
Word OriginOld English segel (noun), seglian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeil and German Segel (nouns).
Idioms
sail close to the wind
to take a risk by doing something that is dangerous or that may be illegal 冒风险（干危险或可能违法的事）