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sail

verb
 
/seɪl/
/seɪl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sail
/seɪl/
/seɪl/
he / she / it sails
/seɪlz/
/seɪlz/
past simple sailed
/seɪld/
/seɪld/
past participle sailed
/seɪld/
/seɪld/
-ing form sailing
/ˈseɪlɪŋ/
/ˈseɪlɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
     [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
    /seɪl/
    /seɪl/
    • 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 Examples
    • The 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。
    Topics Transport by watera2, Sports: water sportsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gracefully
    • serenely
    • smoothly
    • …
    verb + sail
    • know how to
    • learn to
    • teach somebody to
    • …
    preposition
    • across
    • around
    • round
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
    (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 Examples
    • I 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
    • …
    verb + sail
    • know how to
    • learn to
    • teach somebody to
    • …
    preposition
    • across
    • around
    • round
    • …
    See full entry
  3. [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。
    Topics Transport by watera2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gracefully
    • serenely
    • smoothly
    • …
    verb + sail
    • know how to
    • learn to
    • teach somebody to
    • …
    preposition
    • across
    • around
    • round
    • …
    See full entry
  4. [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
    • clouds sailing across the sky飘过天空的云彩
    • The ball sailed over the goalie's head.球从守门员头顶飞过。
    • She sailed past, ignoring me completely.她翩然而过，看都不看我一眼。
    • An owl sailed silently out of the branches.一只猫头鹰悄无声息地从树枝中飞出。
    5. Word OriginOld English segel (noun), seglian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeil and German Segel (nouns).
Idioms
sail close to the wind
  1. 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）Topics Dangerc2

sail

noun
 
/seɪl/
/seɪl/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [countable, uncountable] a sheet of strong cloth which the wind blows against to make a boat or ship travel through the water帆
    • As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails.船顺河而下，风逐渐胀满了帆。
    • under sail a ship under sail (= using sails)张帆行驶的船
    • in the days of sail (= when ships all used sails)在帆船时代
    • She moved away like a ship in full sail (= with all its sails spread out).她一阵风似的走了。
    • The vessel can be propelled by oars or sail (= sails).这艘船可以用桨或帆推动。
    Homophones sail | salesail   sale
    /seɪl/
    /seɪl/
    • 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 Examples
    • The bay was full of boats with billowing sails.海湾里挤满了鼓起风帆的小船。
    • The boat is preserved as a monument to the days of sail.这条船作为帆船时代的纪念物保留了下来。
    • The sails caught the wind once more and they were on their way.船帆再次迎风鼓起，他们起航了。
    • The white canvas sail hung limply against the mast.白色的布帆松垮地挂在桅杆上。
    • The ship came in under sail and anchored near us.那条船扬帆驶入，停泊在我们附近。
    Topics Transport by waterb1, Sports: water sportsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • main
    • canvas
    verb + sail
    • hoist
    • raise
    • rig
    • …
    sail + verb
    • billow
    • flap
    • flutter
    • …
    sail + noun
    • boat
    phrases
    • the days of sail
    • in full sail
    • under full sail
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [singular] a trip in a boat or ship乘船航行
    • We went for a sail.我们乘船兜了一趟风。
    • a two-hour sail across the bay横渡海湾的两小时航程
    • He took us for a sail up the river.他带我们扬帆溯河而上。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • main
    • canvas
    verb + sail
    • hoist
    • raise
    • rig
    • …
    sail + verb
    • billow
    • flap
    • flutter
    • …
    sail + noun
    • boat
    phrases
    • the days of sail
    • in full sail
    • under full sail
    • …
    See full entry
  3. [countable] a set of boards attached to the arm of a windmill（风车的）翼板
    4. Word OriginOld English segel (noun), seglian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zeil and German Segel (nouns).
Idioms
set sail (from/for…)
  1. (formal) to begin a trip by sea起航；开航
    • a liner setting sail from New York自纽约起航的邮轮
    • We set sail (for France) at high tide.我们在涨潮时起航（前往法国）。
take the wind out of somebody’s sails
  1. (informal) to make somebody suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say something that they do not expect出其不意地打击某人的信心；突然减轻某人的怒气
    • When I agreed to his suggestion at once, it really took the wind out of his sails.当我立刻同意了他的建议时，他真的失去了信心。
trim your sails
  1. to arrange the sails of a boat to suit the wind so that the boat moves faster随风扬帆；见风转舵Topics Transport by waterc2
  2. to reduce your costs减少开支；削减费用

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