sail的意思和读音

sail

: [seɪl] : [seɪl]

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sails  sailing  sailed  

v.+n.sail boat,sail ship

v.set sail,navigate,cruise,glide,float

sailv.

1.[i][t];(to travel on water using sails or an engine

to sail into harbour

The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.

The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.

one of the first people to sail around the world

to sail the Atlantic西

2.[i][t]to control or travel on a boat with a sail, especially as a sport

We spent the weekend sailing off the south coast.

Do you go sailing often?

She sails her own yacht.

3.[i]to begin a journey on water

We sail at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

He sailed for the West Indies from Portsmouth.西

4.[i]+ adv./prep.;(to move quickly and smoothly in a particular direction; (of people) to move in a confident manner

clouds sailing across the sky

The ball sailed over the goalie's head.

She sailed past, ignoring me completely.

IDMsail close to the windto take a risk by doing sth that is dangerous or that may be illegaln.

1.[c][u]a sheet of strong cloth which the wind blows against to make a boat or ship travel through the water

As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails.

a ship under sail(= using sails)

in the days of sail(= when ships all used sails)

She moved away like a ship in full sail(= with all its sails spread out) .

2.[sing]a trip in a boat or ship

We went for a sail.

a two-hour sail across the bay

3.[c]a set of boards attached to the arm of a windmill

IDM

a liner setting sail from New York

We set sail (for France) at high tide.)。

set sail (from/for…)to begin a trip by sea

a liner setting sail from New York

We set sail (for France) at high tide.)。

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n.1.a large piece of strong cloth attached to a tall pole on a boat, used for catching wind to move the boat across water

v.1.if a boat sails, it moves across the surface of an ocean, lake, river, etc.; to travel somewhere by boat or ship; to begin a trip by boat or ship; to control the movement of a boat or ship, especially one that uses the wind to move it2.to move quickly and easily

1. Confucius sail Pacific ...

2. defeat sail coast 沿 ...

3. ┗★ ┃ CAPTIVA ┗★ SAIL ┗★ ┃ SANTAFE ...

6. round adj sail v Sally n ...

7. mmm sail eriol 2-1 ...

8. sage sail sailor ...

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1.At once he began to shorten sail, to invest only in the soundest securities, and to convert all his weaker ones into cash.

2."Do you suppose the boat will sail promptly? " asked Jessica, "if it keeps up like this? "?”西。“?”

3.A modern ship is able to sail across the Atlantic in a few days.西

4.And could not any other seaman sail across the ocean just as he has done ?

5.I cannot choose whether the wind is strong or weak, but I can decide how far to sail in a day, or whether to continue sailing at all.

6.The Greeks believed that Gibraltar was one of the Pillars of Hercules and no one dared sail beyond it.

7.If you are not afraid of suffering, the courage to set sail against the wind and rain, the sea and the sun will be reflected on the Rainbow.

8.He felt as ashamed as if he had, without warning her, stepped off the Cobb and set sail for China.

9.Fortunately the wind was blowing on shore from the ocean, so we were able to hoist the sail.

10.Boat buyers tend to overestimate how often they'll set sail and minimize how much the boat will cost.