sail

[seɪl] [seɪl]
  • 复数:sails;
  • 第三人称单数:sails;
  • 过去式:sailed;
  • 过去分词:sailed;
  • 现在分词:sailing;
  • 例句
    同义词
    词组
    • in (或under) full sail
      with all the sails in position or fully spread (船)满帆,全速航行
    • sail close to (或 near) the wind
      sail as nearly against the wind as possible 迎风航行
    • take in sail
      furl the sail or sails of a vessel 收帆
    • under sail
      with the sails hoisted 升起帆;在航行中
    • sail into
      To attack or criticize vigorously. 痛骂,猛击
    英语四级真题
    • Steamships captured the North Atlantic passenger business from sail in the 1840s because of its much greater speed.
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
    • The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the world's ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
    • But steamships didn't lose their sails until the 1880s, because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down.
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
    • Until ships became large enough (and engines small enough) to mount two engines side by side, they needed to keep sails
      出自-2014年6月阅读原文
    英语六级真题
    • James hiked, fished, learnt to sail and experimented with hot air ballooning.
      出自-2013年12月听力原文
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
      2. an ocean trip taken for pleasure
    • Verb
      1. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water);
      "We sailed the Atlantic""He sailed the Pacific all alone"
      2. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions;
      "The diva swept into the room""Shreds of paper sailed through the air""The searchlights swept across the sky"
      3. travel in a boat propelled by wind;
      "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
      4. travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means;
      "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
    行业词典
    • 体育: 持航时间;驶帆;驾帆;带伞飞翔;航行;