sail

verb

1. （船）航行；（人）乘船航行
   to travel on water using sails or an engine
   1. to sail into harbour
      驶入海港
   2. The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.
      小艇平稳地驶过湖面。
   3. The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.
      渡船行驶于纽黑文和迪耶普之间。
   4. one of the first people to sail around the world
      最早进行环球航行的人之一
   5. to sail the Atlantic
      在大西洋上航行
2. 驾驶（或乘坐）帆船航行（尤指作为体育运动）
   to control or travel on a boat with a sail, especially as a sport
   1. We spent the weekend sailing off the south coast.
      我们在南部海岸附近驾帆船度过了周末。
   2. Do you go sailing often?
      你常去驾帆船玩吗？
   3. She sails her own yacht.
      她驾驶自己的游艇。
3. 起航
   to begin a journey on water
   1. We sail at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
      我们明天下午两点起航。
   2. He sailed for the West Indies from Portsmouth.
      他从朴次茅斯起航，向西印度群岛进发。
4. 掠；飘；浮游；（人）昂首而行，气宇轩昂地走
   to move quickly and smoothly in a particular direction; (of people) to move in a confident manner
   1. clouds sailing across the sky
      飘过天空的云彩
   2. The ball sailed over the goalie's head.
      球从守门员头顶飞过。
   3. She sailed past me, ignoring me completely.
      她从我身边翩然走过，看都不看我一眼。

noun

1. 帆
   a sheet of strong cloth which the wind blows against to make a boat or ship travel through the water
   1. 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。
   2. a ship under sail (= using sails)
      张帆行驶的船
   3. in the days of sail (= when ships all used sails)
      在帆船时代
   4. She moved away like a ship in full sail (= with all its sails spread out) .
      她一阵风似的走了。
2. 乘船航行
   a trip in a boat or ship
   1. We went for a sail.
      我们乘船兜了一趟风。
   2. a two-hour sail across the bay
      横渡海湾的两小时航程
3. （风车的）翼板
   a set of boards attached to the arm of a windmill

1. N-COUNT 帆
   Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along.
   1. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.
      一张张白帆随着微风舞动。
2. VERB (船)航行，行驶
   You say a ship sails when it moves over the sea.
   1. The trawler had sailed from the port of Zeebrugge...
      拖网渔船已经驶离了泽布吕赫港。
   2. The Kruzenshtern is expected to sail for Boston this week.
      “克鲁森施滕”号预计将于本星期启航前往波士顿。
3. V-ERG 驾驶(帆船);(船)扬帆行驶
   If you sail a boat or if a boat sails, it moves across water using its sails.
   1. I shall get myself a little boat and sail her around the world...
      我要给自己买一条小船，驾着它环游世界。
   2. For nearly two hundred miles she sailed on, her sails hard with ice...
      它在船帆硬邦邦地结满了冰的情况下连续航行了将近 200 英里。
   3. She sails beautifully in winds over 60 knots.
      它扬着帆以超过 60 节的船速乘风破浪。
4. N-COUNT (风车的)翼板
   The sails on a windmill are the long flat parts that are turned by the wind.
   1. ...a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze.
      翼板在微风中转动的风车
5. VERB (人、物体)轻快而迅速地移动，飘过，飞过，掠过
   If a person or thing sails somewhere, they move there smoothly and fairly quickly.
   1. We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor...
      我们进了电梯，很快到了顶层。
   2. The cabs sailed past.
      出租车疾驰而过。
6. See also: sailing
7. PHRASE 启航;开船
   When a ship sets sail, it leaves a port.
   1. He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail...
      他给自己的船装上另一批货后便启航了。
   2. Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World in the Santa Maria.
      克里斯托弗·哥伦布从圣玛丽亚启航前往新大陆。
8. PHRASE 坐帆船;乘帆船
   If you cross the sea under sail, you cross it in a ship that has sails rather than an engine.
   1. ...the challenge and fun of going to sea under sail.
      扬帆出海的挑战和乐趣
   2. ...a big ship under sail.
      扬帆航行的大船
9. to sail close to the wind → see: wind

1. His ambition is to sail round the world
   他的梦想是环球航行。
2. The all-female yacht crew made history by becoming the first to sail round the world
   这艘游艇的船员为清一色的女性，她们进行了首次环球航行，创造了历史。
3. In 1978, Naomi James became the first woman to sail solo around the world via Cape Horn.
   1978年，娜奥米·詹姆斯成为第一个独自驾船绕过合恩角环游世界的女子。
4. The following wind and eastward running tide had given us a very pleasant, lazy sail.
   顺风和向东的潮水使我们的航行很惬意、很省力。
5. The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours
   修好的帆支撑了不到24小时。
6. We can never promise to sail anywhere in particular, because the weather might militate against it.
   天有不测风云，所以我们永远都无法保证会航行到哪个地方。
7. We used sail power and turned the engine off to save our fuel
   我们借助风帆的动力航行，且关掉了发动机以节省燃油。
8. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.
   一张张白帆随着微风舞动。
9. The trawler had sailed from the port of Zeebrugge
   拖网渔船已经驶离了泽布吕赫港。
10. The Kruzenshtern is expected to sail for Boston this week.
    “克鲁森施滕”号预计将于本星期启航前往波士顿。
11. I shall get myself a little boat and sail her around the world
    我要给自己买一条小船，驾着它环游世界。
12. For nearly two hundred miles she sailed on, her sails hard with ice
    它在船帆硬邦邦地结满了冰的情况下连续航行了将近200英里。
13. She sails beautifully in winds over 60 knots.
    它扬着帆以超过60节的船速乘风破浪。
14. We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor
    我们进了电梯，很快到了顶层。
15. The cabs sailed past.
    出租车疾驰而过。
16. He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail
    他给自己的船装上另一批货后便启航了。
17. Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World in the Santa Maria.
    克里斯托弗·哥伦布从圣玛丽亚启航前往新大陆。
18. I shall sail out on the twenty-second
    我将于22日启航。
19. The sail of the little boat swung crazily from one side to the other
    小船的帆猛烈地左右摇摆着。
20. He went ashore leaving me to start repairing the torn sail.
    他上岸去了，留下我修理被撕破的船帆。
21. The staff will be happy to help arrange for you to swim, sail, or water-ski.
    工作人员会很乐意为您安排游泳、航行或是滑水等活动。
22. We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco
    我们多少有点心血来潮，决定航海去摩洛哥。
23. I'm afraid you're running a risk setting sail in such stormy weather.
    挑上这么个暴风雨的天气出航，你恐怕太冒险了吧！
24. We sail tomorrow on the Argosy.
    我们明天乘“阿戈西”号启程。
25. When does your steamer sail?
    你们的轮船什么时候启航？
26. We set sail from China for Japan.
    我们从中国启航驶往日本。
27. Make sail with the first favorable wind.
    顺风一起即张帆启航。
28. A white sail moves along the horizon.
    一片白帆沿着天边移动。
29. That boat has a new sail.
    那条船有一面新篷。
30. Boats sail on the water.
    船在水面上行驶。

sail through (sth)

1. 顺利通过（考试等）
   to pass an exam, a test, etc. without any difficulty
   1. to sail into harbour
      驶入海港
   2. The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.
      小艇平稳地驶过湖面。
   3. The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.
      渡船行驶于纽黑文和迪耶普之间。
   4. one of the first people to sail around the world
      最早进行环球航行的人之一
   5. to sail the Atlantic
      在大西洋上航行

v.

sail close to the wind

• 冒大风险（干危险或可能违法的事）
  to take a risk by doing sth that is dangerous or that may be illegal

n.

set sail (from/for…)

• 起航；开航
  to begin a trip by sea
  1. a liner setting sail from New York
     自纽约起航的邮轮
  2. We set sail (for France) at high tide.
     我们在涨潮时起航（前往法国）。

trim your sails

trim your sails

take the wind out of sb's sails

• 出其不意地打击某人的信心；突然减轻某人的怒气
  to make sb suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say sth that they do not expect

noun

1. an ocean trip taken for pleasure

   Synonym:    cruise

2. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

   Synonym:    canvascanvasssheet

3. any structure that resembles a sail

verb

1. travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
   1. The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow

   Synonym:    voyagenavigate

2. traverse or travel on (a body of water)
   1. We sailed the Atlantic
   2. He sailed the Pacific all alone

3. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
   1. The diva swept into the room
   2. Shreds of paper sailed through the air
   3. The searchlights swept across the sky

   Synonym:    sweep

4. travel on water propelled by wind
   1. I love sailing, especially on the open sea
   2. the ship sails on