1. | [i][t] （船）航行；（人）乘船航行to travel on water using sails or an engine |
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 | |
to sail the Atlantic 在大西洋上航行 |
2. | [i][t] 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 |
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？ | |
She sails her own yacht. 她驾驶自己的游艇。 |
3. | [i] 起航to begin a journey on water |
We sail at 2 p.m. tomorrow. 我们明天下午两点起航。 | |
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. | [i] + adv./prep. 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 |
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。 |
1. | [c][u] 帆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. 船顺河而下，风逐渐胀满了帆。 | |
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。 |
2. | [sing] 乘船航行a trip in a boat or ship |
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 |
3. | [c] （风车的）翼板a set of boards attached to the arm of a windmill |
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）。 |
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）。 |
